1. Economic Impact Study
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
CPPA Contacts:
Jennifer Robinson (801) 581-3009
Sarah Wilhelm (406) 600-1692

2. Questions	
•	What are the tangible benefits of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program?
o	Benefits to Individuals
•	Increases in employment?
•	Increases in earnings?
o	Public Benefits—Benefits to the State of Utah
•	Increased tax revenue?
•	Decreases in public support payments?

3. The Data
•	Records from cases closed from October 2004-September 2005
•	Unemployment Insurance data matched to cases for quarterly earning for the 3 years before application and the 3 years after closure.

4. Individuals Studied
•	Program = 3972
•	Control Group = 2058
•	Total = 6030

5. Earnings
(Table)

6. Earnings Cont.
•	Are there differences between the people that are in the program and control groups that would explain the differences in wages?
•	Or is it due to the services provided by USOR
•	Probably a little of both  Regression Analysis

7. Split into 2 questions	
•	Changes in earnings for those who consistently work
•	Changes in Employment for those with inconsistent employment

8. Earnings cont.: Regression Results (Chart)

9. Employment: Regression Results (Chart)

10. Private Benefits (Table)
11. Public Benefits (Table)

12. Cost Benefit Analysis (Table)

13. Add Economic Impact of Federal Dollars (Table)

Contact Information
Jennifer Robinson, Associate Director, 
	801-581-3009
Sarah Wilhelm, Project Lead, 
	406-600-1692