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Focuses on assessing the effectiveness of labor market policies, including subsidized employment, training, and job search assistance.

Examines the practices that states are using to become “model employers,” including strategies being implemented to expand the recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities within state government agencies.

Provides a conceptual overview of the impact of development regulations on housing markets and how these impacts may influence labor markets, business location decisions, the economic competitiveness of metropolitan areas, the industrial...

Describes the challenges that female H-2B migrant workers face when working in the Maryland crab industry.

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) conducted a national survey of employers in high growth industries about attitudes and practices related to disability employment; this paper presents findings.

Examines “the implementation of the provisions of section 303(k) of the Social Security Act (as added by subsection (a)) to assess the status and appropriateness of state actions to meet the requirements of such provisions” (section 2(b) of Public...

"This report profiles the farm labor use patterns in Michigan and the benefits of farm labor to Michigan agriculture and rural areas and also profiles the migrant and seasonal farmworker population in the state, identifies some of the current...

Examines the outcomes for veterans seeking employment through the Department of Veteran Affairs' (VA) Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program, as well as the progress the VA has made in addressing critical management issues.

Reviews publicly available court records, employer-specific labor market datasets, and other qualitative research from Washington D.C. to assess the challenges faced by court-involved individuals seeking employment; estimates how many criminal...

Examines a regional collaboration initiative among local workforce investment boards and workforce intermediaries and reports interim evaluation findings. Full publication title: Evaluation of Regional Collaborations for Economic Development:...