Research - Workforce Development

Workforce Development

2013

• 2012 Community Impact Report Travis County
• 2012 Early Childhood Education Assessment Conference Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources
• Austin Economic Study Austin Technology Council
• Bridges to Better Jobs: How Texas Can Equip Texas Adults For Good Careers Center for Public Policy Priorities
• Core Principles for Transforming Remedial Education: A Joint Statement Complete College America
• Draft Strategic and Operational Plan Capital Area Workforce Development Board
• Exploring the Digitial Nation: Computer and Internet Use at Home U.S. Department of Commerce
• StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Institute for Community Inclusion
• Taking Stock: Rural People, Poverty, and Housing in the 21st Century Housing Assistance Council

2012

• Challenges of Adult Students in Community College Capital Idea
• Courses to Employment: Partnering to Create Paths to Education and Careers The Aspen Institute, Workforce Strategies Initiative
• Survey of Texas Hispanic-owned Businesses with Paid Employees Bureau of Business Research IC2 Institute at the University of Texas at Austin
• The Condition of College and Career Readiness - 2011 ACT
• The Credential Differential: The Public Return to Increasing Postsecondary Credential Attainment CLASP
• The Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands? Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
• Where the Jobs Are: Employer Access to Labor by Transit - Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area Profile Brookings Institution: Metropolitan Policy Program

2011

• Building Economic Security in America's Cities: New Municipal Strategies for Asset Building and Financial Empowerment The Corporation for Enterprise Development
• Central Texas Student Futures Project: Presentation to the Ready by 21 Coalition University of Texas at Austin - Ray Marshall Center
• The Class of 2011: Young Workers Face a Dire Labor Market without a Safety Net Economic Policy Institute
• The Condition of College and Career Readiness - 2011 ACT
• The Credential Differential: The Public Return to Increasing Postsecondary Credential Attainment CLASP
• Crisis Point: Mental Health Workforce Shortages in Texas Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Methodist Healthcare Ministries
• Data Points 2011: Year in Review Capital Area Council of Governments
• Diversity and Change: Asian American and Pacific Islander Workers Center for Economic and Policy Research
• House Price Index: Top 100 Metros Urban Institute
• Implementing Graduation Counts: State Progress to Date 2010 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
• Living Below the Line: Economic Insecurity and America's Families Wider Opportunities for Women
• Pathways To Prosperity Project Harvard Graduate School of Education
• Policy Track: An Interactive Look at the U. S. Labor Market Economic Policy Institute
• Poor, Pregnant, and Fired: Caregiver Discrimination Against Low-Wage Workers Center for WorkLife Law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
• Ready or Not?: Assessing Kindergarten Readiness in Central Texas E3 Alliance
• The Role of Affordable Housing in Creating Jobs and Stimulating Local Economic Development Center for Housing Policy
• StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes University of Massachusetts Boston: Institute for Community Inclusion, StateData.info, State Employment Leadership Network
• Reports on America: First Results from the 2010 Census Population Reference Bureau
• Workforce at Austin Community College Austin Community College

2010

• The Blueprint for Educational Change: 2010 Leaders Summit Report E3 Alliance
• Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Ending the High School Dropout Epidemic Civic Enterprises; Everyone Graduates Center at John Hopkins University; America's Promise Alliance
• Central Texas 2040 Capital Area Council of Governments
• Diploma Attainment Among Teen Mothers Child Trends
• Evaluating Local Workforce Investments: Results for Short- and Long-Term Training in Austin Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas
• Findings from the 2010 Senior Surveys University of Texas at Austin - Ray Marshall Center
• Graduate Employment Gap: Students of Color Losing Ground Economic Policy Institute
• High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates: Better Data, Better Measures, Better Decisions Committee for Improved Measurement of High School Dropout and Completion Rates, National Research Council and National Academy of Education
• The Impact of the 2007–09 Recession on Workers with Disabilities Monthly Labor Review Online
• Jobs and Economic Security for Women National Economic Council
• The Kids Aren't Alright: A Labor Market Analysis of Young Workers Economic Policy Institute
• Literacy in Central Texas: A Snapshot of Conditions - Part 1: The Need for Adult Education Services Literacy Coalition of Central Texas
• Member Survey: Desired Professional Skills – Conducted for E3 Alliance Austin Human Resource Management Association
• National Economic Update Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• A One-Year Anniversary Report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: How ARRA Created Jobs in Texas Center for Public Policy Priorities
• Regional Economic Update Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• State of the Workforce: Austin-Round Rock MSA, 2010 Workforce Solutions Capital Area, Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area
• State of the Workforce: Austin-Round Rock Workforce Solutions - Capital Area, Workforce Solutions - Rural Capital Area, Capital Area Council of Governments
• Texas Challenges: Building Our Health Workforce for 2014 and Beyond The University of Texas Medical Branch
• Texas Nonprofit Employment Update John Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies & OneStar Foundation: Texas Center for Social Impact
• The Three Faces of Work-Family Conflict: The Poor, the Professionals, and the Missing Middle Center for American Progress, UC Hastings College of Law

