Employment and Training Administration Program Year (PY) 2012 Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Allotments; PY 2012 Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments and PY 2012 Workforce Information Grants

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration Program Year (PY) 2012 Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Allotments; PY 2012 Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments and PY 2012 Workforce Information Grants

AGENCY:

Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces allotments for PY 2012 for WIA Title I Youth, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities programs; final allotments for Employment Service (ES) activities under the Wagner-Peyser Act for PY 2012 and Workforce Information Grants allotments for PY 2012. Allotments for the Work Opportunity Tax Credits will be announced separately.

WIA allotments for States and the State final allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act are based on formulas defined in their respective statutes. The WIA allotments for the outlying areas are based on a formula determined by the Secretary of Labor (Secretary). As required by WIA section 182(d), on February 17, 2000, a notice of the discretionary formula for allocating PY 2000 funds for the outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Palau, and the Virgin Islands) was published in the

Federal Register

at 65 FR 8236 (February 17, 2000). The rationale for the formula and methodology was fully explained in the February 17, 2000,

Federal Register

notice. The formula for PY 2012 is the same as used for PY 2000 and is described in the section on Youth Activities program allotments. Comments are invited on the formula used to allot funds to the outlying areas.

DATES:

Comments on the formula used to allot funds to the outlying areas must be received April 16, 2012.

ADDRESSES:

Submit written comments to the Employment and Training Administration, Office of Financial and Administrative Management, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Room N-4702, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Mr. Samuel Jerome Cooper, (202) 693-2833 (phone), (202) 693-2859 (fax), email:

Cooper.Samuel@dol.gov.

Commenters are advised that mail delivery in the Washington area may be delayed due to security concerns. Hand-delivered comments will be received at the above address. All overnight mail will be considered to be hand-delivered and must be received at the designated place by the date specified above.

Please submit your comments by only one method. The Department will not review comments received by means other than those listed above or that are received after the comment period has closed.

Comments:

All comments on this notice will be retained by the Department and released upon request via email to any member of the public. The Department also will make all the comments it received available for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the above address. If you need assistance to review the comments, the Department will provide you with appropriate aids such as readers or print magnifiers. The Department will make copies of this notice available, upon request, in large print, Braille and electronic file on computer disk. The Department will consider providing the notice in other formats upon request. To schedule an appointment to review the comments and/or obtain the notice in an

alternative format, contact Mr. Cooper using the information listed above. The Department will retain all comments received without making any changes to the comments, including any personal information provided. If requested, the comments will be released to the public. The Department cautions commenters not to include their personal information such as Social Security Numbers, personal addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses in their comments, as such submitted information will be released with the comment if the comments are requested. It is the commenter's responsibility to safeguard his or her information. If the comment is submitted by email, the email addresses of the commenter will not be released.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

WIA Youth Activities allotments—Evan Rosenberg at (202) 693-3593 or LaSharn Youngblood at (202) 693-3606; WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities and ES final allotments—Christine Ollis at (202) 693-3937; Workforce Information Grant allotments—Anthony Dais at (202) 693-2784. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone numbers above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Department of Labor (Department) is announcing WIA allotments for PY 2012 for Youth Activities, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities, Wagner-Peyser Act PY 2012 final allotments and FY 2012 Workforce Information Grant allotments. This notice provides information on the amount of funds available during PY 2012 to States with an approved WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act Strategic Plan for PY 2012, and information regarding allotments to the outlying areas.

The allotments are based on the funds appropriated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, Public Law 112-74, Division F, signed December 23, 2011. The Act requires an across-the-board rescission of 0.189 percent to all Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 discretionary program funding. Included below are tables listing the PY 2012 allotments for programs under WIA Title I Youth Activities (Table A), Adult and Dislocated Workers Employment and Training Activities (Tables B and C, respectively), and the PY 2012 Wagner-Peyser Act final allotments (Table D). Also attached is the PY 2012 Workforce Information Grant table (Table E).

