In recent years we have seen an increase in the amount of statistics in society describing different phenomena based on so called Big Data. The term Big Data is used for a variety of data as explained in the report, many of them characterized not just by their large volume, but also by their...

Finds that most WtW grantees, except recently funded ones, are now delivering services, but restrictive eligibility rules still in effect in late 1999 continue to impede enrollment. Despite low enrollment, grantees have moved expeditiously to place WtW participants in work activities. To date,...

This two-page issue brief summarizes a concept originally proposed under the Back to Work Incentives Act (and subsequently included in the President's fiscal year 2005 budget) to give unemployed workers greater incentives and access to services to help them make a quick return to work. Targeted...

According to findings from a new study, job seekers in the United States could realize potential net benefits over 20 years of approximately $41,000 per person if local workforce training agencies implemented programs that combine higher, more flexible individual limits for expenditures on...

This two-page issue brief summarizes a concept originally proposed under the Back to Work Incentives Act (and subsequently included in the President's fiscal year 2005 budget) to give unemployed workers greater incentives and access to services to help them make a quick return to work. Targeted...