Table 17

Effects of JTPA on Earnings, by Target Group and Gollow-up Period


																																																																Impact per enrollee
																																								Mean earnings of enrollees																																								In dollars																																								As a percent

Adult women
Months 1-6																																								$2,138																																								$170*																																								8.6%
Months 7-18																																								5,794																																								820***																																								16.5
Months 19-30																																								6,292																																								847***																																								15.6
Total																																								14,224																																								1,837***																																								14.8
Adult men
Months 1-6																																								$3,718																																								$204																																								5.8%
Months 7-18																																								8,807																																								538																																								6.5
Months 19-30																																								8,996																																								856**																																								10.5
Total																																								21,521																																								1,599*																																								8.0
Female youths
Months 1-6																																								$1,564																																								$-5																																								-0.3%
Months 7-18																																								4,199																																								53																																								1.3
Months 19-30																																								4,744																																								162																																								3.5
Total																																								10,508																																								210																																								2.0
Male youth non-arrestees
Months 1-6																																								$2,628																																								$61																																								2.4%
Months 7-18																																								6,538																																								-289																																								-4.2
Months 19-30																																								7,252																																								-639																																								-8.1
Total																																								16,418																																								-868																																								-5.0

Statistical significance: *** = 1 percent; ** = 5 percent; * = 10 percent.
Source: Bloom et al. (1994), Exhibit 6.