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| Introduction |
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| Welfare recipients, transportation, and employment |
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| Profile of the nation’s welfare population |
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| Travel patterns of single mothers |
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| Suburbanization, deconcentration, and spatial mismatch |
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| Welfare recipients in Boston |
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| Job opportunities for Boston welfare mothers |
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| Entry-level job opportunities in Boston |
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| Location of entry-level employment |
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| Transit in the suburbs: the job accessibility gap |
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| The gap between transit and employment |
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| Transit service takes too long, requires transfer, or is inadequate |
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| Summary and conclusions |
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| References |
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| Appendix - Industries in Massachusetts Likely to Create New Entry-Level Jobs |
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| List of Figures |
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| Figure 1 - Dependents of non-exempt Boston TANF recipients |
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| Figure 2 - Boston central-city employment by sector: 1970-90 |
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| Figure 3 - Distribution of Boston central-city jobs by education level of jobholders: 1970-90 |
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| Figure 4 - New entry-level jobs in Massachusetts: 1994-2005 |
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| Figure 5 - The job accessibility gap |
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| List of Maps |
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| Map 1 - Concentration of Boston TANF recipients by ZIP code |
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| Map 2 - Entry-level employment growth in greater Boston by city and town |
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| Map 3 - Spatial distribution of potential entry-level employers in greater Boston |
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| Map 4 - Transit service to Boston high-employment areas |
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| Map 5 - Gap in transit service to Waltham, MA |
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