workforce Publications

Earning While Learning: Maintaining Income While Upgrading Skills (January 2004)
With the series Advancement for Low-Wage Workers, JFF seeks to elevate discussion of this critical issue within and outside the workforce field. These occa... read more
Workforce Intermediaries and Their Roles in Promoting Advancement (January 2004)
With the series Advancement for Low-Wage Workers, JFF seeks to elevate discussion of this critical issue within and outside the workforce field. These occa... read more
Employer Use of the Publicly Funded Workforce Development System: Perceptions of What’s Working and What’s Not, and Recommendations for Improvement (December 2003)
The Workforce Investment Act, enacted in 1998, recognizes that success for job seekers requires a workforce development system that places a high priority on re... read more
Continued Commitment to Opportunity in Tough Times: State Strategies to Promote Advancement for Low-Wage Workers In a Difficult Economic Environment (December 2003)
Addressing the topic of advancement for low-wage workers in today’s economy, Jack Mills of JFF spoke to the National Governors Association Workforce Devel... read more
Workforce Intermediaries: Generating Benefits for Employers and Workers (November 2003)
Workforce Intermediaries: Generating Benefits for Employers and Workers summarizes the collective work of the Partnership for Employer-Employee Responsive Syst... read more
WINs Announcement of New Project Sites to Help Boost Skills and Job Prospects Through Employer Involvement: Background Information (October 2003)
In October 2003, Workforce Innovation Networks—WINs—announced a major expansion, with the addition of 15 organizations that are both actively engagi... read more
Getting Ahead: A Survey of Low-Wage Workers On Opportunities for Advancement (September 2003)
According to a national survey of low-wage workers commissioned by Jobs for the Future, seven in ten workers who earn less than 200 percent of the federal pover... read more
Retention and Advancement in the Retail Industry: A Career Ladder Approach (August 2003)
With funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, JFF and the Business for Social Responsibility Education Fund collaborated in a project to help employers develop ... read more
State Financing Declines for Job Training: Need for Federal Funding Increases (July 2003)
At the same time as federal funding for job training is in decline, fiscal challenges are forcing states to reduce funding for significant numbers of state-fina... read more
Changing Labor Markets: A Systems Approach to Reform (April 2003)
Even as the economy has cooled, pressure to address problems with U.S. labor markets continues. In many businesses, for instance, many people are approaching re... read more