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2012

• Labor market drilldowns for the Milwaukee Area Workforce investment Board (MAWIB): January 2012

2011

• Analysis of Milwaukee Births: Diversity and Concentration

• Vital Signs Indicators of Economic Need in Metro Milwaukee

• Labor market drilldowns for MAWIB (page one): December 2011 | November 2011 | October 2011 | September 2011 | August 2011 | July 2011 | June 2011 | May 2011 | April 2011 | March 2011 | Feb 2011 | Jan 2011

• Earned Income Tax Credits to 66,000 Employed Families in Milwaukee County during the Economic Recession

2010

• Inner City Milwaukee Single Parents Continue Working during Recession, Earnings Remain Low

• Working Paper on Poverty and the Recession

• They Built Our Community: Relief Work during the Great Depression

• Indicators of Economic Need in the Milwaukee Metro Area: July 2010 Update
  • Indicators of Economic Need in Milwaukee County
  • Indicators of Economic Need in Ozaukee County
  • Indicators of Economic Need in Washington County
  • Indicators of Economic Need in Waukesha County

• Third Year Evaluation of the Center for Driver's License Recovery and Employability

• Losing Ground: 2010 Report Card on Apprentices in the Construction Trades
  A Collaborative Report with the NAACP Milwaukee Branch

• Understanding the UI Population in Milwaukee County
  • 3-Page UI Workforce Summary

• Technical Assistance Guide: Job Descriptions and Skills Required for Public Service/Transitional Jobs, Defining and Measuring Basic Workplace Skills

• Labor market drilldowns for MAWIB (page one): Dec 2010 | Nov 2010 | Oct 2010 | Sept 2010 | Aug 2010 | July 2010 | June 2010 | May 2010 | April 2010 | March 2010 | Feb 2010 | Jan 2010

2009

• Drilldown on African American Male Unemployment and Workforce Needs
  • 2-Page Black Male Drilldown Summary

• Understanding the Unemployed Workforce in Milwaukee County
  • 2-Page UI Drilldown Summary

• Health Occupation Drilldowns for Milwaukee County
  • 2-Page Health Occupations Drilldown Summary

• Ex-Offender Populations in Milwaukee County
  • 2-Page Prison Study Summary

• Occupational Shifts in Private Industry in the Milwaukee Metro Area
  • 2-Page Private Sector Jobs Summary

• Socio-Economic Analysis of Neighborhood Issues Facing Milwaukee Public Schools Students and Their Families
  
  • Research Brief for the MPS Division of Research and Assessment (in PDF)
  • State of the Central City (in PDF)
  • Socio-Economic Analysis of Zip Code 53204
  • Socio-Economic Analysis of Zip Code 53205
  • Socio-Economic Analysis of Zip Code 53206
  • Socio-Economic Analysis of Zip Code 53208
  • Socio-Economic Analysis of Zip Code 53210
  • Socio-Economic Analysis of Zip Code 53212
  • Socio-Economic Analysis of Zip Code 53216
  • Socio-Economic Analysis of Zip Code 53218
  • Socio-Economic Analysis of Zip Code 53233

• Survey of Job Openings in the 7 Counties of Southeastern Wisconsin: Week of May 25, 2009
  
  • Presentation for the Regional Workforce Alliance (presentation in PDF)
  • Training presentation for Tri-County Staff Development for Racine, Kenosha, Walworth counties (presentation in PDF)
  • 1-Page Job Openings Drilldown Summary for the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board

• Children Most Impacted by the Economic Recession

• Labor market drilldowns for the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (page one): Dec 2009 | Nov 2009 | Oct 2009 | Sept 2009 | Aug 2009 | July 2009 | June 2009 | May 2009 | Apr 2009 | March 2009 | Feb 2009

• Second Year Evaluation of the Center for Driver's License Recovery & Employability

• Report Card on Apprentices by Construction Trades: A Two-Year Progress Report

• Report Card on African American and Minority Participation in Construction Trade Apprenticeships in the Milwaukee Area: A Two-Year Progress Report

• Assessing Demand and Training for Welders in the Southeast Wisconsin Region

• Learning About the Welding Job Market in the Southeast Wisconsin Region

• Assessment of 2007 Client Outcomes for the Center for Driver's License Recovery & Employability

• Survey of Job Openings in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area: Week of October 20, 2003, summary.

