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They Needed a Chance to Be Counted
Hashian, J. T. – Worklife, 1977
Beginning in 1967 the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training required that apprenticeship program operators indicate the race or national origin and sex of all persons hired as apprentices in registered programs. Through June 1976 the number of minority group apprentices almost tripled with a much lower first-year dropout…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Employment Programs, Enrollment Rate, Entry Workers
National Disability Policy: A Progress Report
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National Council on Disability, 2008
This National Council on Disability (NCD) annual progress report to the President and Congress covers the period December 2005 through December 2006. The report is divided into 13 chapters, each dealing with a major area of public policy. These subject-specific chapters are preceded by an introductory Major Trends section that identifies…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, National Security, Disabilities, Educational Technology
Analysis of WIN Program Automated Termination Data.
Analytic Systems, Inc., Vienna, VA. – 1970
This report contains an analysis of the Work Incentive Program (WIN) termination data collected and maintained by the Department of Labor, specifically the Office of Manpower Management Data Systems (OMMDS). WIN projects enrolled their first clients in October 1968, nearly 6,000 people. By the end of March 1970, there were approximately 150,000…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Placement
An Impact Evaluation of the Work Incentive Program. Volume II: Data Analyses and Findings. Final Report.
Auerbach Corp., Philadelphia, PA. – 1972
The second of a 2-volume study, this document contains a detailed analysis of the national Work Incentive Program (WIN) enrollee population. Described are characteristics and experiences of the enrollees before, during, and after their participation in WIN. A federally funded employment program, WIN provides reinforcements for vocational training…
Descriptors: Career Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Exploratory Empirical Research on the Pathology of Secondary Labor Markets. Why Is the Unemployment Rate So High at Full Employment?; Prospects for Shifting the Phillips Curve Through Manpower Policy.
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Hall, Robert E. – 1971
The collection of three documents offers a two-page summary of research conducted in 1970 and the two resulting papers. Most of the work involved the preparation and analysis of data from the Survey of Economic Opportunity. The first paper, Why is the Unemployment Rate So High at Full Employment? examines the nature of the unemployment that…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Economic Research, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs
The Work Incentive Program. Eighth Annual Report to the Congress on Employment and Training under Title IV of the Social Security Act, October 1, 1976-September 30, 1977.
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Department of Labor, Washington, DC. – 1978
The activities presented in this Work Incentive (WIN) program report are those designed to assist the movement of employable Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients from welfare to work and economic independence. The first of seven sections presents statistics on WIN programs, including (1) intake, (2) individuals employed, (3)…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Blacks, Disadvantaged, Educational Opportunities