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The brief documents the impact of four Ready to Work (RTW) programs on participants’ service and credential receipt through 18 months after random assignment, and on participants' employment and earnings through three to four years after random assignment.

Key Takeaways

• Three of the programs had positive impacts on total structured employment-related activities attended (ranging from 6 to 13 weeks). Two programs increased weeks of occupational training attended (3 and 6 weeks respectively). One program increased weeks of work-based training (3 weeks). All four programs increased weeks of employment readiness courses (ranging from 1 to 2 weeks).
• As measured by the survey, impacts on program services attended—in particular, occupational training—led to impacts on educational attainment (i.e., certificates, credentials, licenses, or degrees).
• The RTW evaluation detects no sustained positive impact on earnings or employment for any of the four RTW grantee programs through approximately four years of follow-up. Even considering the four programs together, no impact is detected.

Citation

Klerman, J. A., Herr, J. L., Martinson, K., Copson, E. (2022). Abt Associates. The Long-Term Unemployed: Insights on Program Impact from the Ready to Work Partnership Grant Evaluation. Providing Employment Services to. Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor.

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This study was sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration, Office of Policy Development and Research, Division of Research and Evaluation, and was produced outside of CEO’s standard research development process.