Youth Activities Allotments

PY 2012 Youth Activities funds under WIA total $824,353,022 (including the 0.189 percent rescission). Table A includes a breakdown of the Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2012 and provides a comparison of these allotments to PY 2011 Youth Activities allotments for all States, and outlying areas. Before determining the amount available for States, the total funding available for the outlying areas was reserved at 0.25 percent of the full amount appropriated for Youth Activities (after the 0.189 percent rescission). On December 17, 2003, Public Law 108-188, the

Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (“the Compact”),

was signed. The Compact provided for consolidation of WIA Title I funding, for the Marshall Islands and Micronesia into supplemental grants provided from the Department of Education's appropriation. See 48 USC 1921d(f)(1)(B)(iii). The Compact also specified that the Republic of Palau remained eligible for WIA Title I funding. See 48 USC 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix). The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (in the Department of Education's General Provisions at Section 306 of Title III, Division F, Pub. L. 112-74) amended the Compact to extend the availability of WIA Title I funding to Palau through FY 2012.

The methodology for distributing funds to all outlying areas is not specified by WIA, but is at the Secretary's discretion. The methodology used is the same as used since PY 2000, i.e., funds are distributed among the remaining areas by formula based on relative share of number of unemployed, a 90 percent hold-harmless of the prior year share, a $75,000 minimum, and a 130 percent stop-gain of the prior year share. As in PY 2011, data for the relative share calculation in the PY 2012 formula were from 2000 Census data for all outlying areas, obtained from the Bureau of the Census Bureau (Bureau) and are based on 2000 Census surveys for those areas conducted either by the Bureau or the outlying areas under the guidance of the Bureau.

The total amount available for Native Americans is 1.5 percent of the total amount for Youth Activities, in accordance with WIA section 127. After determining the amount for the outlying areas and Native Americans, the amount available for allotment to the States for PY 2012 is $809,926,845. This total amount was below the required $1 billion threshold specified in section 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV); therefore, as in PY 2011, the WIA additional minimum provisions were not applied, and, instead, as required by WIA, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) section 202(a)(3) (as amended by section 701 of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992) minimums of 90 percent hold-harmless of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent State minimum floor were used. Also, as required by WIA, the provision applying a 130 percent stop-gain of the prior year allotment percentage was used. The three formula factors required in WIA use the following data for the PY 2012 allotments:

(1) Number of unemployed for Areas of Substantial Unemployment (ASUs) averages for the 12-month period, July 2010 through June 2011;

(2) Number of excess unemployed individuals or the ASU excess (depending on which is higher) averages for the same 12-month period used for ASU unemployed data; and

(3) Number of economically disadvantaged youth (age 16 to 21, excluding college students and military) from special 2000 Census calculations.

Beginning with the PY 2006 allotments, States identify the ASU data for the PY 2012 allotments using special 2000 Census data based on households, obtained under Employment and Training Administration contract with the Census Bureau and provided to States by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

It should be noted that the most current Census, conducted in 2010, did not include the long form survey which ETA would have used to update the data from the 2000 Census. Instead, ETA will continue to work with the Census Bureau over the next years to use data from the American Community Survey (ACS). ETA will alert States when new data are available for use in within-State allocation formulas; however, updated data will not be available for use with PY 2012 funding.

Adult Employment and Training Activities Allotments

The total Adult Employment and Training Activities appropriation is $770,810,637 (including the 0.189 percent rescission). Table B shows the PY 2012 Adult Employment and Training Activities allotments and comparison to PY 2011 allotments by State. Like the Youth Activities program, the total available for the outlying areas was reserved at 0.25 percent of the full amount appropriated for Adult Activities. As discussed in the Youth Activities section above, WIA funding for the Marshall Islands and Micronesia is no longer provided; instead, funding is provided in the Department of Education's

appropriation. The Adult Activities funds for grants to the remaining outlying areas, for which the distribution methodology is at the Secretary's discretion, were distributed among the areas by the same principles, formula and data as used for outlying areas for Youth Activities. After determining the amount for the outlying areas, the amount available for allotments to the States is $768,883,610. Like the Youth Activities program, the WIA minimum provisions were not applied for the PY 2012 allotments because the total amount available for the States was below the $960 million threshold required for Adult Activities in section 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV). Instead, as required by WIA, the minimum allotments were calculated using the JTPA section 202(a)(3) (as amended by section 701 of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992) minimums of 90 percent hold-harmless of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent State minimum floor. Also, like the Youth Activities program, a provision applying a 130 percent stop-gain of the prior year allotment percentage was used. The three formula factors use the same data as used for the PY 2012 Youth Activities formula, except that data from the 2000 Census for the number of economically disadvantaged adults (age 22 to 72, excluding college students and military) were used.

