The public employment service in the United States

Over the last decade, labour market policy in the United States has been undergoing a period of significant restructuring. In the face of welfare reform initiatives, persistent unemployment and declines in real income among some groups (particularly the less skilled), and continued economic expansio...

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Main Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development Content Provider (content provider), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Content Provider
Other Authors: Fay, Robert G., author (author), Lippoldt, Douglas, author
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris, France : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [1999]
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705086006719
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. The American Labour Market and Basic PES Structure
  • Chapter 3. Unemployment Insurance in the United States: Regular and Extended Benefits
  • Chapter 4. Job Brokering and the Development of One-Stop Centres
  • Chapter 5. Profiling Unemployed Job-Seekers: Identifying those At-Risk of Long-Term Unemployment for Early Intervention and Assistance
  • Chapter 6. Employment and Training Programmes
  • Chapter 7. Welfare Reform in Connecticut and Wisconsin
  • Chapter 8. Conclusions