THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINED INVESTMENT IN THE MD LDS CENTER RESEARCH CAPABILITY Treva Stack David Stevens Ting Zhang Jacob France Institute University of Baltimore February 6, 2015

Preparing a Cohort-specific Consolidated Longitudinal Analytical Data File From Multiple Administrative Data Sources 1984 Community College with a Valid SSN N=28, % Others N=1,784 6% Born in N=26,511 94% Not in any Source N=1,846 7% In any Record Source (MD, Region, Federal) N=24,665 93% Maryland N=23,717 96% Regional N=4,971 20% Federal N=1,923 8% USM Enrollment N= % USM Degree N=2,802 26% Source: The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore, Zhang and Stevens (Nov 2013). 2 Fall Term First-time Enrollee at this Community College Credit Course(s)

University System of Maryland Enrollment and Degree Counts, Source: The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore, Zhang and Stevens (Nov 2013). 3

Appearance of Cohort Members in Employment Administrative Records Source: The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore, Zhang and Stevens (Nov 2013). 4 Federal Employee Earnings Record First Year Regional Data First Year Federal Data Recession December 2007 – June 2009

25th and 75th Percentile Bands of Real Annual Earning Amounts by Source Source: The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore, Zhang and Stevens (Nov 2013). 5

MD earnings quintile snapshots vs All percentages shown in the above figure refer to individuals that appear in both and snap shots. Source: The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore, Zhang and Stevens (Nov 2013). 6

Industry Sector Changes 1985 quarter 4 vs quarter 4 All percentages shown in the above figure are based on individuals that appear in both 1985 quarter 4 and 2012 quarter 4 snap shots. Source: The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore, Zhang and Stevens (Nov 2013). 7

Maryland Annual Net Hires and Maryland Public Postsecondary Credential Awards , by Gender Source: The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore, Zhang, Stevens, and Li (Jun 2014).

2012 SLDS P-20W Best Practice Conference Contact information: Treva Stack, David Stevens, Ting Zhang, For more information on: JFI Website: C ONTACTS & A DDITIONAL R ESOURCES 9 Source: The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore (Nov 2013). 9

2012 SLDS P-20W Best Practice Conference Community College Developmental 4-Yr University Post Graduate Developmental GED Pre- school K-12 WIA Title I & II Source: The Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore (June 2012). WORKFORCE (Administrative Data Sources) : UI Wage Records & QCEW (90% + Coverage) UI Benefits WIA-Funded Training Registered Apprenticeships Trade Adjustment Assistance Job Service FEDES OPM DOD USPS TRADE DC, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV TRADE DC, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV SNAP TANF A R OBUST I NTEGRATED D ATABASE 10