As noted above, ETA will alert States when new census data are available for use in within-State allocation formulas; however, updated data will not be available for use with PY 2012 funding.

Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities Allotments

The total Dislocated Worker appropriation is $1,232,217,892 (including the 0.189 rescission). The total appropriation includes formula funds for the States, while the National Reserve is used for National Emergency Grants, technical assistance and training, demonstration projects, and the outlying areas' Dislocated Worker allotments. Table C shows the PY 2012 Dislocated Worker Activities fund allotments by State. Like the Youth and Adult Activities programs, the total available for the outlying areas was reserved at 0.25 percent of the full amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker Activities. WIA funding for the Marshall Islands and Micronesia is no longer provided, as discussed above. The Dislocated Worker Activities funds for grants to the remaining outlying areas, for which the distribution methodology is at the Secretary's discretion, were distributed by the same pro rata share as the areas received for the PY 2012 WIA Adult Activities program, the same methodology used in PY 2011. For the State distribution of formula funds, the three formula factors required in WIA use the following data for the PY 2012 allotments:

(1) Number of unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2010 through September 2011;

(2) Number of excess unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2010 through September 2011; and

(3) Number of long-term unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2010 through September 2011.

Since the Dislocated Worker Activities formula has no floor amount or hold-harmless provisions, funding changes for States directly reflect the impact of changes in the number of unemployed.

Wagner-Peyser Act ES Final Allotments

The appropriated level for PY 2012 for ES grants totals $700,841,900 (including the 0.189 rescission). After determining the funding for outlying areas, allotments to States were calculated using the formula set forth at section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49e). PY 2012 formula allotments were based on each state's share of calendar year 2011 monthly averages of the civilian labor force (CLF) and unemployment. The Secretary is required to set aside up to three percent of the total available funds to assure that each State will have sufficient resources to maintain statewide ES activities, as required under section 6(b)(4) of the Wagner-Peyser Act. In accordance with this provision, the three percent set-aside funds are included in the total allotment. The set-aside funds were distributed in two steps to States that have lost in relative share of resources from the previous year. In Step 1, States that have a CLF below one million and are also below the median CLF density were maintained at 100 percent of their relative share of prior year resources. All remaining set-aside funds were distributed on a pro-rata basis in Step 2 to all other States losing in relative share from the prior year but not meeting the size and density criteria for Step 1. The distribution of ES funds (Table D) includes $699,133,491 for States, as well as $1,708,409 for outlying areas.

Under section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, 10 percent of the total sums allotted to each State shall be reserved for use by the Governor to provide performance incentives for ES offices, services for groups with special needs, and for the extra costs of exemplary models for delivering job services.

Workforce Information Grants Allotments

Total PY 2012 funding for Workforce Information Grants allotments to States is $31,939,520 (after the 0.189 percent rescission). The allotment figures for each State are listed in Table E. Funds are distributed by administrative formula, with a reserve of $176,655 for Guam and the Virgin Islands. The remaining funds are distributed to the States with 40 percent distributed equally to all States and 60 percent distributed based on each State's share of CLF for the 12 months ending September 2011.

