Improve Labor Programs & Outcomes for Participants With Systematically Reviewed Research

DOL’s CLEAR is a one-stop shop for comprehensive reviews and syntheses of labor research.

 

 

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Read reviews of studies that can help you implement programs or learn how effective they are.
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Explore our research syntheses on various labor topics, like employment and training programs.

CLEAR Highlights

Registered Apprenticeship and Work-based Learning

How do apprenticeship programs help providers, policymakers, and researchers in their daily work?

Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment

How can entrepreneurs start and run a business successfully, according to reviewed research?

Mine Safety and Health

What do we know about the effectiveness of mine health and safety interventions?

Read Recently Added Study Profiles

A comparison of Reinforcement Based Treatment (RBT)
versus RBT plus Recovery Housing (RBT RH) (Tuten et al., 2017)

The study's objective was to examine the impact of recovery housing on employment and earnings for individuals with opioid use disorders receiving Reinforcement Based Treatment (RBT).

Twelve-month employment intervention outcomes for drug-involved 
offenders (Webster et al., 2014)

The study’s objective was to examine the effects of an employment intervention tailored for drug-involved offenders on employment and earnings outcomes.

Get to Know CLEAR

This guide will help you understand our study ratings, resource types, and how to navigate CLEAR.


Our guidelines provide the criteria we use to review and rate labor-related causal studies, based on the strength of their evidence.

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CLEAR In Action

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The LA Mayor’s Office used CLEAR to better support job seekers. Learn how they used CLEAR to inform decision-making.

In Iowa:

See how the state of Iowa used CLEAR to enhance their Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program.

In Texas:

Learn how the Texas Workforce Commission has used CLEAR to develop an evidence-based approach to grant making.

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About the Chief Evaluation Office

CLEAR is a product of DOL’s Chief Evaluation Office (CEO). Visit CEO’s landing page to learn more about research and evaluation at DOL.