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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...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 15 million workers were self-employed in 2016. Self-employment can offer dislocated workers a path to financial security and economic mobility. In 2013, the Department of Labor funded the...

Many studies investigate how to improve employment outcomes for low-income adults, resulting in a vast body of research that can be challenging for practitioners and policymakers to navigate. The Employment Strategies for Low-Income Adults...

WIOA sets out to implement workforce education and employment system reforms to help strengthen the public workforce system. Although WIOA replaced WIA, recent studies under WIA sought to address research questions to inform such reforms. The...

Three resources in Workforce System Strategies (WSS) highlight effective and promising initiatives designed to support individuals with specific challenges to employment. Learn more about individual placement and supports that help increase...

Four resources from Workforce System Strategies (WSS) highlight approaches for employers to promote and implement inclusive employment practices. Learn more about how community-based organizations can implement career bridge programs, the use and...

In the gig economy, self-employed and contingent workers find work through digital platforms and other avenues. Developing strategies to serve these freelance or gig workers is challenging, and public workforce agencies rely on research about the...

Provides an overview of the Jobs to Careers strategy in various sites throughout the country.

Traces the history of seven regional workforce collaboratives in the initiative, from before the launch of the National Fund through early 2010.

Community Workforce Agreements (CWAs) are a social compact for creating and developing bridges between communities and union apprenticeship programs that provide pathways to career opportunities.