This section sheds light on some of the important context around the employment and wage disparities presented above, including educational attainment, criminal background, family composition, years of work experience, number of employers, prior occupation, age, and limited English skills. Because each of these factors can influence the type and quality of employment that participants find, this context can suggest some partial explanations for existing disparities.
Criminal background at time of enrollment in workforce system programs.
Marital and parent status of participants in workforce system programs.
Number of years worked by participants, in the decade prior to enrolling in a workforce system program.
Number of employers participants worked for, in the decade prior to enrolling in workforce system programs.
Age at time of enrollment in a workforce system program.
