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Authors:  Evelyn Blumenberg

Date: September 8, 2005

Project: Transportation Barriers to Employment: Southeast Asian Welfare Recipients in Los Angeles and Fresno Counties

As a result of the recent restructuring of the U.S. welfare system, millions of welfare recipients have entered the paid labor market. In response, public agencies have established programs to transition recipients into the labor market or else risk dramatic increases in poverty. While access to transportation affects welfare recipients’ ability to find and retain employment, relatively little is known about the relationship between transportation and welfare usage, particularly among ethnic and racial subgroups of the population.

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