Authors:

Tara Smith               University of Texas, Austin    tarasmith@raymarshallcenter.org

Christopher King       University of Texas, Austin    ctking@raymarshallcenter.org

Exploratory Return on Investment Analysis of Local Workforce Investments, examines exploratory findings from a cost‐benefit analysis of local investment in long‐term workforce development through Capital IDEA. Capital IDEA is a nonprofit workforce intermediary offering sectoral-based occupational skills training and extensive support services to low‐income residents, concentrating on long‐term engagement to improve education and labor‐market outcomes.  Benefits were estimated as part of a quasi‐experimental impacts analysis while cost data were obtained directly from Capital IDEA.