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Profile Of Central City Milwaukee Labor Force Participants: Fall 1993 Household Survey, Lois M. Quinn, Linda Hawkins
Profile Of Central City Milwaukee Labor Force Participants: Fall 1993 Household Survey, Lois M. Quinn, Linda Hawkins
ETI Publications
Adults in 487 Milwaukee households were interviewed in late Fall of 1993 to solicit information on central city residents employed or seeking jobs, the education and training background of workers and job seekers, perceived barriers to employment, and the availability of health insurance for Milwaukee families. The survey was conducted in English and in Spanish. The labor force status of central city residents, rather than a fixed condition of permanent employment or unemployment, represents a highly fluid situation. About a fourth of employed men and women (ages 18-59) were working in temporary or part-time jobs. Desire for better pay, advancement, …
Survey Of Job Openings In The Milwaukee Metropolitan Area: Week Of May 24, 1993, John Pawasarat
Survey Of Job Openings In The Milwaukee Metropolitan Area: Week Of May 24, 1993, John Pawasarat
ETI Publications
To address the need for information on local labor market needs, the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage Commission, Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee joined together in a unique partnership effort to survey businesses in the metropolitan area and to improve planning for employment of Milwaukee residents. This study summarizes the project's Establishment Survey of Job Openings detailing the types of jobs available at a point-in-time in the metropolitan area by industry, location, full or part-time status and level of fringe benefits. The 11,870 full-time job openings available the week …
Wisconsin Welfare Employment Experiments: An Evaluation Of The Wejt And Cwep Programs (1993), John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
Wisconsin Welfare Employment Experiments: An Evaluation Of The Wejt And Cwep Programs (1993), John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
ETI Publications
In 1986 the Wisconsin Legislature authorized the Department of Health and Social Services to implement pilot programs to test the effectiveness of two approaches aimed at reducing AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) dependency and increasing the economic self-sufficiency of Wisconsin families. Two types of county level programs were established: a Work Experience and Job Training program (WEJT) to test the effectiveness of a “workfare” requirement combined with an extensive array of services, and a "workfare" program (called the Community Work Experience Program, CWEP) which would require county AFDC recipients to participate in unpaid community service jobs. The Employment …