# Program Year (PY) 2016 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allotments; PY 2016 Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments and PY 2016 Workforce Information Grants

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** April 18, 2016
- **Citation:** 81 FR 22640

## Text

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Program Year (PY) 2016 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allotments; PY 2016 Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments and PY 2016 Workforce Information Grants

AGENCY:

Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces allotments for PY 2016 for WIOA Title I Youth, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities programs; final allotments for Employment Service (ES) activities under the Wagner-Peyser Act for PY 2016 and Workforce Information Grants allotments for PY 2016.

WIOA allotments for States and the State final allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act are based on formulas defined in their respective statutes. WIOA requires allotments for the outlying areas to be competitively based rather than based on a formula determined by the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) as occurred under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). For PY 2016, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 waives the competition requirement, and the Secretary is using the discretionary formula rationale and methodology for allocating PY 2016 funds for the outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the United States Virgin Islands) that was published in the
Federal Register
at 65 FR 8236 (Feb. 17, 2000). WIOA specifically included the Republic of Palau as an outlying area, except during any period for which the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education determine that a Compact of Free Association is in effect and contains provisions for training and education assistance prohibiting the assistance provided under WIOA; no such determinations prohibiting assistance have been made. The formula that the Department of Labor (Department) used for PY 2016 is the same formula used in PY 2015 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 by May 18, 2016.

ADDRESSES:

Submit written comments to the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Financial Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-4702, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Ms. Anita Harvey, email:
harvey.anita@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:
The Department will retain all comments on this notice and will release them upon request via email to any member of the public. The Department also will make all the comments it receives 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. The Department also 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 Ms. Harvey using the information provided above. The Department will

retain all comments received without making any changes to the comments, including any personal information provided. The Department therefore cautions commenters not to include their personal information such as Social Security Numbers, personal addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses in their comments; this information would be released with the comment if the comments are requested. It is the commenter's responsibility to safeguard his or her information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

WIOA Youth Activities allotments—Evan Rosenberg at (202) 693-3593 or LaSharn Youngblood at (202) 693-3606; WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities and ES final allotments—Robert Kight at (202) 693-3937; Workforce Information Grant allotments—Donald Haughton 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 is announcing WIOA allotments for PY 2016 for Youth Activities, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities, Wagner-Peyser Act PY 2016 final allotments, and PY 2016 Workforce Information Grant allotments. This notice provides information on the amount of funds available during PY 2016 to States with an approved WIOA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act Strategic Plan for PY 2016, and information regarding allotments to the outlying areas.

On December 18, 2015, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, Public Law 114-113 was signed into law (“the Act”). The Act, Division H, Title I, Section 107 of the Act allows the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to set aside up to 0.75 percent of most operating funds for evaluations. The evaluation provision is consistent with the Federal government's priority on evidence-based policy and programming and provides important opportunities to expand evaluations and demonstrations in the Department to build solid evidence about what works best. In the past, funds for ETA evaluations and demonstrations were separately appropriated and managed by ETA. That separate authority has been replaced by the set aside provision. Funds are transferred to the Department's Chief Evaluation Office to implement formal evaluations and demonstrations in collaboration with ETA. For 2016, the Secretary set aside .25 percent of the Training and Employment Services (TES) and State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services Operations (SUIESO) appropriations. ETA spread the amount to be set aside for each appropriation among the programs funded by that appropriation with more than $100 million in funding. This includes WIOA Adult, Youth and Dislocated Worker and Wagner-Peyser Employment Service program budgets.

We also have attached tables listing the PY 2016 allotments for programs under WIOA Title I Youth Activities (Table A), Adult and Dislocated Workers Employment and Training Activities (Tables B and C, respectively), and the PY 2016 Wagner-Peyser Act final allotments (Table D). We also have attached the PY 2016 Workforce Information Grant table (Table E).

