Climbing the Ladder?: Patterns in Employment and Earnings after Leaving Welfare

In this brief, we follow a sample of work-eligible clients who exited TCA for five years, examining how their employment and earnings changed over time. More than two in five leavers have a successful employment trajectory, meaning their employment remains high or increases over time. About three in ten leavers have positive earnings trajectories; their earnings are either substantial - that is, consistently above the federal poverty threshold for a three-person family - or they increase over time. We also examine the likelihood of returning to TCA by trajectory, finding that leavers with stable employment and continuous substantial earnings were far less likely to return to TCA.

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employment outcomes
leavers

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http://hdl.handle.net/10713/22304