Worker re-training and labor market outcomes: A new focus for labor research published in The Review of Black Political Economy

This analysis examines patterns of program participation and earnings and e mployment outcomes for a sample of dislocated black, Hispanic, and white ma le and female workers who participated in Title III job retraining programs , Program completion was largely unrelated to characteristics of program pa rticipants, except that black participants were the most likely to complete training. In contrast to previous studies, post-program outcomes for train ees not completing training programs were superior to those of completers. Older, less educated trainees had better earnings outcomes than their young er, better educated counterparts. No differences were found among racial-et hnic groups in likelihood of continuous earnings following program particip ation.