Youth Activities Allotments.
The appropriated level for PY 2016 for WIOA Youth Activities totals $873,416,000. After reducing the appropriation by $2,485,000 for evaluations, $870,931,000 is available for Youth Activities. Table A includes a breakdown of the Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2016 and provides a comparison of these allotments to PY 2015 Youth Activities allotments for all States, and outlying areas. For the Native American Youth program, the total amount available is 1.5 percent of the total amount for Youth Activities (after the evaluations set aside), in accordance with WIOA section 127. The total funding available for the outlying areas was reserved at 0.25 percent of the amount appropriated for Youth Activities (after the evaluations set aside) after the amount reserved for Native American Youth (in accordance with WIOA section 127(b)(1)(B)(i)). On December 17, 2003, Pub. L. 108-188, the
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (“the Compact”),
was signed into law. The Compact specified that the Republic of Palau remained eligible for WIA Title I funding. See 48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix). WIOA section 512(g)(1) updated the Compact to refer to WIOA funding. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Division H, Title II, Section 306 of Public Law 114-113) authorized WIOA Title I funding to Palau through FY 2016.

Under WIA, the Secretary had discretion for determining the methodology for distributing funds to all outlying areas. Under WIOA the Secretary must disseminate the funds through a competitive process. For PY 2016, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 waives the competition requirement contained in WIOA section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii), 132(b)(1)(A)(ii), and 132(b)(2)(A)(ii) regarding funding to outlying areas (
e.g.,
American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the United States Virgin Islands). For PY 2016, the Department used the same methodology used since PY 2000 (
i.e.,
we distribute funds among the outlying areas by formula based on relative share of the number of unemployed, a minimum of 90 percent of the prior year allotment percentage, a $75,000 minimum, and a 130 percent stop-gain of the prior year share). For the relative share calculation in PY 2016, the Department continued to use the data obtained from the 2010 Census for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. For the Republic of Palau, the Department continued to use data from Palau's 2005 Census.

After the Department calculated the amount for the outlying areas and the Native American program, it was determined that the amount available for PY 2016 allotments to the States is $855,722,367. This total amount was below the required $1 billion threshold specified in WIOA section 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV); therefore, the Department did not apply the WIOA additional minimum provisions. Instead, as required by WIOA, the Department used the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) (Pub. L. 97-300), section 262(b)(2) (as amended by section 207 of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102-367) minimums of 90 percent of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent State minimum floor. WIOA also provides that no State may receive an allotment that is more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage for the State for the previous year. The three data factors required by WIOA for the PY 2016 Youth Activities State formula allotments are:

(1) The average number of unemployed individuals for Areas of Substantial Unemployment (ASUs) for the 12-month period, July 2014-June 2015;

(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 in the workforce and military) from special tabulations of data from the American Community Survey (ACS), which the Department obtained from the Bureau in 2012. The Bureau collected the data used in the special tabulations for

economically disadvantaged Youth between January 1, 2006-December 31, 2010.

For purposes of identifying ASUs for the within-state Youth Activities allocation formula, States should continue to use the data made available by BLS (as described in the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Technical Memorandum No. S-15-13). For purposes of determining the number of economically disadvantaged Youth for the statutory within-state allocation formula, States should continue to use the special tabulations of ACS data made available to them in 2013 and available at
http://www.doleta.gov/budget/disadvantagedYouthAdults.cfm
.

See TEGL No. 21-12 for further information.

Adult Employment and Training Activities Allotments.
The total appropriated funds for Adult Activities in PY 2016 is $815,556,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $2,321,000 for evaluations, $813,235,000 remains for Adult Activities, of which $811,201,912 is for States and $2,033,088 is for outlying areas. Table B shows the PY 2016 Adult Employment and Training Activities allotments and a State by State comparison of the PY 2016 allotments to PY 2015 allotments.

