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Download full textUhalde, Raymond J. – Jobs for the Future, 2011
On April 7, 2011, Jobs for the Future (JFF) Policy Vice President Raymond Uhalde testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies about the success of workforce development projects for youth and adults funded by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and the importance of sustaining…
Descriptors: Evidence, Disadvantaged, Federal Programs, Labor
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Smith, Nicole; Stone, James R., III; Kotamraju, Pradeep; Steuernagel, Bruce; Green, Kimberly A. – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2011
Going directly from high school to college is not possible for everyone. Many who go to college will not do so straight out of high school, and many more need to work to pay for college. Good jobs for people without college degrees certainly still exist, although they are on a steady decline as computers and related technology take over routine…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Attainment, Higher Education, Time to Degree
Winkfield, Patricia Worthy – 1985
While the Federal Government has been involved in the care of the elderly since the depression, a comprehensive and unified national retirement policy has never been established. Federal programs for the aged have avoided cutbacks, but adaptations in present retirement policy are required to meet the needs of young and old alike. Although public…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Employment Patterns, Federal Legislation, Federal 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
Peer reviewedLah, David; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1986
The results of long-term follow-up evaluations of two youth pre-employment programs: 70,001 Ltd. and Jobs for Youth. Participant outcomes were analyzed using data from two follow-up waves. Results indicated that participants demonstrated initial earnings gains from these programs. Over time the initial positive effects decayed. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Programs for the Disadvantaged. – 1969
It is the purpose of this study to present problems of unemployed youth in the context of changing manpower needs, labor force projections, and federally sponsored skill training programs. It is intended to be useful as a guide for administrators with job training responsibilities in the planning of vocational programs. Part I, dealing with…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employment, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1968
The President sends to the Congress each year a report on the Nation's manpower, as required by the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, which includes a comprehensive report by the Department of Labor on manpower requirements, resources, utilization, and training. This statistical appendix to the Department of Labor report presents data…
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
DELEHANTY, JOHN; MISHNUN, FLORENCE – 1966
DURING THE PERIOD AUGUST 1962-MAY 1965, ABOUT 65,000 PERSONS RECEIVED TRAINING IN SERVICE AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS UNDER THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA). MOST PREPARED FOR SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS, ALTHOUGH MANY OTHERS RECEIVED TESTING, COUNSELING, LITERACY TRAINING, AND OTHER SERVICES THROUGH MULTI-OCCUPATIONAL PROJECTS. OVER HALF THE…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Enrollment
Hargroder, Margaret – 1998
Workplace and educational changes related to gender in Louisiana in 1996-97 suggest some progress but a continued need to reduce wide gender gaps in some occupational areas. Workplace data show a closing gender gap, but changes are occurring at different rates for different areas. Women's share of the total labor force continues to rise; wage…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Federal Programs, Females, Followup Studies
Helwig, Andrew A. – 1984
The need for a national policy for the development and use of human resources is evident. One part of the human resource development issue centers around the needs of adult workers who are unemployed or threatended with unemployment because of structural changes in the labor market. The issue of retraining adult workers was examined in detail in…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Economic Development, Employment Patterns, Entrepreneurship
Brown, Rebecca; Ganzglass, Evelyn; Golonka, Susan; Hyland, Jill; Simon, Martin – 1998
This report explores promising welfare-to-work programs and practices of states and localities as they balance supply- with demand-side strategies to help welfare recipients and low-wage workers work their way out of poverty while meeting employers' needs for reliable workers. Chapter 2 describes the new environment created by changes in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Ladders, Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Women
Briggs, Norma L. – 1978
The participation of women in the skilled trades increased appreciably between 1960 and 1970; however, the rate of increase was not as large as could have been expected if women had entered the skilled trades at the same rate they entered the total civilian labor market. The gap between men's and women's median earnings was greater in 1970 than in…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Apprenticeships, Census Figures, Employed Women
Bailis, Lawrence Neil – 1984
A study examined Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) coordination and program activities for fiscal year 1983. To gather data for the study, researchers reviewed literature on the delivery of CETA services, compared these delivery practices with delivery strategies employed in such CETA predecessors as the Manpower Training and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
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
Grant, W. Vance; Lind, C. George – 1979
In the fall of 1978 nearly three of every ten persons in the United States were directly involved in the educational process. This publication presents 196 tables and 16 figures breaking down statistical information on this educational activity. The subject matter includes such topics as enrollment patterns, teacher characteristics, school and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Educational Finance, Educational Television
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