Employment and Economic Mobility

We examine career and technical education, workforce development, savings and financial well-being initiatives, and employment and coaching services for people ranging from high school students to adults.

Report

A Promising Approach to Coordinated Community-Based Reentry Services

Brief

Supporting the Employment Goals of Individuals on Probation

Supportive Services in the Los Angeles County Innovative Employment Solutions Program

Young man speaking with a counselor as she takes notes

Brief

Individual Placement and Support in a Substance Use Disorder Treatment Setting

Study Profile

Toolkit

Strengthening Analytics in Government Agencies

A Toolkit for Sustainable Data Use

Podcast Episode

Nondegree Credential Programs in Higher Ed: A Conversation with Paul Fain and Betsy Tessler

Issue Focus

FastForward and Get a Skill, Get a Job, Get Ahead (G3)

System-Wide Strategies for Helping Adults Access Training and Earn Credentials

Issue Focus

Sector Strategies for Workforce Development

A Synthesis of the Research for Employers and Local Governments

Commentary

What Does MDRC’s Research Really Say About Work Requirements?

Report

Long-Term Effects from the Original Jobs Plus Demonstration: Employment and Earnings for Public Housing Residents After 20 Years

Report

Participation and Labor Market Impacts for the First 24 Sites to Replicate HUD’s Jobs Plus Program

Report

Changing Workforce Development Systems to Better Serve Young Adults and Advance Equity

The First Five Years of Generation Work

Brief

Keep It Simple: Picking the Right Data Science Method to Improve Workforce Training Programs

Issue Focus

Making Workforce Development Systems More Racially Equitable and Inclusive

Issue Focus

Changing Workforce Development Systems to Improve Outcomes for Young People of Color

Report

Coordinating Services to Support Families

Findings from the Head Start Connects Case Studies

Employment and Economic Mobility

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