The Aspen Institute

In an effort to document and learn about the effect that sectoral employment development programs have on the income and employment opportunities of poor Americans, SEDLP’s Participant Study gathers extensive pre- and post-training information from a 732 person sample. This publication summarizes important demographic, economic, and employment characteristics that were collected during the study’s baseline survey. Preliminary post-training employment and earnings data are also presented. This series should be especially useful to: practitioners designing training programs; policy makers shaping our workforce development system; and researchers interested in learning more about innovative approaches to workforce development.