In accordance with WIOA, the Department reserved the total available for the outlying areas at 0.25 percent of the full amount appropriated for Adult Activities (after the evaluations set aside). As discussed in the Youth Activities section above, in PY 2016 the Department will distribute the Adult Activities funding for the outlying areas, using the same principles, formula and data as used for outlying areas for Youth Activities. After determining the amount for the outlying areas, the Department used the statutory formula to distribute the remaining amount available for allotments to the States. The Department did not apply the WIOA minimum provisions for the PY 2016 allotments because the total amount available for the States was below the $960 million threshold required for Adult Activities in WIOA section 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV). Instead, as required by WIOA, the Department calculated minimum allotments using the JTPA section 202(b)(2) (as amended by section 202 of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992) minimums of 90 percent of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent State minimum floor. WIOA also provides that no State may receive an allotment that is more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage for the State for the previous year. The three formula data factors for the Adult Activities program are the same as those used for the Youth Activities formula, except the Department used data for the number of economically disadvantaged Adults (age 18 to 72, excluding college students in the workforce and military).

As noted above, updated data for within-state ASU calculations is available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and States should continue to use the economically disadvantaged Adults data made available to States by the Department in 2013.

Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities Allotments.
The amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker activities in PY 2016 totals $1,241,719,000. The total appropriation includes formula funds for the States, while the National Reserve is used for National Dislocated Worker Grants, technical assistance and training, demonstration projects, and the outlying areas' Dislocated Worker allotments. After reducing the appropriated amount by $3,533,000 for evaluations, a total of $1,238,186,000 remains available for Dislocated Worker activities. The amount available for outlying areas is $3,095,465, leaving $217,135,535 for the National Reserve and a total of $1,017,955,000 available for States. Like the Adult program, Table C shows the PY 2016 Dislocated Worker activities allotments and a State by State comparison of the PY 2016 allotments to PY 2015 allotments.

Like the Adult Activities program, the Department reserved the total available for the outlying areas at 0.25 percent of the full amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker Activities (after the evaluations set aside). Similar to Youth and Adult funds, instead of competition, in PY 2016 the Department will use the same
pro rata
share as the areas received for the PY 2016 WIOA Adult Activities program to distribute the outlying areas' Dislocated Worker funds, the same methodology used in PY 2015. The three data factors required in WIOA for the PY 2016 Dislocated Worker State formula allotments are:

(1) Number of unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2014-September 2015;

(2) Number of excess unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2014-September 2015; and

(3) Number of long-term unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2014-September 2015.

In PY 2016, under WIOA the Dislocated Worker formula adopted minimum and maximum provisions. No State may receive an allotment that is less than 90 percent of the State's prior year allotment percentage or more than 130 percent of the State's prior year allotment percentage.

Wagner-Peyser Act ES Final Allotments.
The appropriated level for PY 2016 for ES grants totals $680,000,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $1,845,000 for evaluations, a total of $678,155,000 remains available for ES programs. After determining the funding for outlying areas, the Department calculated allotments to States using the formula set forth at section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49e). The Department based PY 2016 formula allotments on each State's share of calendar year 2015 monthly averages of the civilian labor force (CLF) and unemployment. Section 6(b)(4) of the Wagner-Peyser Act requires the Secretary to set aside up to three percent of the total funds available for ES to ensure that each State will have sufficient resources to maintain statewide ES activities. In accordance with this provision, the Department included the three percent set-aside funds in this total allotment. The Department distributed the set-aside funds in two steps to States that have experienced a reduction in their relative share of the total resources available this year from their relative share of the total resources available 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. ETA calculated the median CLF density based on CLF data provided by the BLS for calendar year 2015. All remaining set-aside funds were distributed on a
pro-rata
basis in Step 2 to all other States experiencing reductions 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 $676,501,894 for States, as well as $1,653,106 for outlying areas.

Under section 7(a), 90 percent of funds must be used for labor exchange services and other career services such as job search and placement services to job seekers; appropriate recruitment services for employers; program evaluations; developing and providing labor market and occupational information; developing management information systems; and administering the work test for unemployment insurance claimants. Under section 7(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, ten 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 2016 funding for Workforce Information Grants allotments to States is $32,000,000. The allotment figures for each State are listed in Table E. Funds are distributed by administrative formula, with a reserve of $176,800 for Guam and the United States Virgin Islands. Guam and the United States Virgin Islands allotment amounts are partially based on CLF data. The Department distributes the remaining funds 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 2015.

