National Job Corps study: 20-year follow-up study using tax data

Job Corps stands out as the nation's largest career technical training and education program for at-risk youth between ages 16 and 24. Administered by the US Department of Labor (DOL), the program provides vocational, academic, health, and supportive services, primarily in a residential setting at Job Corps centers. The program's objective is to help disconnected youth become more responsible, employable, and productive citizens. Each year, Job Corps serves more than 60,000 youth, at a cost of more than $1.5 billion. Since 1964, the program has served more than 2.5 million participants. Betwee... Show more

Authors: Schochet, Peter Z.

Published: Washington, District of Columbia, US Department of Labor, 2018

Resource type: Government report or paper

Physical description: iv, 27 p. (report) + vi, 61 p. (appendices)

Access item: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OASP/legacy/files/Job-Corps-IRS-Report.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OASP/legacy/files/Job-Corps-IRS-Appendices.pdf

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