Employment and Skills Strategies in the United States
How to stimulate growth and support job creation are two critical challenges that
countries confront following the global financial crisis. The Local Economic and Employment
Development (LEED) Programme of the OECD has developed international cross-comparative
reviews on local job creation policies to examine the contribution of local labour
market policy to boosting quality employment. Each country review examines the capacity
of employment services and training providers to contribute to a long-term strategy
which strengthens the resiliency of the local economy, increases skills levels and
job quality. This report looks at the range of institutions and bodies involved in
workforce and skills development in two states – California and Michigan. In-depth
fieldwork focused on two local Workforce Investment Boards in each state: the Sacramento
Employment and Training Agency (SETA); the Northern Rural and Training and Employment
Consortium (NoRTEC); the Southeast Michigan Community Alliance (SEMCA); and the Great
Lakes Bay Michigan Works. The report concludes with a number of recommendations and
actions to promote job creation at the federal, state and local levels.
Published on September 18, 2014
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