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Are you looking to identify employment programs and
strategies that get results for the jobseekers you serve?

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We can help! We’re the Pathways
to Work Evidence Clearinghouse.

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Pathways to Work is a comprehensive, easy-to-use resource

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that shares rigorous evidence on what works to improve
employment outcomes for people with low incomes.

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What exactly is rigorous evidence?

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Pathways to Work defines rigorous evidence as research that
accurately measures the impact of employment-focused programs.

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What’s the process for identifying this research?

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First, the Pathways to Work team identifies
studies about employment-focused

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programs that meet the established inclusion criteria.

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By conducting a thorough search for these studies, we’re
able to determine the extent of the existing evidence.

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Next, we review each study to determine
how rigorously it was conducted

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and then assign the study a quality
rating based on objective criteria.

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A high rating indicates that the study’s findings
accurately measure the program’s impact.

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A moderate rating indicates that the study’s findings
somewhat accurately measure the program’s impact,

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but other factors the study didn’t account
for might have contributed to the findings.

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A low rating indicates that the study may not
have accurately measured the program’s impact;

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other factors likely influenced the findings.

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After assessing the quality of a study,
how does the Pathways to Work team

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rate the effectiveness of the employment-focused
program that the study is about?

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We assign each program an effectiveness
rating based on the study quality

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and how strongly the evidence indicates that the
program will improve each of four types of outcomes–

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employment, earnings, education, and public benefits
receipt–if implemented again in a similar context.

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So, what do the effectiveness ratings mean?
Let’s go through the six ratings:

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Well-supported: There is strong and
consistent evidence that the program

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improves a given outcome type,
such as increasing earnings.

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Supported: There is some evidence that
the program improves a given outcome.

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Not supported: There is strong and consistent evidence
that the program is unlikely to improve a given outcome.

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Mixed support: There is some evidence that
the program improves a given outcome,

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and other evidence that the
program worsens that outcome.

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Insufficient evidence to assess support:

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There is some evidence of the program’s effect on a
given outcome, but not enough to assign a rating.

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Cannot assess support: There is currently no reliable
evidence on the program’s effect on a given outcome;

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further research on the program is necessary.

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To learn more about how the Pathways
to Work team evaluates the research

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and supports evidence-based decision-making,
visit pathwaystowork.acf.gov.