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Data Analysis Of The Implementation Of The Recovery Act: Workforce Development And Unemployment Insurance Provisions, Randall W. Eberts, Stephen A. Wandner Jan 2015

Data Analysis Of The Implementation Of The Recovery Act: Workforce Development And Unemployment Insurance Provisions, Randall W. Eberts, Stephen A. Wandner

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Responding To The Needs Of Workers During The Great Recession, Randall W. Eberts, Stephen A. Wandner Jan 2015

Responding To The Needs Of Workers During The Great Recession, Randall W. Eberts, Stephen A. Wandner

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Tracking The Transition Of Michigan's Displaced Auto Workers During Significant Restructuring In The Auto Industry, Randall W. Eberts, Kenneth J. Kline Jan 2015

Tracking The Transition Of Michigan's Displaced Auto Workers During Significant Restructuring In The Auto Industry, Randall W. Eberts, Kenneth J. Kline

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Using The American Community Survey To Build A Dashboard Of Regional Economic Indicators, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Using The American Community Survey To Build A Dashboard Of Regional Economic Indicators, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


A Frontline Decision Support System For Georgia Career Centers, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary Jan 2015

A Frontline Decision Support System For Georgia Career Centers, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary

Randall W. Eberts

The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 emphasizes the integration and coordination of employment services. Central to achieving this aim is the federal requirement that local areas receiving WIA funding must establish one-stop centers, where providers of various employment services within a local labor market are assembled in one location. A major challenge facing staff in these centers is the expected large volume of customers resulting from relaxed program eligibility rules. Nonetheless, resources for assessment and counseling are limited. To help frontline staff in one-stop centers quickly assess customer needs and properly target services, the U.S. Department of Labor has …


An Evaluation Of Michigan Regional Skills Alliances (Mirsas): Interim Report, Kevin Hollenbeck, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

An Evaluation Of Michigan Regional Skills Alliances (Mirsas): Interim Report, Kevin Hollenbeck, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of Michigan Regional Skills Alliances (Mirsas): Final Report, Kevin Hollenbeck, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

An Evaluation Of Michigan Regional Skills Alliances (Mirsas): Final Report, Kevin Hollenbeck, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Design, Implementation, And Evaluation Of The Work First Profiling Pilot Project, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Design, Implementation, And Evaluation Of The Work First Profiling Pilot Project, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

This report describes a new assessment and referral system that was designed to assist local welfare-to-work program staff in targeting employment services more effectively in order to help welfare recipients find jobs. The motivation for the development of this system was the potential effects of targeting services to meet the specific needs of customers. The system is based on statistical methods and uses administrative data typically collected by welfare-to-work agencies. The Kalamazoo-St. Joseph Workforce Development Board piloted the new system by integrating it within the existing Work First program that it administers for the local workforce development area. The pilot …


U.S. Training And Re-Training Programs In The Economic Crisis, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

U.S. Training And Re-Training Programs In The Economic Crisis, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Methodology For Adjusting Gpra Workforce Development Program Performance Targets For The Effects Of Business Cycles, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall W. Eberts, Wei-Jang Huang Jan 2015

Methodology For Adjusting Gpra Workforce Development Program Performance Targets For The Effects Of Business Cycles, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall W. Eberts, Wei-Jang Huang

Randall W. Eberts

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration issued Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 09-08 Change 1 on June 5, 2009. This guidance letter revises the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) performance measures for federal workforce development programs to take into account the effect of the recession on participants' labor market and educational outcomes. As described in the TEGL, the performance targets of the various workforce development programs have been developed for use for the years PY2008 through PY2010. They are intended to be used for PY2009 performance target negotiations and will appear in the President's Budget …


Development Of A Regional Economic Dashboard, Randall W. Eberts, George A. Erickcek, Jack Kleinhenz Jan 2015

Development Of A Regional Economic Dashboard, Randall W. Eberts, George A. Erickcek, Jack Kleinhenz

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Economic Impact Of Businesses Assisted By Southwest Michigan First, George A. Erickcek, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Economic Impact Of Businesses Assisted By Southwest Michigan First, George A. Erickcek, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

This report estimates the contribution to the Kalamazoo-Portage MSA's economy by businesses that have received substantial assistance from Southwest Michigan First (SMF), a private, not-for-profit economic development agency serving the greater Kalamazoo region. The report examines the trends in employment, gross regional product, and wages and salaries generated by the 105 firms that SMF staff identified as receiving substantial assistance from SMF between 2000 and 2008. The estimates extend through the year 2012 in order to capture the employment projections offered by some of the assisted firms. The study also provides upper bound estimates of the benefit-cost ratio of the …


U.S. Employment Outlook For 2013, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

U.S. Employment Outlook For 2013, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


The Wagner-Peyser Act And U.S. Employment Service: Seventy-Five Years Of Matching Job Seekers And Employers, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

The Wagner-Peyser Act And U.S. Employment Service: Seventy-Five Years Of Matching Job Seekers And Employers, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

