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Past recessions in the US have left invaluable lessons for policymakers. In the 1970s and early 1980s, the US experienced a rise in unemployment. As a result, the Department of Labor funded various projects to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of...

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...

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

Presents key elements for creating and sustaining regional partnerships, innovation, and economic growth.

Examines an example of on-the-job training and its role in overall workforce development.

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.

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.

Documents progress made by the Department of Labor’s Youth Offender Demonstration Project in preparing youth offenders for employment and breaking the cycle of crime and dependency on public support.

Summarizes major findings from more than a dozen separate publications of the Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program.

Provides step-by-step instructions and resources on designing and implementing work-based learning opportunities to upgrade the skills of new and incumbent frontline workers.