This Upjohn Institute working paper reviews how place-based jobs policies should target distressed areas and focus on firms that have high-multipliers (industries with high job growth potential beyond just the individual firm creating jobs). The…

This National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices guide offers concrete policies and recommendations to create and enhance workforce systems to better prepare workers for future employment opportunities. The report focuses on three key…

This Jobs for the Future report reviews the core features of career pathway programs and findings of career pathway evaluations involving entry and access to the labor market for adults lacking basic reading, writing, and math skills, as well as the…

This Urban Institute report examines youth employment 2013 data in-depth (the most recent data available). There is a particular focus on disparities in employment outcomes by race and ethnicity, sex, and age, for youth ages 16-24. The report also…

This MDRC study examines the offerings of 39 adult basic skills programs and analyzes the need for these types of programs. The report identified 10 programs in high-need areas in California, where adult basic skills education is integrated with…

The Survey of Adult Skills, a product of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), measures the proficiency of working-age adults (16-65 year-olds) in three key information-processing skills: literacy, numeracy,…

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation report reviews the early impact and initial findings of the Health Careers for All program, one of nine career pathways programs evaluated under the Pathways for Advanced Careers and Education (PACE)…

This Child Trends report examines the impact of extended foster care on older youth (over 18 years old) as they transition to adulthood. The report analyzes the relationship between extended foster care and attainment of young adult outcomes in…

This Committee for Economic Development report reviews three tools that address increasing pathways for employment for individuals who do not earn a bachelor’s degree. These tools include models for career navigation and improved career counseling,…

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation report reviews the Carreras en Salud program, established by Instituto del Progreso Latino, a nonprofit organization in Chicago, Illinois. This program strives to help low-income Latinos improve their…