Table A—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIA Youth Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2012 vs PY 2011

State

PY 2011

PY 2012

Difference

% Difference

Total

$825,913,862

$824,353,022

($1,560,840)

−0.19

Alabama

12,455,574

11,711,479

(744,095)

−5.97

Alaska

2,216,462

2,024,817

(191,645)

−8.65

Arizona

15,326,190

16,510,641

1,184,451

7.73

Arkansas

6,794,393

6,431,994

(362,399)

−5.33

California

117,952,080

123,857,750

5,905,670

5.01

Colorado

9,788,025

11,882,561

2,094,536

21.40

Connecticut

8,060,872

8,794,724

733,852

9.10

Delaware

2,028,651

2,024,817

(3,834)

−0.19

District of Columbia

2,402,872

2,323,591

(79,281)

−3.30

Florida

50,372,277

53,892,125

3,519,848

6.99

Georgia

24,305,197

25,482,266

1,177,069

4.84

Hawaii

2,272,811

2,243,958

(28,853)

−1.27

Idaho

3,428,419

4,027,145

598,726

17.46

Illinois

36,086,031

32,767,678

(3,318,353)

−9.20

Indiana

16,043,006

15,457,182

(585,824)

−3.65

Iowa

5,519,334

4,962,142

(557,192)

−10.10

Kansas

5,248,975

5,511,824

262,849

5.01

Kentucky

12,514,937

12,676,374

161,437

1.29

Louisiana

11,269,372

11,409,318

139,946

1.24

Maine

2,887,584

2,831,274

(56,310)

−1.95

Maryland

10,073,999

10,354,690

280,691

2.79

Massachusetts

15,988,686

15,009,154

(979,532)

−6.13

Michigan

41,642,666

37,407,571

(4,235,095)

−10.17

Minnesota

11,474,392

10,523,152

(951,240)

−8.29

Mississippi

10,523,093

9,452,885

(1,070,208)

−10.17

Missouri

14,549,044

15,108,428

559,384

3.84

Montana

2,174,750

2,405,630

230,880

10.62

Nebraska

2,288,141

2,207,155

(80,986)

−3.54

Nevada

8,303,837

9,104,832

800,995

9.65

New Hampshire

2,253,475

2,024,817

(228,658)

−10.15

New Jersey

20,362,826

20,322,861

(39,965)

−0.20

New Mexico

4,775,669

4,918,291

142,622

2.99

New York

46,253,787

45,892,839

(360,948)

−0.78

North Carolina

24,598,968

23,736,834

(862,134)

−3.50

North Dakota

2,028,651

2,024,817

(3,834)

−0.19

Ohio

31,915,350

29,136,945

(2,778,405)

−8.71

Oklahoma

6,877,913

6,676,111

(201,802)

−2.93

Oregon

11,026,583

10,760,018

(266,565)

−2.42

Pennsylvania

29,506,561

28,346,353

(1,160,208)

−3.93

Puerto Rico

23,908,509

21,476,993

(2,431,516)

−10.17

Rhode Island

3,767,218

3,687,520

(79,698)

−2.12

South Carolina

13,916,063

12,754,206

(1,161,857)

−8.35

South Dakota

2,028,651

2,024,817

(3,834)

−0.19

Tennessee

16,288,215

15,784,120

(504,095)

−3.09

Texas

52,833,195

55,664,646

2,831,451

5.36

Utah

4,121,624

5,347,985

1,226,361

29.75

Vermont

2,028,651

2,024,817

(3,834)

−0.19

Virginia

13,540,444

13,020,339

(520,105)

−3.84

Washington

15,992,583

16,959,549

966,966

6.05

West Virginia

4,315,932

4,577,244

261,312

6.05

Wisconsin

13,099,180

12,342,748

(756,432)

−5.77

Wyoming

2,028,651

2,024,817

(3,834)

−0.19

State Total

811,460,369

809,926,844

(1,533,525)

−0.19

American Samoa

117,342

117,112

(230)

−0.20

Guam

955,133

953,260

(1,873)

−0.20

Northern Marianas

353,447

352,754

(693)

−0.20

Palau

75,000

75,000

0

0.00

Virgin Islands

563,863

562,757

(1,106)

−0.20

Outlying Areas Total

2,064,785

2,060,883

(3,902)

−0.19

Native Americans

12,388,708

12,365,295

(23,413)

−0.19

Table B—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIA Adult Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2012 vs PY 2011

State

PY 2011

(Pre-FY 2012

0.189% rescission)