• Planning Document for Employers: Changing Demographics of the Milwaukee Metro Labor Force

• Analysis of Child Care Survey and Vendor Participation Patterns in the Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program Operating in Southeastern Wisconsin

• Racial Integration in Urban America: A Block Level Analysis of African American and White Housing Patterns

• Maps of African American and White Populations in 100 Metro Areas

2002

• An Institutional History of the GED by Lois M. Quinn

• Survey of Job Openings in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area: Week of October 21, 2002, summary.

• ## The Child Care Costs of Engaging the Welfare Population in Work: The Milwaukee Experience

• Addressing Barriers to Employment: Increasing Child Care Rates and the Rate Setting Process Under the Wisconsin Shares Program

• Child Care for the Working Poor: The Milwaukee Experience

• Addressing Barriers to Employment: Findings from the National Survey of America's Families for Milwaukee County Families with Preschool Children, 1997 and 1999

• Barriers to Employment: NSAF Findings on Preschool Children, Mothers' Employment Status and Child Care Choices

• Use of Refund Anticipation Loans by Earned Income Tax Credit Filers in Central City Milwaukee Neighborhoods

• Exposing Urban Legends: The Real Purchasing Power of Central City Neighborhoods, prepared for The Brookings Institution.

• Tracking the Progress of Welfare Reform Quickly: A Model for Measuring Neighborhood Health and Change, prepared for The Brookings Institution.

• Job Openings in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area: Week of October 15, 2001 , summary.

• Purchasing Power of Milwaukee Commercial Districts

• Confronting Anti-Urban Marketing Stereotypes: A Milwaukee Economic Development Challenge

• Economic Status of Milwaukee County Children in the Year 2000

• Longitudinal Follow-Up Study of Milwaukee Public School Students Graduating from MATC

• Longitudinal Follow-Up Study of Milwaukee Public School Students Graduating from UWM

• ## Employment and Education Experiences of MPS Graduates: Class of 1999

2000

Note: ## Reprints, which are scanned copies of printed reports, are larger in size and saved as PDF files.

• Job Openings in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area: Week of May 15, 2000 , summary.

• Economic Status of Milwaukee County Children in 1999

• ## UWM and the Wisconsin Economy

• MATC Advantages for Filling Demand for High School/High Tech Workers

• Usage of the Earned Income Tax Credit by Employed Families in Milwaukee County

• Removing Transportation Barriers to Employment: The Impact of Driver's License Suspension Policies on Milwaukee County Teens

• Analysis of Food Stamp and Medical Assistance Caseload Reductions in Milwaukee County: 1995-1999

1999

• Employment and Economic Well-Being of Families in Central City Milwaukee Neighborhoods (9 volumes, see current editions)

• ## Thinking About the Future: Job Opportunities in the Milwaukee Labor Market | curriculum ideas | SCANS form | Hmong translation

• # Thinking About the Future: High Demand Jobs in Technical Fields Requiring 1-2 Years of College | curriculum ideas

• ## Thinking About the Future: Expanding Career Opportunities for University Graduates | curriculum ideas

• School to Work/Career Planning Student Website and Teacher Curriculum Guide

• Impact of Welfare Reform on Child Care Subsidies in Milwaukee County: 1996-1999

• Job Openings in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area: Week of May 17, 1999

• State of Milwaukee's Children in 1998: Family Income/Economic Support Report

1998

• Surveying Job Vacancies in Local Labor Markets: A How-To Manual, prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor.

