Transitional Jobs: Real Jobs, Real Wages, Real Success

Publication Date: January 2003

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

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Research Area: Labor

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

There is solid evidence that transitional jobs are moving long-term welfare recipients and other hard-to-employ adults into the workforce. On the whole, other, less intensive programs have not succeeded with this population, but transitional jobs programs' combination of work, training, and supports services has produced very positive results. Between 39 and 82 percent of people who enroll complete the program, and the majority of program graduates--81 to 94 percent--go on to find unsubsidized employment averaging $7 to $10 per hour to start.