1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov August 31, 2020Federal Youth Employment and Job Training ProgramsBackground and Context Congress has had a long-standing interest in ensuring that young people successfully make the transition to adulthood as skilled workers and taxpayers. Since the 1930s, federal emp
2、loyment and job training programs have been targeted to low-income and other youth with barriers to employment. The earliest programs focused on employing idle young men by engaging them in public infrastructure and related projects. More contemporary programs have provided support to young people t
3、hrough job training, educational services, and social services. Poor labor market outcomes among youth, particularly those who are low income or have barriers to employment, have not been fully explored in the research literature. Some studies have found that, on average, early youth unemployment ha
4、s serious negative effects on future income and types of jobs they could obtain but not as strong of effects on future employment. Although the labor force situation improved for youth ages 16 to 24 following the 2007-2009 Great Recession, their employment prospects have diminished in the current re
