Synthesis Reports

These plain-language reports summarize current evidence on important labor topics. Synthesis reports summarize the evidence based and identity gaps in current literature.

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Reemployment

Reemployment Synthesis

Findings:

  • The majority of reemployment interventions reduced weeks of benefit receipt and amount of benefits paid.
  • The reemployment interventions had varying degrees of effectiveness.
  • The Reemployment and Eligibility Assistance (REA) program boosted short-and long-term employment and earnings.
  • Job search assistance (JSA) services had favorable impacts on all outcomes examined, but employment and earnings impacts varied over time.
  • Reemployment bonuses appear to work in the short term, but their long-term effects are not known.
  • Lighter-touch interventions, such as profiling and changing employer contact requirements,yield more limited benefits.
Job search assistance and supportive services Other employment and reemployment Unemployment Insurance
Registered Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning

Registered Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning Synthesis

Findings:

  • Sectoral training and employment programs that offered specific pathways for occupational training and other career supports improved education and training outcomes, and some improved employment or earnings.
  • Subsidized and transitional employment improved employment and earnings in the short term.
  • Registered Apprenticeship (RA) improved employment and earnings, but the evidence base is small.
  • WIA training services had more favorable impacts on employment and earnings outcomes in the long term than in the short term, though these outcomes were mixed overall.
Health and Safety Employment and Training Services Employer Services Employer engagement programs Employment and Reemployment Workforce Investment Act (WIA)/Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth programs Training and Education Basic skills Capacity building programs Company required training Community college education and other classroom training Other training and education Registered apprenticeship
Opportunities for Youth

Research Synthesis: Opportunities for Youth

Findings:

  • Successful programs often involved a substantial time commitment from participating youth.
  • Many successful programs involved a job placement component or job search assistance.
  • Positive impacts tended to be realized in the short term and fade over time.
  • More information is needed on the replicability of some programs.
Youth programs