This study, conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, the Urban Institute, and Don Winstead Consulting for the Office of Research, Planning and Evaluation, included interviews with state and local respondents in 8 states and 11 localities from February 2012 to May 2013 to describe 12 strategies...

This study uses a previously untapped database—administrative data on claims filed under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act—to show how risk factors underlying disability following a work-related injury differ across groups defined by demographics, employment characteristics,...

The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) is the nation’s largest source of training and employment services. To provide greater local and state flexibility and responsiveness in administering the program, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) allows states to apply for waivers from federal...

This paper offers a review of the concepts and definitions used in the NSS Employment-Unemployment Surveys (EUS, for short) which have remained virtually unchanged since they were introduced in the NSS 27th Round (1972-73) based on the analysis and recommendations in the Report of the Expert...

Performance management systems may improve service delivery and participant outcomes, but they do not necessarily provide information on a program's causal effects. This article develops a statistical model that describes the conditions under which regression adjustment improves the...

This paper reviews the presentations and discussions had at the conference on “Jobs And The Future of the US Economy: Possibilities and Limits” held at Howard University shortly after the late 2000’s financial crisis. The paper begins with the historical context in which the conference was...