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Extensive literature review on job search assistance programs, their methodology, effectiveness and best practices.

Reviews existing literature to examine the ability of market-driven sectoral initiatives to improve employment outcomes for youth that are neither in school nor working.

Literature review summarizing the challenges for older workers to make informed decisions about their finances and careers.

Explores private sector employer engagement in immigrant integration, particularly in the workforce development realm, and establishes a case for an increased role.

Offers an analysis of the trends of women and student parents in science, technology, engineering, and math fields in community colleges; and identifies promising institutional and broader policy initiatives for improving recruitment, retention,...

Presents findings from an extensive review of subsidized employment programs in the U.S. from the early 1970s to the early 2010s and offers recommendations for policymakers that may improve the effectiveness of programs that aim to improve...

Discusses the logistics behind partnerships between prisons and community colleges to reduce recidivism.

Reports on an analysis of women-owned businesses, identifying reasons for their limited growth and making recommendations for the type of messaging that the National Women’s Business Council could use to provide support.

Highlights findings from research into how the health care industry helps employees who have experienced short term disability return to work, and makes suggestions as to how other sectors could learn from this approach.

This literature review provides a high-level review of strategies that have been implemented to address an individual’s barriers to entering Non-Traditional Occupations (NTOs). Barriers associated with entry into NTOs can prevent these populations...