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In recent years, decision makers have become interested in behavioral science and its potential to motivate and improve results for program participants. US DOL’s Behavioral Interventions (DOL-BI) project explores how these interventions can...

Workforce and economic development initiatives and strategies vary in scope and depth and are often initiated to address current employer or worker needs. The following resources explore initiatives in Los Angeles, New York City, and Detroit...

Spotlights innovative states focusing efforts on future economic prosperity by prioritizing industry and occupational sectors that offer good jobs relevant to local communities and post-secondary access and attainment for adults with lower basic...

Explores the reasoning, process, outcomes, and lessons learned by a workforce policy change in Michigan that shifted away from emphasizing short-term job search and job placement services towards longer-term investment in training for in-demand...

Presents case studies of community colleges throughout the country that were selected to scale up from the Breaking Through initiative to help students earn credentials.

Determines the qualities employers expect in credential holders and the role of the local labor market in order to help colleges more effectively meet students’ and employer’s needs.

Examines the interrelationship of literacy rates, growth of middle-skill jobs, and the importance of integrating literacy skills into workforce training in the United States.

Examines the effects of a community college initiative that aims to create pathways to postsecondary technical credentials for adults with reading and math skills at or below the eighth-grade level.

Underscores the importance of having a caring adult in a young person’s life who can guide and support the youth.

Assesses the extent to which priority of service requirements under the Jobs for Veterans Act are being met, with a particular focus on implementation of priority of services at the state and local levels through the One-Stop Career Center system.