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ERIC Number: ED068729
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1972
Pages: 140
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Labor Mobility: An Evaluation of Pilot Projects in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Somers, Gerald G.
Workers who were relocated under federally sponsored pilot mobility projects in Michigan and Wisconsin were compared with a group of nonmovers drawn from the same rural areas and with similar demographic and labor market characteristics. It was found that the movers improved their employment status, their occupational status, and their income after the move as compared with their economic status prior to the move and as compared with a similar before-after follow-up of the nonmover comparison group. Rough cost-benefit approximations indicate that the relocation subsidy was a sound economic investment. However, the "relocatees" expressed dissatisfaction with a number of non-economic aspects of their new environment, and almost 20 percent had returned to their home area within 6 months of their relocation. It is recommended that government-sponsored mobility projects be expanded, but that greater emphasis be given to counseling and other supportive services. (Author/AG)
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Sponsor: Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Industrial Relations Research Inst.
Identifiers - Location: Michigan; Wisconsin
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Manpower Development and Training Act
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