Pathways to Employment for the Long-term Unemployed

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-01

Study Completion Date

2021-12-31

Brief Summary

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This project's aims are twofold (1) to uncover and define the underlying theories of change guiding competing active labor market programs (ALMP) in Sweden, and (2) to assess the relative effectiveness of these competing programs in a theory-based non-randomized controlled trial. The purpose is to assess the extent to which competing ALMPs are effective in moving long-term unemployed individuals (i.e. unemployed for 6 months or more) closer to the labor-market.

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Detailed Description

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Long-term unemployment has a profound impact on the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities. In addition, the effects of long-term unemployment have been found to impact subgroups differently. Today there is scant knowledge on the mechanisms that are influential in moving individuals from long-term unemployment closer to the labor market. This study is designed to answer six research questions using a variety of methods (mixed-methods) and outcome measures (self-report, official register). In addition, this study leverages official register data to construct an untreated control group. This study will assess the extent to which an emerging theory of becoming job ready holds under experimental scrutiny.

This project will engage ALMP program administrators and service providers in semi-structured interviews. A total of 6 competing ALMPs will be included in the study. The transcribed interview material will be used as a basis for program theory reconstruction. All specified program theories will be presented back to program stakeholders for validation. ALMP program effectiveness will be assessed quasi-experimentally with pre- (T1) and posttest (T2) collection of self-reported data. Additionally, official register data from the Longitudinal integrated database for health insurance and labor market studies (LISA) will be collected for all participants. In addition, a matched sample will be collected from LISA to be used as a non-treated control group on final policy outcomes (e.g., employment, salary/wage). This study also assesses program implementation and economic outcomes of competing the competing ALMPs.

Conditions

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Unemployment

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Municipal

Individual participants receiving active labor market intervention from municipal providers

Active labor market intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Behavior change intervention

Non-profit

Individual participants receiving active labor market intervention from non-profit providers

Active labor market intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Behavior change intervention

Register

Matched sample from register data, no intervention provided

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Active labor market intervention

Behavior change intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Unemployed for a period of at least 6 months, and
* 25 years old or younger, or
* born outside of Sweden, or
* 55 years old or older without higher education, or
* has a disability (physical, intellectual, neuropsychiatric, or mental) and
* receives social insurance benefits, or
* receives social welfare benefits