Tuning in to Local Labor Markets: Findings from the Sectoral Employment Impact Study

Autor/inn/en	Maguire, Sheila; Freely, Joshua; Clymer, Carol; Conway, Maureen; Schwartz, Deena
Institution	Public/Private Ventures
Titel	Tuning in to Local Labor Markets: Findings from the Sectoral Employment Impact Study
Quelle	(2010), (78 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Job Applicants; Control Groups; Office Practice; Job Training; Labor; Young Adults; Program Effectiveness; Information Technology; Immigrants; Labor Market; Labor Force Development; Unskilled Workers; Skilled Occupations; Outcomes of Education; Skill Development; Regression (Statistics); African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Reentry Workers; Salary Wage Differentials; Massachusetts; New York; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bewerber; Bürowesen; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Informationstechnologie; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Arbeitskräftebestand; Unskilled worker; Hilfsarbeiter; Fachangestellter; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Beruflicher Wiedereinstieg; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Over the past two decades, an innovative approach to workforce development known as sectoral employment has emerged, resulting in the creation of industry-specific training programs that prepare unemployed and underskilled workers for skilled positions and connect them with employers seeking to fill such vacancies. In 2003, with funding from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Public/Private Ventures (P/PV) launched the Sectoral Employment Impact Study to rigorously assess whether mature, nonprofit-led sector-focused programs could increase the earnings of disadvantaged workers and job seekers. P/PV selected three organizations to participate in the study--a community-based organization focused on medical and basic office skills in Boston, a social venture focused on information technology in the Bronx, and an employer-union partnership focused on healthcare, manufacturing and construction in Milwaukee. The study's findings show that program participants earned about $4,500--18 percent--more than the control group over the course of the two-year study period and $4,000--29 percent--more in the second year alone. Study participants were also more likely to find employment, work more consistently, work in jobs that paid higher wages, and work in jobs that offered benefits. Furthermore, there were earnings gains for each subgroup analyzed, including African Americans, Latinos, immigrants, formerly incarcerated individuals and young adults. "Tuning In to Local Labor Markets" also examines the strategies employed by the three organizations that took part in the study, as well as the common elements that likely contributed to their success. Implications for practice, policy and future research are explored; a forthcoming piece will provide detailed recommendations for policymakers. Appendices include: (1) Selection of the Study Sites; (2) Sample Selection, Randomization and the Follow-Up Sample; (3) Study Methodology; (4) Employment Outcomes for Selected Subgroups; (5) Supplementary Tables, WRTP; (6) The Question of Displacement; and (7) Regression Tables for the Overall Sample. (Contains 30 tables, 16 figures and 30 endnotes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Public/Private Ventures. 122 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10168. Tel: 212-822-2400; Fax: 202-949-0439; e-mail: publications@ppv.org; Web site: http://www.ppv.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10