2009

• 2009 State of the Region Capital Area Council of Governments
• The 2008 Austin Community College Progress Report Austin Chamber
• The ABCD's of Texas Education: Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Reducing the Dropout Rate Texas A&M University - The Bush School of Government and Public Service
• Achieving Graduation for All: A Governor's Guide to Dropout Prevention and Recovery NGA Center for Best Practices
• Building a High-Quality Education Workforce: A Governor’s Guide to Human Capital Development National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
• Changing the Fortunes of America's Workforce: A Human Capital Challenge McKinsey Global Institute
• College Pays Dividends – More so in Texas than U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• A Developmental Perspective on Workplace Readiness: Preparing High School Students for Success Child Trends
• Education and Work After High School: Findings from Multi-Methods Research in Central Texas Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources
• Educational Attainment, "Brain Drain," and Self-Employment: Examining the Interstate Mobility of Baccalaureate Graduates, 1993-2003 Office of Advocacy - U.S. Small Business Administration
• Expanding Access to Education: Workforce Trends in the U.S. and Texas Capital Area Council of Governments
• Findings from 2008 Senior Surveys Central Texas Student Futures Project
• Labor Market Globalization in the Recession and Beyond Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• Outcomes One Year Later: An Update on the Graduating Class of 2006 Central Texas Student Futures Project
• The Price of Persistance: Barriers to Post Secondary Success for Low Income and First-Generation Students College Forward
• The State of Working Texas 2009 Center for Public Policy Priorities
• Texas in Boom: Did the Growth Help Working Families Get Ahead? Center for Public Policy Priorities
• U.S. Regional Population Losses Linked to High Unemployment Population Reference Bureau
• Youth who are “Disconnected” and Those who then Reconnect: Assessing the Influence of Family, Programs, Peers and Communities Child Trends

2008

• 2008 Central Texas Education Profile E3 Alliance
• ACC: Expanding Access for Traditionally Underserved Populations Austin Community College
• Central Texas Workforce Education Summit: Presentations on Work & Literacy Literacy Coalition of Central Texas
• Community Impact Report Travis County Health and Human Services & Veteran Services Department – Research and Planning Division
• Contributions to Closing the Gaps: A Presentation to the CAN Resource Council St. Edwards University
• Early Learning Matters: A Presentation to the CAN Community Council City of Austin, Travis County and United Way Capital Area, CAN Early Childhood Issue Area Group
• Employer Behavioral Risk Survey Disability Management Employer Coalition
• Envision Central Texas Presentation: What is Happening in Central Texas, How Has the World Changed, and What Can We Expect in the Future Envision Central Texas
• Mental Health Workforce Development Initiatives Presentation: Models for Future Action Dialogues on Behavioral Health Conference
• Small Business Profile: Texas U.S. Small Business Administration
• Spotlight on Statistics: Older Workers U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Institute for Community Inclusion
• Survey of Employer Perspectives on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities United States Department of Labor – Office of Disability Employment Policy
• Transitioning Youth with Mental Health Needs to Meaningful Employment and Independent Living National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth
• Travis County Auditor’s Office Economic Outlook Travis County Health and Human Services & Veteran Services Department – Research and Planning Division
• U.S. Instability on the Margins Population Reference Bureau
• Workforce Investment Act Employment Outcomes and Trends Institute for Community Inclusion

2007

• Disability and Occupation Institute for Community Inclusion
• National Day and Employment Service Trends in Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD) Agencies Institute for Community Inclusion
• Small Business Profile: Texas U.S. Small Business Administration
• Texas State Government Effectiveness and Efficiency: Selected Issues and Recommendations Legislative Budget Board

2006

• Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis: Austin-Round Rock, TX U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Undated

• Community Education Progress Reports Austin Chamber of Commerce, Local School Districts
• Daily Polls: Jobs Gallup
• Digest of Education Statistics National Center for Education Statistics
• National Educational Attainment by Earnings and Unemployment Rate U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Quarterly Workforce Indicators – State of Texas Metro Reports: Longitudinal Employer-Household Demographics Texas Workforce Commission - Labor Market and Career Information Division
• Successful Corporate Approaches to Addressing Mental Health in the Workplace Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
• Texas Workforce Commission Dashboard Indicators Module Texas Workforce Commission