The Women's Employment Study, Genesee County, Michigan, 1997-2004

The Women's Employment Study, or "WES" combined the insights of poverty researchers, epidemiologists, and social workers by analyzing the ways in which a broad range of labor market, mental health, physical health, and family problems affect a welfare recipient's ability to obtain and retain employment over time.
WES initially began in the Fall of 1997, and five waves of the survey were completed by early 2004, with a high proportion of the original panel sample retained throughout the study.
The unique aspects of WES rest largely with the broad range of barriers it measures, and the longitudinal nature of the study that allows researchers to look at employment and welfare experiences over time.

女性就业研究（Women's Employment Study，简称WES）整合了贫困研究学者、流行病学家与社会工作者的研究视角，通过分析劳动力市场、心理健康、身体健康及家庭问题等多维度因素，如何长期影响福利申领者获取并维持就业的能力。
该研究始于1997年秋季，截至2004年初共完成五轮调查，且全程保留了极高比例的原始面板样本。
WES的独特性主要体现在两大方面：一是其测量的阻碍因素覆盖范围极为广泛，二是该研究采用纵向研究设计，能够支持研究者长期考察个体的就业与福利申领历程。