                               National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies

                                                           Table 5.5

                                   Program Impacts on Employment, Based on Survey Data

                                                 Sample Program Control Difference Percentage
Site and Program                                   Size   Group   Group (Impact)   Change (%)

                                                Ever employed during two-year follow-up period (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    60.0    58.1     1.9          3.2      anysemp
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199    59.6    58.1     1.4          2.5      anysemp

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158    81.3    73.0     8.4 ***     11.5      anysemp
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158    76.5    73.0     3.6          4.9      anysemp

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678    72.1    56.2    16.0 ***     28.4      anysemp
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012    65.9    46.7    19.3 ***     41.3      anysemp
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350    56.1    46.7     9.4 ***     20.1      anysemp

Columbus Integrated                                  728    70.3    62.1     8.2 **      13.1      anysemp
Columbus Traditional                                 723    65.1    62.1     3.0          4.8      anysemp

Detroit                                              426    61.6    54.0     7.5         13.9      anysemp

Oklahoma City                                        511    78.4    70.6     7.7 **      11.0      anysemp

Portland                                             610    75.8    65.1    10.7 ***     16.5      anysemp


                                                Employed at the end of two years  (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    37.4    36.6     0.8         2.2       jobstlin
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199    36.5    36.6    -0.2        -0.4       jobstlin

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158    54.1    49.8     4.3         8.7       jobstlin
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158    48.6    49.8    -1.2        -2.4       jobstlin

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678    40.9    34.6     6.2 ***     18.0      jobstlin
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012    34.9    26.5     8.4 ***     31.7      jobstlin
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350    34.6    26.5     8.1 ***     30.5      jobstlin

Columbus Integrated                                  728    48.6    41.1     7.5 **      18.3      jobstlin
Columbus Traditional                                 723    43.9    41.1     2.8          6.9      jobstlin

Detroit                                              426    41.7    33.6     8.1 *       24.2      jobstlin

Oklahoma City                                        511    47.6    45.5     2.1          4.5      jobstlin

Portland                                             610    49.6    34.7    14.9 ***     42.8      jobstlin