This paper provides an overview of the public labor exchange system in the United States, how it came to be, and where it is going. The paper begins by offering a brief history of the development of the U.S. Employment Service, emphasizing the federal-state partnership that has evolved over time and highlighting the differing priorities Congress has placed on the services funded under Wagner-Peyser Act. It then examines the ways workers search for jobs and employers recruit employees. It also shows the role the ES plays in this job matching process. The complementarity between ES services and the broader workforce …


Michigan's Displaced Auto Workers: Using Administrative Data To Track Their Transition During Significant Industry Restructuring, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Michigan's Displaced Auto Workers: Using Administrative Data To Track Their Transition During Significant Industry Restructuring, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Auto Workers And Their Communities: What We Know, Don't Know, And Would Like To Know, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Auto Workers And Their Communities: What We Know, Don't Know, And Would Like To Know, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Targeting Welfare-To-Work Services Using Statistical Tools, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Targeting Welfare-To-Work Services Using Statistical Tools, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


A New Wprs Profiling Model For Michigan, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary Jan 2015

A New Wprs Profiling Model For Michigan, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary

Randall W. Eberts

The Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) system was established nationwide following the 1993 enactment of Public Law 103-152. The law requires state employment security agencies to profile new claimants for regular unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to identify those most likely to exhaust their regular benefits, and refer them to reemployment services to promote a faster transition to new employment. In November 1994, the Michigan Employment Security Commission (MESC) began profiling new UI claimants with technical assistance from the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Since WPRS profiling was introduced in Michigan much has changed, but the same model …


Employment And Training Policy In The United States During The Economic Crisis, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Employment And Training Policy In The United States During The Economic Crisis, Christopher J. O'Leary, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

This paper examines labor market conditions and public employment policies in the United States during what some are calling the Great Recession. We document the dramatic labor market changes that rapidly unfolded when the rate of gross domestic product growth turned negative, from the end of 2007 through early 2009. The paper reviews the resulting stress on labor market support programs and the broad federal response. That response came through modifications to existing programs and the introduction of new mechanisms to help Americans cope with job loss and protracted unemployment. The particular focus is on federally supported public programs for …


Design Of The Wprs System And Evaluation In Michigan, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary Jan 2015

Design Of The Wprs System And Evaluation In Michigan, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Where Have All The Michigan Auto Jobs Gone?, Randall W. Eberts, George A. Erickcek Jan 2015

Where Have All The Michigan Auto Jobs Gone?, Randall W. Eberts, George A. Erickcek

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Building More And Better Jobs: Lessons From The United States, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Building More And Better Jobs: Lessons From The United States, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


A Process Analysis Of The Worker Profiling And Reemployment Services (Wprs) System In Michigan, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary Jan 2015

A Process Analysis Of The Worker Profiling And Reemployment Services (Wprs) System In Michigan, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


How Local Workforce Investment Boards Can Help Support Job Creation, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

How Local Workforce Investment Boards Can Help Support Job Creation, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


The Response Of The U.S. Workforce System To The Needs Of Workers During The Current Recession, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

The Response Of The U.S. Workforce System To The Needs Of Workers During The Current Recession, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


Design Of The Worker Profiling And Reemployment Services System And Evaluation In Michigan, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary Jan 2015

Design Of The Worker Profiling And Reemployment Services System And Evaluation In Michigan, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary

Randall W. Eberts

The Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993, Public Law 103-152, require each state employment security agency to implement a Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS) system. WPRS systems are intended to identify unemployment insurance beneficiaries who are most likely to exhaust their regular benefits, and refer them quickly to reemployment services to speed the transition to new employment. This brief paper was prepared for a national colloquium on WPRS held June 11-14, 1996 in Atlanta. The paper summarizes work done by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research for the State of Michigan to design and implement a UI profiling model, …


Setting And Adjusting Performance Goal Targets, Gloria Salas-Kos, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

Setting And Adjusting Performance Goal Targets, Gloria Salas-Kos, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


"Targeting Employment Services" Conference, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary, Stephen A. Wandner Jan 2015

"Targeting Employment Services" Conference, Randall W. Eberts, Christopher J. O'Leary, Stephen A. Wandner

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


The Upjohn Institute Celebrates 60 Years, Randall W. Eberts Jan 2015

The Upjohn Institute Celebrates 60 Years, Randall W. Eberts

Randall W. Eberts

No abstract provided.


A Methodology For Setting State And Local Regression-Adjusted Performance Targets For Workforce Investment Act Programs, Randall W. Eberts, Wei-Jang Huang, Jing Cai Jan 2015

A Methodology For Setting State And Local Regression-Adjusted Performance Targets For Workforce Investment Act Programs, Randall W. Eberts, Wei-Jang Huang, Jing Cai

Randall W. Eberts

Beginning with PY2009, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) adopted a regression-adjusted approach for setting national targets for several federal workforce development programs, including WIA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs. Prior to that time, national targets were based on past performance and the desire to encourage continuous improvement in the workforce programs. The continuous improvement approach typically increased target levels from year to year without a systematic way of accounting for changes in economic conditions or the ability to meet previous targets. The onset of the 2007–2009 recession drew into question this practice, and the …