• Employment Patterns of Larger Milwaukee Area Companies: Occupational Shifts, Job Expansion and Progress Toward Diversity .

• ## Removing Transportation Barriers to Employment: Assessing Driver's License and Vehicle Ownership Patterns of Low- Income Populations , or brief summary.

• Removing Barriers to Employment: The Child Care-Jobs Equation , summary.

1997

• Employment and Earnings of Milwaukee County Single Parent AFDC Families: Establishing Benchmarks for Measuring Employment Outcomes Under "W-2" , summary.

• ## Project Get Started: Comprehensive Assessment of 1,551 Mothers with Infants on AFDC, a project of Milwaukee Area Technical College (1997).

• The Employer Perspective: Jobs Held by the Milwaukee County Single Parent Population: January 1996-March 1997 , summary.

• ## Initial Findings on Mobility and Employment of Public Assistance Recipients in Milwaukee County and Factors Relating to Changes in W-2 Regions Over Time .

• ## Employment and Training Needs of Central City Milwaukee Workers, a survey of 518 innercity Milwaukee households in December 1996 | or Summary in html.

• ## Replacing Welfare With Work in the WPA: The Handicraft Project That Made Milwaukee Famous, 28th Annual Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture, Lois Quinn.

1996

• Child Care Needs of Low- Income Employed Parents in Milwaukee County Under W-2 , summary.

• ## Financial Impact of W-2 and Related Welfare Reform Initiatives on Milwaukee County AFDC Cases. Identification of AFDC cases (including employed families) likely to leave AFDC prior to the implementation of "W-2."

1995

• ## Analysis of Milwaukee County JTPA Title IIA Participants: 1988-1994.

• Demographics of Milwaukee County Populations Expected to Work Under Proposed Welfare Reform, summary.

• Integrating Milwaukee County AFDC Recipients into the Local Labor Market, summary.

• ## Concentration of Children in Poverty in Milwaukee County Neighborhoods.

• Survey of Central City Milwaukee Job Seekers: Fall 1995, summary.

1994

• Toward Full Utilization of the Milwaukee Area Labor Force: A Planning Guide for Employers , summary.

• ## History of Jobs for Workers on Relief in Milwaukee County, 1930-1994

• Linking Job Seekers to Available Job Openings: A Survey of Central City Milwaukee Workers: Fall 1994, summary.

1980-1993

• Profile of Central City Milwaukee Labor Force Participants: Fall 1993 Household Survey, summary.

• Wisconsin Welfare Employment Experiments: An Evaluation of the WEJT and CWEP Programs (1993). Full report (scanned) is available in PDF in parts -- Executive Summary, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Part 5, Part 6, Part 7. The full report (201 pages, 12 mb) is posted. See also the summary in html.

• ## Evaluation of the Impact of Wisconsin's Learnfare Experiment on the School Attendance of Teenagers Receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (1992). See also the summary in html .

• ##The Labor Market Experience of Young African American Men from Low-Income Families in Wisconsin (1992) in PDF -- Executive Summary, Rose paper, Edari paper. See also the summary in html .

• ## Identifying Milwaukee Youth in Critical Need of Intervention: Lessons from the Past, Measures for the Future (1991).

• ## Report to the Wisconsin Legislature on the Learnfare Evaluation (1991). See also the summary in html.

• ## Interim Report to the Wisconsin Legislature on Wisconsin Welfare Employment Programs summary, (1991).

  ## Impact of Learnfare on Milwaukee County Social Service Clients (1990). See also the summary in html.

• ## Milwaukee County Planning Guide for Education and Employment (1988).

• ## Admissions Requirements of the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical and Adult Education System:
  Admissions Tests, High School Coursework, and Reading and Math Requirements for Each Program (1985).

• ## Technical Assistance Guide for Implementing Youth Employment Competency Programs (1984).

• ## Educational Follow-Up Study of Juveniles Released from Ethan Allen and Lincoln Hills (1982).

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