
Study design
Design:
Study group formation:
Time period of study:
Primary outcome domains examined:
Increase short-term earnings, Increase long-term earnings, Increase short-term employment, Increase long-term employment, Decrease short-term benefit receipt, Decrease long-term benefit receiptOther outcome domains examined:
NoneStudy funded by:
Results
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Outcome domain | Measure | Timing | Study quality by finding | Impact | Units | Findings | Sample size |
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Increase short-term earnings | Quarterly earnings | Quarter 6 |
High ![]() |
106.00 | 1996 dollars |
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4,015 |
Increase long-term earnings | Quarterly earnings | Quarter 10 |
High ![]() |
51.00 | 1997 dollars |
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3,527 |
Increase short-term employment | Ever employed, quarterly | Quarter 6 |
High ![]() |
1.00 | percentage points |
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4,015 |
Increase long-term employment | Ever employed, quarterly | Quarter 10 |
High ![]() |
0.20 | percentage points |
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3,527 |
Decrease short-term benefit receipt | Amount of UI payments, annual | Year 1 |
High ![]() |
-38.00 | 1996 dollars |
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4,023 |
Decrease long-term benefit receipt | Amount of UI payments, annual | Year 2 |
High ![]() |
15.00 | 1997 dollars |
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4,023 |
High
Moderate
The findings quality describe our confidence that a given study’s finding is because of the intervention. We do not display findings that rate low.
A moderate-to-large favorable finding that is unlikely to be due to chance
A moderate-to-large favorable finding that might to be due to chance
A small favorable finding that is unlikely to be due to chance
A small favorable finding that might be due to chance
A favorable finding that is unlikely to be due to chance, but we cannot determine the standardized effect size
A favorable finding that might be due to chance, but we cannot determine the standardized effect size
A moderate-to-large unfavorable finding that is unlikely to be due to chance
A moderate-to-large unfavorable finding that might to be due to chance
A small unfavorable finding that is unlikely to be due to chance
A small unfavorable finding that might be due to chance
An unfavorable finding that is unlikely to be due to chance, but we cannot determine the standardized effect size
An unfavorable finding that might be due to chance, but we cannot determine the standardized effect size
A finding that is unlikely to be due to chance, but we cannot determine the standardized effect size or direction
A finding of no effect that might be due to chance
Sample characteristics
UI claimants eligible for the demonstration in the District of Columbia were slightly more likely to be female (55 percent) than male (45 percent), and the majority of participants were Black (83 percent). At the start of the study, 15 percent of participants did not have a high school diploma. Before the study, 59 percent had been employed in clerical or sales occupations, and 62 percent had been employed in their previous job for fewer than three years.
Age
Mean age | 38 years |
Sex
Female | 55% |
Male | 46% |
Participant race and ethnicity
Black or African American | 83% |
White | 10% |
Hispanic or Latino of any race | 5% |
The race and ethnicity categories may sum to more than 100 percent if the authors reported race and ethnicity separately; in these cases, we report the category White, rather than White, not Hispanic.
Participant employment and public benefit status
Were unemployed | 100% |
Participant education
Had some postsecondary education | 30% |
Had a high school diploma or GED | 85% |
Did not have a high school diploma or GED | 15% |
Intervention implementation
Implementing organization:
Program history:
Intervention services:
Mandatory services:
Comparison services:
Service receipt duration:
Intervention funding:
Cost information:
These figures are based on cost information reported by study authors. The Pathways Clearinghouse converted that information to a single amount expressed in 2018 dollars; for details, see the FAQ. This information is not an official price tag or guarantee.
Study publications
Decker, Paul T., Lance Freeman, and Daniel H. Klepinger (1999). Assisting unemployment insurance claimants: The one-year impacts of the Job Search Assistance Demonstration, Washington, DC: Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
Decker, Paul, Robert Olsen, Lance Freeman, and Daniel Klepinger (2000). Assisting unemployment insurance claimants: The long-term impacts of the Job Search Assistance Demonstration, Washington, DC: Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Available at https://wdr.doleta.gov/owsdrr/00-2/00-02.pdf.
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