PY 2012

Difference

% Difference

Total

$770,921,920

$770,810,637

($111,283)

−0.01

Alabama

12,090,307

11,433,310

(656,997)

−5.43

Alaska

2,118,648

1,922,209

(196,439)

−9.27

Arizona

14,638,503

15,820,881

1,182,378

8.08

Arkansas

6,399,544

6,067,684

(331,860)

−5.19

California

113,937,862

120,000,208

6,062,346

5.32

Colorado

8,838,405

10,859,799

2,021,394

22.87

Connecticut

7,208,528

7,932,575

724,047

10.04

Delaware

1,922,487

1,922,209

(278)

−0.01

District of Columbia

2,040,921

1,973,348

(67,573)

−3.31

Florida

50,666,671

53,270,412

2,603,741

5.14

Georgia

22,840,137

24,047,603

1,207,466

5.29

Hawaii

2,375,218

2,357,815

(17,403)

−0.73

Idaho

3,112,389

3,566,489

454,100

14.59

Illinois

33,485,477

30,469,621

(3,015,856)

−9.01

Indiana

14,120,139

13,618,422

(501,717)

−3.55

Iowa

3,872,586

3,670,939

(201,647)

−5.21

Kansas

4,349,496

4,614,871

265,375

6.10

Kentucky

12,990,026

13,197,513

207,487

1.60

Louisiana

10,979,275

10,605,200

(374,075)

−3.41

Maine

2,730,113

2,687,582

(42,531)

−1.56

Maryland

9,553,233

9,857,689

304,456

3.19

Massachusetts

14,398,404

13,525,014

(873,390)

−6.07

Michigan

38,927,229

35,029,449

(3,897,780)

−10.01

Minnesota

10,065,109

9,134,795

(930,314)

−9.24

Mississippi

9,805,450

8,823,631

(981,819)

−10.01

Missouri

13,419,717

14,003,193

583,476

4.35

Montana

2,120,862

2,348,495

227,633

10.73

Nebraska

1,922,487

1,922,209

(278)

−0.01

Nevada

8,185,256

8,978,521

793,265

9.69

New Hampshire

1,922,487

1,922,209

(278)

−0.01

New Jersey

20,215,513

20,260,335

44,822

0.22

New Mexico

4,573,434

4,727,107

153,673

3.36

New York

45,933,685

45,779,283

(154,402)

−0.34

North Carolina

22,906,147

22,178,866

(727,281)

−3.18

North Dakota

1,922,487

1,922,209

(278)

−0.01

Ohio

29,608,861

27,089,923

(2,518,938)

−8.51

Oklahoma

6,455,261

6,289,462

(165,799)

−2.57

Oregon

10,347,514

10,151,677

(195,837)

−1.89

Pennsylvania

26,995,920

26,000,980

(994,940)

−3.69

Puerto Rico

25,392,538

22,849,985

(2,542,553)

−10.01

Rhode Island

3,245,983

3,182,636

(63,347)

−1.95

South Carolina

13,141,414

12,076,612

(1,064,802)

−8.10

South Dakota

1,922,487

1,922,209

(278)

−0.01

Tennessee

15,820,576

15,406,376

(414,200)

−2.62

Texas

49,503,599

52,386,229

2,882,630

5.82

Utah

3,276,560

4,258,913

982,353

29.98

Vermont

1,922,487

1,922,209

(278)

−0.01

Virginia

12,422,005

11,977,315

(444,690)

−3.58

Washington

14,762,815

15,738,264

975,449

6.61

West Virginia

4,403,989

4,670,162

266,173

6.04

Wisconsin

11,261,887

10,586,754

(675,133)

−5.99

Wyoming

1,922,487

1,922,209

(278)

−0.01

State Total

768,994,615

768,883,610

(111,005)

−0.01

American Samoa

109,235

109,218

(17)

−0.02

Guam

889,140

889,007

(133)

−0.01

Northern Marianas

329,026

328,977

(49)

−0.01

Palau

75,000

75,000

0

0.00

Virgin Islands

524,904

524,825

(79)

