THE NEW HOPE PROJECT WAS AN EFFORT TO TRAIN THE UNEMPLOYED AND THE EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED. AN ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYMENT TRENDS WAS MADE OF THOSE GROUPS WHO HAD COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING IN SELECTED SERVICE OCCUPATIONS SUCH AS CUSTODIAN, NURSE AIDE, WAITRESS, SALES, AND SERVICE STATION. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SERVICE STATION AND CUSTODIAN TRAINEES, EMPLOYMENT LEVELS FLUCTUATED ACCORDING TO THE LABOR DEMAND IN OTHER NONRELATED AREAS. THE RATE OF EMPLOYMENT FOR CUSTODIAN TRAINEES INCREASED IN RELATION TO THE AMOUNT OF LAPSED TIME SINCE COURSE COMPLETION. LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE WAITRESS AND SERVICE STATION GROUPS GRADUALLY DECREASE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. AS MANY OR MORE TRAINEES IN THE SALES GROUP ARE EMPLOYED IN WORK WHICH IS NOT RELATED TO THEIR TRAINING. (JS)