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Jobs for the Future, 2019
Roughly 75 million Americans don't have the work or wages they need to get by. They either lack the skills employers seek or can't access jobs with sufficient pay. These are America's untapped workers--people who are unemployed or underemployed, but who can succeed in the nation's rapidly changing economy if offered the right education, training,…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Job Skills, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Lehmann, Phyllis E. – Manpower, 1970
This 44-week course in mine machine maintenance for the unemployed and the underemployed provides skills useful in any heavy industry using sophisticated machinery. (BH)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Federal Programs, Machine Repairers, Underemployment
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Hardin, Einer; Borus, Michael E. – Industrial Relations, 1972
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation
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
Escutia, Marta M.; Prieto, Margarita – 1986
Because of low educational levels, a disproportionately high unemployment rate, and low earnings, Hispanics hold a precarious position in the labor market. The low level of educational attainment in the Hispanic community is the single most important determinant in lack of success. Hispanic men are underrepresented in managerial/professional…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Attainment, Federal Programs, Hispanic Americans
Lamar, Carl F.; Owens, Devert J. – 1980
More cooperation between Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs and vocational education programs is both desirable and feasible, concludes this year-long study in Kentucky. The study was conducted (1) to determine the feasibility of developing a plan for coordinating vocational education resources and supporting services to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Disadvantaged
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Juntila, Stephen W.; And Others – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1980
Examined is the history of federally funded vocational education and employability development programs created to address the specific labor market needs relating to underemployment and unemployment. This article serves as an introduction to four more articles concerning CETA and youth unemployment. (CT)
Descriptors: Educational History, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Labor Market
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Sloan, Judith; Wooden, Mark – Australian Bulletin of Labour, 1992
The Australian labor market in 1992 was characterized by (1) high unemployment; (2) variability across states; (3) long-term unemployment; (4) government focus on infrastructure projects; (5) emphasis on training; and (6) enterprise bargaining in industrial relations. (SK)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Federal Programs, Foreign Countries, Job Development
Rutenberg, Taly – 1986
In the absence of Federal job initiatives, over 14 million people cannot find full or part-time work. According to a report issued by the Full Employment Action Council and the National Committee for Full Employment, they are casualties of shifts in the economy and of deficit spending that favors the affluent and the military over the poor and the…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Federal Programs, Government Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Budget. – 1985
The proceedings of a House of Representatives joint task force on the relationship of Federal budget policy to unemployment are presented. The hearings include statements from a representative of the United States Catholic Conference, economists of the Urban Institute, the vice president of the Committee for Economic Development, and a…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Education Work Relationship, Employment Problems, Federal Government
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Human Resources. – 1977
A copy of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA) as amended in 1977 and a summary of the act's provisions with rationale for the amendments constitute this report. The 1977 version of the bill includes provisions for (1) extension of the authorization of all titles of CETA through 1978, (2) extension through 1978 the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1972
Patterned after a model developed in Philadelphia in 1964 without Federal funds, the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) program emphasizes minority group leadership and seeks to attract the unemployed and underemployed who ordinarily would not have been attracted to public manpower programs. The program basic education, skill training,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Taggart, Robert – 1981
Information on training and remediation activities for unemployed and underemployed persons is described and analyzed with emphasis on programs authorized by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). Chapter 1 overviews the dilemma of persons with employment and earnings problems and approaches to dealing with the problem. CETA, its…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Strategies, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1972
The combined impact of all federally assisted manpower programs in the Atlanta area was evaluated, with emphasis on outreach, eligibility, identification of needs and abilities, and screening for course assignment. In fiscal year 1970, training was provided for 10,300 persons and job placement for 5,600, although most of the estimated 70,000 poor…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Career Counseling, Disadvantaged
Hoerner, Harry J.; Stevenson, William W. – 1968
The purpose of this study was to measure possible effects of post-manpower training counseling of an occupational nature upon certain facets of perception and behavior of 110 subjects from eight selected Oklahoma Manpower Development and Training Act classes held during 1967-68. The effects of the counseling treatment were measured by the…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Counseling, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups
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