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Issue: 2001
National Job Corps Study: The Benefits and Costs of Job Corps
DescriptionThis report presents the findings of a benefit-cost analysis of Job Corps. In a benefit-cost analysis, a dollar value is placed on each program impact. By measuring impacts in dollars, a benefit-cost analysis enables policymakers to compare the diverse benefits of Job Corps with its costs. It provides a way of assessing the relative size of each impact and the cost-effectiveness of the program as …
PopulationYouth
ProgramJob Corps
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Issue: 2001
Summary of the National Job Corps Study
DescriptionSince its inception in 1964, Job Corps has been a central part of our country's efforts to improve the economic self-sufficiency of disadvantaged youths. Participants are between 16 and 24 years old; most come to the program without a high school diploma. The program's goal is to help youths become more responsible, employable, and productive citizens.It currently serves over 60,000 new …
PopulationYouth
ProgramJob Corps
Release Date:
Issue: 2001
Overview of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000: Legislative Changes to the Senior Community Service Employment Program
DescriptionThis paper provides an overview of changes to the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) due to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA Amendments), signed into law on November 13, 2000. SCSEP, administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, is the only Federally sponsored job creation program targeted to low-income older Americans. The program subsidizes part-time …
ProgramSenior Community Service Employment (SCSEP)
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis
Release Date:
Issue: 2001
Interim Report for The Department of Labor Youth Offender Demonstration Project Process Evaluation
DescriptionA record number of 500,000 offenders will return to their communities in 2001, with juvenile offenders representing an important segment of this reentry group. Without structured aftercare supervision and services, youth offenders reentering their communities may relapse, commit crimes, and return to confinement in either juvenile or adult correctional facilities. Evidence shows that active …
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Issue: 2001
Improving Career Outcomes for Youth: Lessons from the U.S. and OECD Experience
DescriptionHigh youth unemployment and weak systems of career preparation are continuing concerns for modern societies. Over the last two decades, youth unemployment has become less of a priority issue in the United States, as policymakers increasingly focus on the quality of education and training. Other members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) are continuing to emphasize …
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Issue: 2000-06
Measuring the Effect of Public Labor Exchange (PLX) Referrals and Placements in Washington and Oregon
DescriptionThis report describes the analyses of the effects of direct placement services provided by public labor exchanges (PLXs) to job seekers in the states of Washington and Oregon from 1987 to 1998. A nationwide system of state-Federal PLXs was created following passage of the Wagner-Peyser Act in 1933. The goal was to determine their value and develop procedures that the U.S. Department of Labor …
PopulationAdult
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Issue: 2000-05
Independent Contractors: Prevalence and Implications for Unemployment Insurance Programs
DescriptionAs the economy continues to change, workers seeking a more flexible work environment and some who were displaced by corporate downsizing have become independent contractors. Also, the changing nature of employment and the increased use of those in the alternative workforce by businesses, including independent contractors (ICs), has attracted the attention of policymakers, because the prevailing …
ProgramUnemployment Insurance
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Issue: 2000-04
OWS Research Exchange
DescriptionThe Office of Workforce Security Research Exchange is published by the Office of Workforce Security, Division of Research and Reporting. The Exchange provides a means of communication between researchers, both inside and outside government, and policymakers. … L. Shaw … U.S. Department of …
ProgramUnemployment Insurance
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Issue: 2000-03
Evaluation of the Impact of Telephone Initial Claims Filing
DescriptionThis study, sponsored by the United States Department of Labor (DOL), examines the effects of the conversion to remote claims filing on claims, claimants, and program operations. By examining data from a variety of sources, we find that the effects of TIC filing on the number of initial claims vary across states. Of seven states studied, one shows a clear increase in the number of claims, one a …
ProgramUnemployment Insurance
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Issue: 2000-02
Assisting Unemployment Insurance Claimants: The Long Term Impacts of the Job Search Assistance Demonstration
DescriptionThe Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 authorized the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to conduct the Job Search Assistance (JSA) demonstration to test the feasibility of implementing job search assistance programs and measure their effectiveness in promoting rapid re-employment and reduced UI spells among Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants. The demonstration was designed to …
ProgramUnemployment Insurance