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Dilger, Robert Jay – Congressional Research Service, 2021
Several federal agencies, including the Small Business Administration (SBA), provide training and other assistance to veterans seeking civilian employment. In recent years, the unemployment rate among veterans as a whole has generally been similar to or lower than the unemployment rate for nonveterans 18 years and older. However, veterans who have…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Public Agencies, Veterans, Federal Aid
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Levitan, Sar A.; Taggart, Robert – Monthly Labor Review, 1972
Indicates that the program has been somewhat successful as an emergency measure to fight rising unemployment. (BH)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Government Employees, Program Evaluation
Manpower, 1971
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
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Hahn, Andrew B. – Youth and Society, 1979
Describes youth unemployment in the United States and outlines major aspects of the Youth Employment and Demonstrations Project Act of 1977. Cites illustrations of demonstrations authorized by the program and discusses the role that research, evaluation, and experimentation play in youth initiatives. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training, Public Policy
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1986
Between July 1981 and November 1982, the United States experienced the worst economic recession of the post-World War II period. In response, Congress in March 1983 enacted the Emergency Jobs Appropriations Act, whose objectives were: (1) to provide productive employment for jobless Americans; (2) to hasten or initiate federal projects and…
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Federal Government
Dickinson, William W. – Welfare in Review, 1972
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
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Taylor, Ronald L. – Youth and Society, 1990
Reviews youth employment and training programs since 1962. Concludes that successful programs share the following characteristics: (1) a focus on chronic unemployment; (2) comprehensive remedial programs and human services; (3) early intervention; and (4) connections to mainstream institutions. (FMW)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training, Program Effectiveness
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Turner, Jason J.; McKinlay, John W. – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2000
Interviews with 15 participants in New Deal, a British training program for unemployed 18-24 year-olds, revealed overall skepticism about government training programs, distrust and disillusionment, little support for what the government identified as different about New Deal, and low expectations of long-term employment outcomes of the program.…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Foreign Countries, Job Training
Manpower, 1972
Despite uncertainty over program goals, Mainstream is providing useful, satisfying jobs for enrollees. (BH)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Government Employees, Labor Force Development
Aun, Emil Michael – Manpower, 1972
Public employment program adds variety of workers to government payrolls. (Editor)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Government Employees, Labor Utilization
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Boone, Richard W. – Social Policy, 1982
Examines historic functions of young people in the labor force and discusses how social, demographic, and economic changes since the late 1950s have pushed youth into consuming goods and services and prevented them from entering the primary labor market. Focuses in particular on the economic plight of minority youth. (GC)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Labor Market, Minority Groups
Social Welfare Regional Research Inst., Chestnut Hill, MA. – 1972
A 1972 project to assess the impact of the work incentive program passed in 1971 (WIN 2) on the administration of WIN in local welfare found that the program was still in the transitional stage in the local welfare offices, that there was greater diversity among office operations as a result of WIN 2, that the program did not affect the clients…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Program Costs, Program Effectiveness
Fairchild, Charles K. – 1970
This report reviews the knowledge gained in 4 years of operation of labor mobility demonstration projects and provides guidelines on the design and operation of a permanent worker relocation program. Data were gathered both from written material covering the experience of each project and from field trips to some of the projects when additional…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Development
Hersher, Judy – Civil Rights Digest, 1978
The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) is now before Congress for review and reenactment. This article examines previous CETA program efforts and the new provisions intended to target jobs and training to the most disadvantaged in terms of income and length of unemployment. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Besse, Art – Thrust: The Journal for Employment and Training Professionals, 1982
Public service employment is a cost-effective fiscal remedy in terms of jobs created within the first 12 months. Its effectiveness is enhanced if participants come from welfare or unemployment compensation programs. Other positive attributes are low inflationary impact and ability to be targeted to areas or groups. (SK)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Change, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
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