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Published Date: February 01, 2016
Resource Topic: Employment and Training

The report profiles the demographic and employment characteristics of women veterans and compares these characteristics to those of male veterans, women non-veterans, and male non-veterans.

Published Date: January 15, 2016

In 2016, the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) partnered with the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to fund contractors Westat and MDRC to conduct an implementation study and randomized controlled trial (RCT) impact study of the H-1B-funded TechHire Partnership Grants (TechHire) and the Strengthening Working Families Initiative (SWFI). The Department of Labor awarded funds for both of these programs in September 2016.

Published Date: November 01, 2015

The report presents the findings of the United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) Implementation Study and Feasibility of an Impact Study as conducted by L&M Policy Research and the Urban Institute. In undertaking the analysis, the L&M-Urban team interviewed key staff members involved with USMAP operations. In addition, the team conducted 11 focus groups at two Navy and two Marine Corps bases with USMAP apprentices, USMAP completers, and USMAP supervisors.

Published Date: October 01, 2015
Resource Topic: Employment and Training

As thousands of military veterans return from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and seek to enter the civilian labor market, providing effective employment and training services to veterans is becoming increasingly important.

Published Date: August 01, 2015
Resource Topic: Employment and Training

The report describes the use of administrative data to describe the characteristics, services received, and short-term labor market outcomes of adult Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, Indian and Native American, and migrant and seasonal farmworker customers leaving four workforce investment programs in 2011.

Published Date: June 01, 2015

Typically, unemployed workers who have met their state’s eligibility criteria for benefits can receive up to 26 weeks of unemployment benefits, which are intended to provide a financial cushion while the workers adapt to the loss of a job and household income. These state-funded benefits, often referred to as regular Unemployment Insurance (UI), are available regardless of the strength of the economy.

Published Date: February 01, 2015
Resource Topic: Employment and Training

The report describes an exploratory investigation that contrasts the experiences of Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) veterans, non-JVSG veterans, and non-veterans who participated in federally-funded employment services. It examines employment rates, earnings, duration in employment services, and how quickly customers receive staff-assisted services. Comparisons were also made across gender, age, and military separation status.

Published Date: May 01, 2014
Resource Type: Outcome Evaluation
Resource Topic: Employment and Training

In the fall of 2010, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) contracted with IMPAQ International, LLC and its partners, Battelle Memorial Institute and Decision Information Resources, Inc., to conduct a process study of the Job Corps program to explore and identify center-level practices that are associated with center performance outcomes.

Published Date: May 01, 2014
Resource Topic: Employment and Training

To understand the connections between Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) grants and state efforts to develop Consumer Report Card Systems (CRCSs), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) contracted with IMPAQ International, LLC (IMPAQ) to conduct the Feasibility of Using WDQI and Eligible Training Provider Lists (ETPLs) Data for Consumer Reports project. The report has three main objectives:

Published Date: May 01, 2014
Resource Type: Formative Evaluation
Resource Topic: Employment and Training

Over the past several decades, job search support groups, commonly referred to as “job clubs,” have evolved into one of several important activities used by the public workforce system and faith- and community-based organizations to enhance worker readiness and employability, as well as to provide ongoing support to unemployed and underemployed individuals as they search for jobs. The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) contracted in September 2012 with Capital Research Corporation, Inc.