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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...

To increase the ability of community colleges to address today’s workforce needs, the TAACCCT program awarded nearly $2 billion dollars to more than 700 community colleges. The TAACCCT grants focus on strengthening these colleges by building...

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...

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...

Examines the characteristics and effectiveness of Alternative Staffing Organizations (ASOs).

Examines the design of New York’s earned income tax credit (EITC) program for noncustodial parents (NCP) and offers recommendations for improving the implementation in both New York and other states.

Explores the promise of Alternative Staffing Organizations (ASOs) to understand how these businesses assist disadvantaged workers by coupling job brokering with supportive services to enhance workforce development.

Future workers' access to good jobs will not be dependent upon educational or skill attainment or labor market demand, but a range of policy-related issues that affect job quality.

Examines prevalence of joint participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Unemployment Insurance (UI) by the unemployed since the Great Recession.

Explains the importance of expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for workers without qualifying children in order to subsidize the earnings of less-educated workers in the United States.