The Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration: implementation and early impacts of the next generation of subsidized employment programs

In 2010, the US Department of Labor (DOL) held a national competition to select programs to participate in the Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration (ETJD) and its rigorous impact evaluation. The seven selected programs targeted either non-custodial parents who owed child support but were unable to pay because they were unemployed or individuals recently released from incarceration. Grantee programs were also specifically designed to address the shortcomings of previous transitional jobs programs revealed through other research. Enhancements to the seven programs fell into three general categories: (1) structural changes to the transitional job progression for program participants; (2) special support or assistance-such as short-term training in occupational skills; and (3) child support incentives to encourage participants to remain active in the program. This report presents findings from the implementation analysis and early findings from the impact analysis, at 12 months after random assignment. Show less