−0.02

Outlying Areas Total

1,927,305

1,927,027

(278)

−0.01

Table C—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIA Dislocated Worker Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2012 vs PY 2011

State

PY 2011

(Pre-FY 2012

0.189% rescission)

PY 2012

Difference

% Difference

Total

$1,287,544,000

$1,232,217,892

($55,326,108)

−4.30

Alabama

16,128,630

15,469,879

(658,751)

−4.08

Alaska

1,804,590

1,617,337

(187,253)

−10.38

Arizona

21,992,101

21,499,925

(492,176)

−2.24

Arkansas

6,535,066

7,022,211

487,145

7.45

California

170,303,818

167,279,720

(3,024,098)

−1.78

Colorado

13,969,269

16,138,114

2,168,845

15.53

Connecticut

12,117,862

12,425,813

307,951

2.54

Delaware

2,526,887

2,364,143

(162,744)

−6.44

District of Columbia

2,592,780

2,584,544

(8,236)

−0.32

Florida

81,270,552

77,488,229

(3,782,323)

−4.65

Georgia

35,502,366

36,619,541

1,117,175

3.15

Hawaii

2,539,205

2,544,104

4,899

0.19

Idaho

4,240,518

4,848,656

608,138

14.34

Illinois

52,391,500

45,174,858

(7,216,642)

−13.77

Indiana

22,971,198

19,764,183

(3,207,015)

−13.96

Iowa

6,222,410

5,396,211

(826,199)

−13.28

Kansas

5,780,312

6,269,130

488,818

8.46

Kentucky

14,985,351

14,426,545

(558,806)

−3.73

Louisiana

8,768,499

10,053,020

1,284,521

14.65

Maine

3,599,239

3,411,860

(187,379)

−5.21

Maryland

14,302,198

13,446,336

(855,862)

−5.98

Massachusetts

21,065,395

18,123,153

(2,942,242)

−13.97

Michigan

51,285,260

37,950,243

(13,335,017)

−26.00

Minnesota

12,889,304

12,016,430

(872,874)

−6.77

Mississippi

10,150,118

10,347,245

197,127

1.94

Missouri

19,187,040

19,339,341

152,301

0.79

Montana

2,047,301

2,228,454

181,153

8.85

Nebraska

2,059,689

1,769,045

(290,644)

−14.11

Nevada

14,332,064

14,404,698

72,634

0.51

New Hampshire

2,764,686

2,023,863

(740,823)

−26.80

New Jersey

32,250,359

30,891,644

(1,358,715)

−4.21

New Mexico

5,179,814

4,691,620

(488,194)

−9.42

New York

55,889,913

53,040,830

(2,849,083)

−5.10

North Carolina

35,096,512

33,775,540

(1,320,972)

−3.76

North Dakota

499,920

491,586

(8,334)

−1.67

Ohio

44,079,882

37,410,700

(6,669,182)

−15.13

Oklahoma

6,917,377

5,818,181

(1,099,196)

−15.89

Oregon

15,077,317

14,179,357

(897,960)

−5.96

Pennsylvania

37,972,551

33,628,882

(4,343,669)

−11.44

Puerto Rico

13,696,022

13,792,527

96,505

0.70

Rhode Island

5,104,108

4,729,397

(374,711)

−7.34

South Carolina

19,186,456

17,247,928

(1,938,528)

−10.10

South Dakota

840,914

914,615

73,701

8.76

Tennessee

22,128,000

21,002,405

(1,125,595)

−5.09

Texas

62,020,936

65,045,270

3,024,334

4.88

Utah

6,063,094

6,236,314

173,220

2.86

Vermont

1,243,942

1,060,351

(183,591)

−14.76

Virginia

18,481,552

16,429,934

(2,051,618)

−11.10

Washington

22,272,901

22,715,887

442,986

1.99

West Virginia

4,558,971

4,805,556

246,585

5.41

Wisconsin

17,345,523

15,286,735

(2,058,788)

−11.87

Wyoming

1,201,048

909,374

(291,674)

−24.28

State Total

1,063,432,320

1,008,151,464

(55,280,856)

