Search Results - subject:"Workforce Development"

The Secular Rise in Unemployment Insurance Exhaustions and What Can Be Done about It

Smith, Ralph E. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2011

Over the past several decades, the rate at which regular unemployment insurance recipients run out of benefits before they have found jobs, even in a strong labor market, has been gradually rising. For example, in 1973, 27.4 percent of UI recipients exhausted their benefits; in 2007 (with a...

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Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Louisiana Master Cattle Producer Program

Lirette, Louis Joseph - 2010

The beef cattle industry continues to be the second largest animal production industry in Louisiana. In 2007, there were 860,000 head of cattle and calves in Louisiana and 14,100 farms and ranches engaged in cattle production Beef production is virtually statewide, with 63 of 64 parishes...

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Single Mothers and Other Low Earners: Policy Routes to Adequate Wages

Kahne, Hilda; Mabel, Zachary - In: Poverty & Public Policy 2 (2010) 3, pp. 7-7

<p>This paper addresses the employment environment within which poor single mothers and other low-wage earners work, and identifies policies to foster economic advancement. Low-wage workers, often with minimal education and skills that fail to incorporate knowledge of advancing technology,...</p>

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Traps, Pitfalls, and Unexpected Cliffs on the Path Out of Poverty

Prenovost, Mary A.; Youngblood, Deborah C. - In: Poverty & Public Policy 2 (2010) 2, pp. 3-3

<p>A qualitative study was conducted to explore "cliff effects," the overall dip in household resources when working poor families become ineligible for government work supports. The study included a survey of 78 low-income women and 32 social service providers, followed by interviews with smaller...</p>

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The Economic and Workforce Development Activities of American Business Associations

McCormick, Lynn E.; Hawley, Joshua D.; Meléndez, Edwin - In: Economic Development Quarterly 22 (2008) 3, pp. 213-227

' associations conduct workforce development. Much research has been done on business associations in Europe and less developed … development activities beyond lobbying? Does involvement in economic development predict involvement in workforce development? and … development? Using regression analysis, we find that a substantial share are involved in more strategic economic and workforce …

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Job Creation and the Knowledge Economy: Lessons From North Carolina's Life Science Manufacturing Initiative

Lowe, Nichola J. - In: Economic Development Quarterly 21 (2007) 4, pp. 339-353

Knowledge-intensive industries are expected to provide long-term economic prosperity for their host regions. The question persists whether these industries can also generate quality, stable jobs for a wide range of workers in these regions, particularly those with limited academic training. This...

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Employer Participation in Workforce Development Networks

Green, Gary Paul; Galetto, Valeria - In: Economic Development Quarterly 19 (2005) 3, pp. 225-231

establishing workforce development networks that promote linkages across organizations and communities to more efficiently … three different patterns of organizing workforce development networks: the sole provider, the hub-spoke, and the cluster …

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Using Labor-Based Industry Complexes for Workforce Development in Missouri

Peters, David J. - In: Economic Development Quarterly 19 (2005) 2, pp. 138-156

to workforce development policy in Missouri is discussed. Labor complexes can be used to assist (a) job placement …

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: The Role of Workforce Programs

Barnow, Burt S.; Hobbie, Richard A. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

This book examines the nature of the workforce development and UI policy decisions made nationwide in response to the … of key Recovery Act provisions, with a particular focus on workforce development initiatives in the Recovery Act. …

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The Road through the Rust Belt: From Preeminence to Decline to Prosperity

Bowen, William M. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

The chapters in this book explore reasons for the decline of "Rust Belt" cities and the often innovative responses of local leaders and entrepreneurs that are helping to revive these areas.

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