Welfare Reform and Access to Jobs in Boston
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Welfare Reform and Access to Jobs in BostonBTS98-A-02 |
| Table of Contents | File Formats |
|---|---|
| Entire Report |
PDF (2.10MB) |
| Introduction | |
| Welfare recipients, transportation, and employment | |
| Profile of the nations welfare population | |
| Travel patterns of single mothers | |
| Suburbanization, deconcentration, and spatial mismatch | |
| Welfare recipients in Boston | |
| Job opportunities for Boston welfare mothers | |
| Entry-level job opportunities in Boston | |
| Location of entry-level employment | |
| Transit in the suburbs: the job accessibility gap | |
| The gap between transit and employment | |
| Transit service takes too long, requires transfer, or is inadequate | |
| Summary and conclusions | |
| References | |
| Appendix - Industries in Massachusetts Likely to Create New Entry-Level Jobs | |
| List of Figures | |
| Figure 1 - Dependents of non-exempt Boston TANF recipients | |
| Figure 2 - Boston central-city employment by sector: 1970-90 | |
| Figure 3 - Distribution of Boston central-city jobs by education level of jobholders: 1970-90 | |
| Figure 4 - New entry-level jobs in Massachusetts: 1994-2005 | |
| Figure 5 - The job accessibility gap | |
| List of Maps | |
| Map 1 - Concentration of Boston TANF recipients by ZIP code | |
| Map 2 - Entry-level employment growth in greater Boston by city and town | |
| Map 3 - Spatial distribution of potential entry-level employers in greater Boston | |
| Map 4 - Transit service to Boston high-employment areas | |
| Map 5 - Gap in transit service to Waltham, MA |