Comparison 3. Any intervention to improve obtaining employment compared to another intervention in adults with severe mental illness.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Days to first competitive employment, short‐term follow‐up (≤ 1 year)	3		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 SE vs TE	1	49	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐26.60 [‐98.53, 45.33]
1.2 SE vs PVT	1	25	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐35.94 [‐121.73, 49.85]
1.3 TE vs PVT	1	60	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	12.60 [‐23.53, 48.73]
2 Days to first competitive employment, long‐term follow‐up (> 1 year)	6		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
2.1 SE+ vs TE	1	62	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐142.80 [‐238.70, ‐46.90]
2.2 SE vs TE	3	205	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐64.86 [‐115.95, ‐13.77]
2.3 SE vs PVT	2	96	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐35.01 [‐105.21, 35.19]