There are seven million or more working-age men in the United States who are not engaged in the workforce, and a variety of causes for this situation have been suggested. In this publication from the American Enterprise Institute, the authors…

This brief from the Aspen Institute’s Expanding Prosperity Impact Collective examines how income volatility affects outcomes for hourly service sector employees. The researchers conducted quantitative analysis using the Retail Work and Family Life…

This Urban Institute report, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation describes the first year of the second round of the Health Profession…

This bulletin, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, provides an overview of the literature around disaster preparedness, response, and recovery for low-income populations, and the vulnerability of communities and…

Young adults are more likely to avoid poverty if they follow a “success sequence” in this order: earning at least a high school diploma, working full-time, and getting married before having children. This blog post from the Administration for…

Upgrading America’s transportation and physical infrastructure is a bipartisan priority, and also an opportunity to provide millions of jobs to Americans who are unemployed or underemployed. This National Skills Coalition report describes the…

Career One Stop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, provides a directory of Website links to state and national career and labor market information offices. Users can search by state to find a state profile with employment trends data,…

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the LEAD Center published training materials to help create a Customized Employment program for individuals with disabilities. These trainings use a Guided Group…

Providing additional training or education opportunities for workers, or upskilling, has the potential to benefit both employers and employees. Upskilling can range from providing pre-employment training to helping employees complete a high school…

This working paper from the W.E. Upjohn Institute compares employment and earnings of veterans to non-veterans after accessing workforce development services in Washington State. The cohort was followed over the course of eight years, and the rate…