For many TANF recipients living with disabilities, the path to self-sufficiency is encumbered by personal and family … challenges that interfere with steady employment. Recognizing that these TANF recipients may require more intensive support than … is available through traditional employment programs, some agencies have increased the intensity and/or types of supports …

Assessment is often the first step in helping TANF recipients living with a disability find and maintain employment …

Some TANF recipients may have disabilities that would qualify them for the specialized employment preparation services …

This brief profiles three programs that use difference approaches—unpaid work experience, subsidized employment, and … not been successful in finding competitive employment. …

, the end of the official recession will have little visible impact on U.S. labor markets until almost 2012. Within that … time, this paper estimates that U.S. workers will have lost over $1 trillion in wages and salaries, $150 billion more than …

-offenders of working age. Because a prison record or felony conviction greatly lowers ex-offenders’ prospects in the labor market …, we estimate that this large population lowered the total male employment rate that year by 1.5 to 1.7 percentage points …. In GDP terms, these reductions in employment cost the U.S. economy between $57 and $65 billion in lost output. …

On January 23, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its estimates for union membership in the United States in …

employment and training programs evaluate whether an incentive program could help achieve their goals. …