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Low Income and Welfare Client Priorities:

Low Income and Welfare Client Priorities: . Peter Mueser & David Stevens Presentation: August 27, 2003 U.S. Department of Labor. Overview. What are patterns of employment, earnings and TANF receipt before and after WIA participation? How do these differ by type of WIA participation?

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Low Income and Welfare Client Priorities:

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  1. Low Income and Welfare Client Priorities: Peter Mueser & David Stevens Presentation: August 27, 2003 U.S. Department of Labor ADARE Project

  2. Overview • What are patterns of employment, earnings and TANF receipt before and after WIA participation? • How do these differ by type of WIA participation? • Are there important differences across states? ADARE Project

  3. Method of Analysis • PY2000 (7/00-6/01) Adult and Dislocated Worker records are extracted from WIASRD state data files. • State Unemployment Insurance “wage record” data are matched, providing quarterly earnings in • 2 years prior to program year • program year • year following program year • State administrative data identify TANF receipt over same period. ADARE Project

  4. Method of Analysis • Employment, mean earnings, and %receiving TANF are tabulated for each quarter • States include • Florida • Georgia • Illinois • Maryland • Missouri • Texas ADARE Project

  5. Adult Employment ADARE Project

  6. Large Employment Gains Adult Employment ADARE Project

  7. Large earnings gains, especially for Training Employed Adult Earnings ADARE Project

  8. States have very similar patterns Adult Earnings (Training) By State ADARE Project

  9. PY2000 Dislocated Worker Employment ADARE Project

  10. Employment declines and recovery largest for Training participants PY2000 Dislocated Worker Employment ADARE Project

  11. Earnings recover but not fully Dislocated Worker Earnings ADARE Project

  12. Adults TANF ADARE Project

  13. TANF receipt declines, especially for Training participants Adults TANF ADARE Project

  14. Very little TANF receipt Dislocated Workers TANF ADARE Project

  15. Concluding Comments • Adults have large employment gains, whether in Core & Intensive or Training. • Adults have earnings gains, very large for Training participants. • Following losses, employment of Dislocated Workers recovers, especially for those in Training. • Earnings losses only partly recover. ADARE Project

  16. Concluding Comments (cont’d) • Adult TANF receipt declines, especially for those in Training activities. • Dislocated Workers are very unlikely to receive TANF. • Despite some interesting differences, similarities between states in basic patterns are striking. ADARE Project

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