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Why do so many older Americans work past retirement age? Can they not afford to retire or do other factors explain their continued participation in the workforce? To further discussions about policy proposals and program expansions, with the...

This week, we highlight resources that describe innovative alternative pathways that develop the skills of opportunity youth and adults. The first resource presents a six-pillar career pathways framework that includes enrollment policies,...

This Veterans Day, Workforce System Strategies summarizes studies that explore employment strategies for veterans! The first provides a synthesis of veterans’ access to multiple workforce development programs and presents veteran employment...

Examines emerging jobs in health informatics and factors propelling recent job growth.

An issue brief that examines the impact of the Great Recession on middle-skill jobs and its effect on rural and urban workers in these jobs.

Reports on lessons from Department of Labor green jobs grantees’ efforts to disseminate labor market information (LMI) created during the 18-month grant period.

Offers a dashboard of indicators (impacts and outcomes, products and services, and evidence of progress) that Washington state skill panels—regional public-private partnerships of business, labor, and education—can use to describe their achievement.

Examines exmployment trends and demographics for post-9/11 women veterans, women who served between the Vietnam Era and 1990, and their nonveteran counterparts.

Offers introductory data on veterans’ performance in the civilian labor market as well as a discussion of veteran-targeted federal programs that provide employment-related benefits and services.

Provides context for policymakers on the youth employment situation, with a focus on the many factors that influence youth participation in the labor force and their prospects for employment.