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Briefs

Commonwealth Corporation Research and Evaluation briefs are newsletters providing facts, figures and insights for workforce development practice and policy.  They highlight key findings from the latest research in workforce development.

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Volume 5: 2007–2008

Issue 2    The Qualitative Evaluation of ECCLI [PDF]
Issue 1    Where are the Critical Vacancies [PDF]

Volume 4: 2006–2007

Issue 10    Poverty and the Workforce [PDF]

Issue 9      The Declining Teen Labor Force [PDF]

Issue 8      The Benefits of the Workforce Training Fund [PDF]

Issue 7      Sustainable Employment: No Shortcuts to Living Wage Jobs [PDF]

Issue 6      The Links between Poverty and Disability [PDF]

Issue 5      Working with Disabilities [PDF]

Issue 4      A Snapshop of the Disability Community [PDF]

Issue 3      Immigration's Impact on the Workforce [PDF]

Issue 2      Improving Quality of Care: A Closer Look [PDF]

Issue 1      Skills Gap: Where Are the Jobs? [PDF]

Volume 3: 2005–2006

Issue 5      Employment Prospects for Teens [PDF]

Issue 4      The Cost of Labor in Massachusetts [PDF]

Issue 3      The Graying Labor Force [PDF]

Issue 2      Future Growth of the Massachusetts Labor Force [PDF]

Issue 1      The Skills Gap: Labor Supply and Demand [PDF]

Volume 2: 2004–2005

Issue 12    Vocational Rehabiliation Program Pays Off [PDF]

Issue 11    Lessons Learned from the BEST Initiative [PDF]

Issue 10    The Power of Combining Services [PDF]

Issue 9      Training Impact After Five Years [PDF]

Issue 8      Youth Left Behind in the Labor Market [PDF]

Issue 7      Training Matters: Type of Service Provider [PDF]

Issue 6      Training Matters: Gender and Service Type [PDF]

Issue 5      Higher Education Outcomes [PDF]

Issue 4      BEST Benefits: Employer Perspectives [PDF]

Issue 3      Benefits of a Sector-Based Approach [PDF]

Issue 2      Strategies for Older Youth [PDF]

Issue 1      Improving Quality of Care [PDF]

Volume 1: 2003–2004

Issue 15    Immigration and the Labor Force [PDF]
Issue 14    Moving Out of Massachusetts [PDF]
Issue 13    Training Providers in the Commonwealth [PDF]
Issue 12    Who Gets Training? [PDF]

Issue 11    Who Benefited from the 1990s Boom? [PDF]

Issue 10    Implications of our Changed Labor Force[PDF]

Issue 9      A Surge in Worker Dislocation [PDF]

Issue 8      Manufacturing: Losses and Gains [PDF]

Issue 7      Poverty in 2000 [PDF]

Issue 6      One Path to Self-Sufficiency [PDF]

Issue 5      After the Boom [PDF]

Issue 4      Training Matters [PDF]

Issue 3      A Snapshot of Massachusetts Youth [PDF]

Issue 2      Rising Unemployment [PDF]

Issue 1      Impacts of Recession [PDF]