Selected Public Workforce Development Programs in the United States: Lessons Learned for Older Workers

Selected Public Workforce Development Programs in the United States: Lessons Learned for Older Workers

American Association of Retired Persons

March 2015

This report provides a selective review of public workforce development programs in the United States over the past 80 years, placing special emphasis on the importance these programs have to older Americans. It discusses how the public workforce system developed, how it operates today, significant programs and target groups, common employment services and job training strategies, and what is known about program effectiveness.