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Research Brief On Eti Workforce Studies, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn Jan 2016

Research Brief On Eti Workforce Studies, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn

ETI Publications

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute provided technical assistance to the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (Employ Milwaukee), the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee Public Schools, NAACP, and nonprofits. Research and policy papers (1992-2016) detailed the demographics of low-income working families and identified the strengths, availability and training needs of the central city labor force.


Understanding The Ui Population In Milwaukee County, John Pawasarat Jan 2010

Understanding The Ui Population In Milwaukee County, John Pawasarat

ETI Publications

The number of Milwaukee County residents receiving unemployment insurance because of layoffs has tripled over the last three years, as workers remain on UI while seeking out retraining and searching for new employment. As of March 2010 over 50,000 workers were receiving UI payments instead of pay checks. Serving workers who have been laid off from their jobs and are trying to find new employment and to upgrade their skills is one of the most challenging tasks facing the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB). This analysis uses unemployment insurance records and state wage file matches to profile workers’ employment …


Drilldown On Laid-Off Workers In Milwaukee County Receiving Unemployment Insurance, John Pawasarat Jan 2010

Drilldown On Laid-Off Workers In Milwaukee County Receiving Unemployment Insurance, John Pawasarat

ETI Publications

To assist the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, the Employment and Training Institute examined the demographics and employment history of 48,131 workers in Milwaukee County receiving federal unemployment insurance (UI) in 2nd Quarter of 2009. Five quarters of wages were examined for these workers. The workers included a number of difficult-to-serve populations (unduplicated counts): 7,232 were ex-offenders in the Department of Corrections system; 5,240 were or had been W-2 clients; 2,097 other single parents who had received Wisconsin Shares childcare subsidies; and 3,971 were other parents (with school-age children) on other public assistance (FoodShare, BadgerCare Plus).


Understanding The Unemployed Workforce In Milwaukee County, John Pawasarat Jan 2009

Understanding The Unemployed Workforce In Milwaukee County, John Pawasarat

ETI Publications

For this report the Employment and Training Institute analyzed the employment history of 48,131 workers in Milwaukee County who were laid off their jobs and recently have received unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. Five quarters of wages were examined, and six difficult-to-serve subpopulations were examined in detail -- ex-offenders in the Department of Corrections system, participants in the Shares child care subsidy program, public assistance cases with children, adult FoodShare cases with no children, aged and/or disabled population on public assistance, and W-2 cases. The strength of the analysis and its timing are that it captures a large portion of the …


Report Card On Apprentices By Construction Trades: A Two-Year Progress Report, Lois M. Quinn, Ruth Zubrensky Jan 2008

Report Card On Apprentices By Construction Trades: A Two-Year Progress Report, Lois M. Quinn, Ruth Zubrensky

ETI Publications

In collaboration with the Employment and Training Institute, the Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP issued a report card on minority and female participation in construction trade apprenticeship programs in the Milwaukee metro area. The report details progress made in the past two years for apprentices sponsored by 18 area joint apprenticeship committees, utilizing data from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards. Individual report cards are provided for 519 individual companies operating in the Milwaukee area with construction trade apprentices, as of September 20, 2007. A second report assessed progress in employment by each of the joint …