−5.20

American Samoa

182,437

174,596

(7,841)

−4.30

Guam

1,484,984

1,421,166

(63,818)

−4.30

Northern Marianas

549,518

525,903

(23,615)

−4.30

Palau

125,260

119,895

(5,365)

−4.28

Virgin Islands

876,661

838,985

(37,676)

−4.30

Outlying Areas Total

3,218,860

3,080,545

(138,315)

−4.30

National Reserve

220,892,820

220,985,883

93,063

0.04

Table D—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) PY 2012 vs PY 2011 Final Allotments

State

Final PY 2011

Final PY 2012

Difference

% Difference

Total

$702,168,848

$700,841,900

($1,326,948)

−0.19

Alabama

9,001,789

9,114,728

112,939

1.25

Alaska

7,632,911

7,618,486

(14,425)

−0.19

Arizona

13,258,184

13,416,510

158,326

1.19

Arkansas

5,681,857

5,641,422

(40,435)

−0.71

California

83,952,834

83,874,952

(77,882)

−0.09

Colorado

10,866,249

11,123,996

257,747

2.37

Connecticut

7,819,386

7,886,732

67,346

0.86

Delaware

1,961,280

1,957,574

(3,706)

−0.19

District of Columbia

2,418,616

2,361,773

(56,843)

−2.35

Florida

41,764,675

41,597,929

(166,746)

−0.40

Georgia

20,557,324

20,518,463

(38,861)

−0.19

Hawaii

2,494,923

2,474,455

(20,468)

−0.82

Idaho

6,359,573

6,347,555

(12,018)

−0.19

Illinois

29,100,366

28,905,034

(195,332)

−0.67

Indiana

13,763,379

13,614,524

(148,855)

−1.08

Iowa

6,495,675

6,439,570

(56,105)

−0.86

Kansas

5,968,265

5,924,673

(43,592)

−0.73

Kentucky

9,075,114

9,063,496

(11,618)

−0.13

Louisiana

8,843,833

8,712,855

(130,978)

−1.48

Maine

3,781,977

3,774,830

(7,147)

−0.19

Maryland

11,722,275

11,687,183

(35,092)

−0.30

Massachusetts

14,234,162

14,148,935

(85,227)

−0.60

Michigan

24,113,898

23,547,173

(566,725)

−2.35

Minnesota

11,997,952

11,868,691

(129,261)

−1.08

Mississippi

6,165,253

6,118,274

(46,979)

−0.76

Missouri

12,903,606

12,837,723

(65,883)

−0.51

Montana

5,197,075

5,187,254

(9,821)

−0.19

Nebraska

6,245,863

6,234,060

(11,803)

−0.19

Nevada

6,550,359

6,505,421

(44,938)

−0.69

New Hampshire

2,833,820

2,803,840

(29,980)

−1.06

New Jersey

18,929,760

19,163,297

233,537

1.23

New Mexico

5,832,033

5,821,012

(11,021)

−0.19

New York

40,044,986

39,748,915

(296,071)

−0.74

North Carolina

19,923,339

19,836,199

(87,140)

−0.44

North Dakota

5,292,177

5,282,176

(10,001)

−0.19

Ohio

26,306,239

25,946,567

(359,672)

−1.37

Oklahoma

6,853,237

6,779,019

(74,218)

−1.08

Oregon

8,821,269

8,758,927

(62,342)

−0.71

Pennsylvania

26,526,233

26,310,462

(215,771)

−0.81

Puerto Rico

7,871,512

7,686,516

(184,996)

−2.35

Rhode Island

2,639,094

2,618,648

(20,446)

−0.77

South Carolina

9,864,977

9,785,215

(79,762)

−0.81

South Dakota

4,891,189

4,881,946

(9,243)

−0.19

Tennessee

13,083,238

13,308,517

225,279

1.72

Texas

48,565,592

49,945,739

1,380,147

2.84

Utah

7,284,273

7,113,078

(171,195)

−2.35

Vermont

2,291,311

2,286,981

(4,330)

−0.19

Virginia

15,912,960

15,905,779

(7,181)

