Occupational Licensing: A Framework For Policymakers

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Employment

July 1, 2015

This resource is part of The Federal Interagency Reentry Council's A Record of Progress and a Roadmap for the Future.

This report prepared by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Economic Policy, the Council of Economic Advisers, and the U.S. Department of Labor outlines the growth of licensing over the past several decades, its costs and benefits, and its impacts on workers and work arrangements.

The report recommends several best practices to ensure that licensing protects consumers without placing unnecessary restrictions on employment, innovation, or access to important goods and services.

View the report (PDF)

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