Table A—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Youth Activities State Allotments
[Comparison of PY 2016 allotments vs PY 2015 allotments]

State
PY 2015
PY 2016
Difference
% Difference

Total with Evaluations
$831,842,000
$873,416,000
$41,574,000
5.00

Total (WIOA Youth Activities)
$829,547,000
$870,931,000
$41,384,000
4.99

Alabama
10,973,635
13,242,811
2,269,176
20.68

Alaska
2,037,653
2,296,191
258,538
12.69

Arizona
18,380,399
20,040,831
1,660,432
9.03

Arkansas
7,694,400
7,839,730
145,330
1.89

California
120,707,084
128,788,366
8,081,282
6.69

Colorado
11,835,030
11,182,905
(652,125)
−5.51

Connecticut
9,634,681
10,313,964
679,283
7.05

Delaware
2,037,653
2,139,306
101,653
4.99

District of Columbia
2,329,955
3,086,388
756,433
32.47

Florida
42,774,978
49,787,759
7,012,781
16.39

Georgia
27,630,735
30,707,383
3,076,648
11.13

Hawaii
2,037,653
2,139,306
101,653
4.99

Idaho
3,116,131
2,944,428
(171,703)
−5.51

Illinois
42,336,174
40,003,397
(2,332,777)
−5.51

Indiana
16,203,657
17,064,726
861,069
5.31

Iowa
4,781,261
5,118,005
336,744
7.04

Kansas
5,370,179
5,166,437
(203,742)
−3.79

Kentucky
13,717,594
12,961,737
(755,857)
−5.51

Louisiana
9,194,017
12,548,488
3,354,471
36.49

Maine
3,214,985
3,208,693
(6,292)
−0.20

Maryland
12,364,002
14,375,433
2,011,431
16.27

Massachusetts
16,504,685
15,595,256
(909,429)
−5.51

Michigan
31,250,104
29,709,018
(1,541,086)
−4.93

Minnesota
9,078,036
8,577,825
(500,211)
−5.51

Mississippi
9,151,084
10,193,683
1,042,599
11.39

Missouri
14,228,439
16,472,508
2,244,069
15.77

Montana
2,152,782
2,139,306
(13,476)
−0.63

Nebraska
2,425,096
2,291,470
(133,626)
−5.51

Nevada
9,034,617
9,531,729
497,112
5.50

New Hampshire
2,037,653
2,139,306
101,653
4.99

New Jersey
23,282,287
24,898,651
1,616,364
6.94

New Mexico
5,249,778
6,167,206
917,428
17.48

New York
52,128,262
54,003,637
1,875,375
3.60

North Carolina
26,347,165
25,235,370
(1,111,795)
−4.22

North Dakota
2,037,653
2,139,306
101,653
4.99

Ohio
28,593,170
28,162,375
(430,795)
−1.51

Oklahoma
6,941,080
6,558,618
(382,462)
−5.51

Oregon
10,431,168
11,441,241
1,010,073
9.68

Pennsylvania
30,984,178
29,652,886
(1,331,292)
−4.30

Puerto Rico
19,489,676
23,096,083
3,606,407
18.50

Rhode Island
4,106,989
3,880,689
(226,300)
−5.51

South Carolina
11,474,747
14,636,640
3,161,893
27.56

South Dakota
2,037,653
2,139,306
101,653
4.99

Tennessee
17,503,627
18,911,472
1,407,845
8.04

Texas
54,914,867
51,888,988
(3,025,879)
−5.51

Utah
3,928,231
3,711,780
(216,451)
−5.51

Vermont
2,037,653
2,139,306
101,653
4.99

Virginia
13,325,559
15,728,252
2,402,693
18.03

Washington
15,945,865
18,966,351
3,020,486
18.94

West Virginia
3,987,564
5,350,384
1,362,820
34.18

Wisconsin
14,041,859
13,268,135
(773,724)
−5.51

Wyoming
2,037,653
2,139,306
101,653
4.99

State Total
815,061,036
855,722,367
40,661,331
4.99

American Samoa
217,678
228,951
11,273
5.18

Guam
738,863
777,128
38,265
5.18

Northern Marianas
403,686
424,593
20,907
5.18

Palau
75,000
75,000
0
0.00

Virgin Islands
607,532
638,996
31,464
5.18

Outlying Areas Total
2,042,759
2,144,668
101,909
4.99

Native Americans
12,443,205
13,063,965
620,760
4.99

Evaluations set aside
2,295,000
2,485,000
190,000
8.28

Table B—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Adult Activities State Allotments
[Comparison of PY 2016 allotments vs PY 2015 allotments]

