This Public/Private Ventures report provides results from the first random assignment evaluation of sector-focused training efforts. The authors studied three nonprofit organizations—a community-based organization focused on medical and basic office skills in Boston, a social venture focused on information technology in the Bronx, and an employer-union partnership focused on healthcare, manufacturing and construction in Milwaukee—and found that participants in these programs worked more, had higher earnings and found better jobs (as measured by hourly wages and access to benefits) than members of the control group.
Tuning In to Local Labor Markets: Findings from the Sectoral Employment Impact Study