The Jacob France Institute

Project Highlight

The Administrative Data Research and Evaluation (ADARE) alliance of nine state partners covers 43 percent of the U.S. civilian labor force. Together, the nine alliance partners and their state agency colleagues comprise a reliable and rapid-response capability to conduct research and evaluation studies of immediate policy relevance based on a high standard of objective scholarship.

Recent Accomplishments

JFI recently completed the design and construction of the Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention's website. GOCCP is Maryland's one stop shop for resources to improve public safety.

Recent JFI Publications

• The Economic and Job Impacts of the Construction of the Red Line Mass Transit System of Baltimore City
  Richard Clinch - November 2009
• Economic Outlook for 2010
  Richard Clinch - Daily Record, December 11, 2009
• Vital Signs 6 & 7 presents data for Baltimore City's Community Statistical Areas through 2007

In The News

• Red Line would bring almost 10,000 jobs, study contends
  The Baltimore Sun - January 7, 2010
• Study: In Md., working class bears brunt of recession
  The Baltimore Sun - December 5, 2009
• Maryland joblessness rises to 7.3%
  The Baltimore Sun - November 21, 2009
• Foreclosure rate declines
  The Daily Record - November 12, 2009

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