−0.05

Washington

14,651,411

14,673,520

22,109

0.15

West Virginia

5,598,448

5,587,868

(10,580)

−0.19

Wisconsin

12,716,632

12,597,349

(119,283)

−0.94

Wyoming

3,794,821

3,787,650

(7,171)

−0.19

State Total

700,457,204

699,133,491

(1,323,713)

−0.19

Guam

328,561

327,940

(621)

−0.19

Virgin Islands

1,383,083

1,380,469

(2,614)

−0.19

Outlying Areas Total

1,711,644

1,708,409

(3,235)

−0.19

Table E—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Workforce Information Grants to States PY 2012 vs PY 2011 Allotments

State

PY 2011

PY 2012

Difference

% Difference

Total

$31,936,000

$31,939,520

$3,520

0.01

Alabama

500,647

508,082

7,435

1.49

Alaska

288,982

289,182

200

0.07

Arizona

632,935

634,754

1,819

0.29

Arkansas

411,497

411,636

139

0.03

California

2,483,795

2,471,363

(12,432)

−0.50

Colorado

570,990

574,272

3,282

0.57

Connecticut

476,946

476,928

(18)

0.00

Delaware

296,667

296,619

(48)

−0.02

District of Columbia

285,384

285,345

(39)

−0.01

Florida

1,379,470

1,382,267

2,797

0.20

Georgia

821,518

822,490

972

0.12

Hawaii

322,344

322,178

(166)

−0.05

Idaho

337,184

338,014

830

0.25

Illinois

1,060,267

1,059,262

(1,005)

−0.09

Indiana

628,290

628,745

455

0.07

Iowa

450,618

450,398

(220)

−0.05

Kansas

429,451

429,282

(169)

−0.04

Kentucky

499,293

503,058

3,765

0.75

Louisiana

500,874

498,490

(2,384)

−0.48

Maine

330,405

330,165

(240)

−0.07

Maryland

607,963

611,479

3,516

0.58

Massachusetts

671,621

674,268

2,647

0.39

Michigan

840,199

826,454

(13,745)

−1.64

Minnesota

609,146

610,066

920

0.15

Mississippi

403,784

409,097

5,313

1.32

Missouri

612,168

616,486

4,318

0.71

Montana

305,461

305,900

439

0.14

Nebraska

364,956

365,623

667

0.18

Nevada

412,224

406,858

(5,366)

−1.30

New Hampshire

335,675

335,775

100

0.03

New Jersey

801,753

797,757

(3,996)

−0.50

New Mexico

362,260

360,655

(1,605)

−0.44

New York

1,431,886

1,421,421

(10,465)

−0.73

North Carolina

800,773

796,599

(4,174)

−0.52

North Dakota

289,407

290,251

844

0.29

Ohio

973,816

968,454

(5,362)

−0.55

Oklahoma

461,908

458,559

(3,349)

−0.73

Oregon

484,674

489,737

5,063

1.04

Pennsylvania

1,032,323

1,024,530

(7,793)

−0.75

Puerto Rico

404,628

401,448

(3,180)

−0.79

Rhode Island

314,871

314,447

(424)

−0.13

South Carolina

510,108

510,204

96

0.02

South Dakota

298,888

299,393

505

0.17

Tennessee

615,549

626,347

10,798

1.75

Texas

1,734,172

1,751,537

17,365

1.00

Utah

410,093

410,985

892

0.22

Vermont

288,413

288,917

504

0.17

Virginia

756,466

761,294

4,828

0.64

Washington

677,933

674,609

(3,324)

−0.49

West Virginia

340,653

340,288

(365)

−0.11

Wisconsin

617,807

620,620

2,813

0.46

Wyoming

280,219

280,277

58

0.02

State Total

31,759,354

31,762,865

3,511

0.01

Guam

92,813

92,818

5

0.01

Virgin Islands

83,833

83,837

4

0.00

Outlying Areas Total

176,646

176,655

9

0.01

Signed: at Washington, DC, on this 13th day of March, 2012.

Jane Oates,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2012-6446 Filed 3-15-12; 8:45 am]

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