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Greenleigh Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1970
An evaluation of the Job Opportunities in the Business Sectors (JOBS) program revealed that JOBS should be continued as a Federally assisted manpower program since it has demonstrated a viable role for business in manpower training. As a result of JOBS disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed persons have been elevated above poverty income…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Disadvantaged, Employer Attitudes, Employment Programs
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1967
IN 1966, THE NATION'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED BELOW 4 PERCENT, A 13-YEAR LOW. THE TOTAL PRODUCTION OF GOODS AND SERVICES WAS $58 MILLION MORE THAN IN 1965, AND THE AFTER-TAX INCOME OF AMERICAN FAMILIES INCREASED, AFTER ALLOWING FOR PRICE INCREASES, BY 3.5 PERCENT. THIS PROGRESS RESULTED FROM BUSINESS AND LABOR ACHIEVEMENTS, GRADUALLY IMPROVING…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs
LESH, SEYMOUR – 1966
THE CONTRIBUTION POTENTIALS OF THE INDIGENOUS NONPROFESSIONAL WORKER IN YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ARE SEEN AS NUMEROUS. THEY CAN EFFECTIVELY HANDLE TEDIOUS OR MENIAL JOBS AND CAN RELATE WELL WITH UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH. WITH TRAINING IN (1) THE SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF YOUTH, (2) YOUTH AND THE LABOR MARKET, (3) OPERATION OF PUBLIC AND…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Committee for Economic Development, New York, NY. Research and Policy Committee. – 1970
This policy statement on job training for the urban poor explores ways of abating poverty, considers current manpower training and employment programs, and makes a number of recommendations for strengthening and improving them. In addition, concern is expressed for increasing the productivity of the national economy by making the labor force as a…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, Employment Programs
Braden, Paul V.; Paul, Krishan K. – 1979
Vocational education plays a significant role in the nation's economic development in terms of its capacity to make individuals more employable. It can respond to specific regional needs by producing the skilled workers for a rapidly growing industry. If, however, the industries of a region do not utilize the skills of the existing labor force, it…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Coordination, Economic Development, Economic Factors
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. – 1968
THE MANPOWER MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE CONGRESS, DELIVERED JANUARY 23, 1967, IN WHICH HE PROPOSED THE LARGEST MANPOWER PROGRAM YET UNDERTAKEN BY THE NATION IS PRESENTED. THE SIXTH MANPOWER REPORT, THE MAJOR PART OF THIS DOCUMENT, ASSESSES ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SHORTCOMINGS OF EFFORTS DIRECTED TOWARD NATIONAL MANPOWER OBJECTIVES. NEW GROUND IS…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Economic Factors, Educational Needs, Employment

Iacobelli, John L.; Schultz, S. Ray – Growth and Change, 1979
Describes a study to determine the most effective of three postschool formal occupational training programs; what contributes the most to increasing the work earnings of male youths, especially those below poverty level; and whether training affects income. Notes implications for training programs and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Federal Aid
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1964
EXAMINERS APPOINTED BY THE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) REPRESENTING THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE, CANADA, AND SWEDEN, VISITED THE UNITED STATES IN JANUARY 1963 TO STUDY THE COUNTRY'S MANPOWER POLICY, AND PREPARE A LIST OF QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE UNITED STATES AUTHORITIES. THE EXAMINERS' REPORT AND A…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Educational Planning, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences. – 1978
This volume contains nine case studies describing the initial two-year experiences of local governments in implementing the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA). (An earlier volume published eight similar area studies on the transition from federally centralized to decentralized manpower programs.) Written by resident field…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Control, Community Cooperation, Community Organizations