number of other analysts from the State of Washington participated in seminars at WTECB and made helpful suggestions. Outstanding research assistance at the Upjohn Institute was provided by Wei-Jang Huang and Jason Preuss. Furthermore, a number of my colleagues at the Institute provided helpful comments and suggestions during the course of the work and in seminars presented at the Institute. As usual, excellent clerical and organization assistance was provided to me by Claire Black. The views

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... pressed and any errors are the responsibility of the author. The opinions do not necessarily represent those of the Washington WTECB or the Upjohn Institute. Abstract This study estimates the net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of nine workforce development programs administered in Washington State. Five of the programs serve