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The report presents results from the America’s Promise outcomes and impact analysis and draws on findings from the previously completed implementation study to provide context for the presented results (English et al. 2022a). Chapter 1 provides detailed information on the background for the evaluation and the guiding research questions for the outcomes and impact studies. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the key findings from the America’s Promise implementation study, which presents important information for interpreting results from the outcomes and impact studies, as well as understanding their policy implications. (For the full set of implementation findings, see English et al. 2022a.) Chapter 3 presents the results of the outcomes study in which the researchers describe the program and labor market experiences of America’s Promise participants who enrolled at any time between program years 2017 and 2019. The researchers report the percentage of America’s Promise participants completing a training program and the percentage receiving a credential through the America’s Promise program. They also describe the earnings and employment trajectories of America’s Promise participants before and after program enrollment.

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Key Takeaways

• Outcomes Study
  • Most participants received at least one credential through the America’s Promise program (75 percent) and completed their training program (80 percent).
  • The employment rate across all participants declined leading up to program enrollment but increased immediately after enrollment.
  • Average quarterly earnings across all participants declined leading up to program enrollment but increased immediately after enrollment.
  • Employment and earnings trajectories after enrollment differed by program year of entry, likely associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Impact Study
  • Participation in America’s Promise led to a 6 percentage point increase in employment in the fourth quarter after program enrollment and a 4 percentage point increase in the eighth quarter after enrollment, both of which were statistically significant.
  • Participation in America’s Promise led to a statistically significant $2,697 increase in total earnings in the second year after program enrollment.

Citation

Spitzer, A., English, B., Williams, B., Thal, D., Marks-Anglin, A., Weiss, C., Bellotti, J., Berk, J. (2023). Mathematica. The Impact of Regional Sectoral Training Partnerships: Findings from America’s Promise. Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor.

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) sponsors independent evaluations and research, primarily conducted by external, third-party contractors in accordance with the Department of Labor Evaluation Policy and CEO’s research development process.