State
PY 2015
PY 2016
Difference
% Difference

Total with Evaluations
$776,736,000
$815,556,000
$38,820,000
5.00

Total (WIOA Adult Activities)
$774,593,000
$813,235,000
$38,642,000
4.99

Alabama
10,701,084
12,855,265
2,154,181
20.13

Alaska
1,931,641
2,141,082
209,441
10.84

Arizona
17,323,692
18,879,837
1,556,145
8.98

Arkansas
7,337,318
7,472,699
135,381
1.85

California
115,578,226
123,210,917
7,632,691
6.60

Colorado
10,974,957
10,370,217
(604,740)
−5.51

Connecticut
8,856,853
9,481,516
624,663
7.05

Delaware
1,931,641
2,028,005
96,364
4.99

District of Columbia
2,119,523
2,829,641
710,118
33.50

Florida
42,797,775
49,511,527
6,713,752
15.69

Georgia
26,506,892
29,416,706
2,909,814
10.98

Hawaii
1,951,282
2,028,005
76,723
3.93

Idaho
2,894,258
2,734,779
(159,479)
−5.51

Illinois
39,706,093
37,518,214
(2,187,879)
−5.51

Indiana
14,770,963
15,474,763
703,800
4.76

Iowa
3,398,273
3,662,040
263,767
7.76

Kansas
4,502,095
4,279,457
(222,638)
−4.95

Kentucky
13,954,626
13,185,700
(768,926)
−5.51

Louisiana
8,816,204
12,032,822
3,216,618
36.49

Maine
2,927,292
2,914,099
(13,193)
−0.45

Maryland
11,464,414
13,348,546
1,884,132
16.43

Massachusetts
14,722,745
13,911,495
(811,250)
−5.51

Michigan
28,780,666
27,194,798
(1,585,868)
−5.51

Minnesota
7,764,825
7,336,969
(427,856)
−5.51

Mississippi
8,730,734
9,714,582
983,848
11.27

Missouri
13,246,842
15,350,715
2,103,873
15.88

Montana
2,047,140
2,028,005
(19,135)
−0.93

Nebraska
1,931,641
2,028,005
96,364
4.99

Nevada
8,809,234
9,285,903
476,669
5.41

New Hampshire
1,931,641
2,028,005
96,364
4.99

New Jersey
22,488,633
24,056,170
1,567,537
6.97

New Mexico
5,044,948
5,913,046
868,098
17.21

New York
50,421,651
52,214,166
1,792,515
3.56

North Carolina
25,161,487
24,108,820
(1,052,667)
−4.18

North Dakota
1,931,641
2,028,005
96,364
4.99

Ohio
26,518,096
26,068,489
(449,607)
−1.70

Oklahoma
6,689,426
6,320,826
(368,600)
−5.51

Oregon
9,995,124
10,949,876
954,752
9.55

Pennsylvania
28,195,888
26,866,202
(1,329,686)
−4.72

Puerto Rico
21,215,910
24,742,775
3,526,865
16.62

Rhode Island
3,569,777
3,373,076
(196,701)
−5.51

South Carolina
11,072,827
14,080,837
3,008,010
27.17

South Dakota
1,931,641
2,028,005
96,364
4.99

Tennessee
17,031,743
18,374,267
1,342,524
7.88

Texas
52,323,110
49,440,010
(2,883,100)
−5.51

Utah
3,298,507
3,116,753
(181,754)
−5.51

Vermont
1,931,641
2,028,005
96,364
4.99

Virginia
12,370,494
14,623,934
2,253,440
18.22

Washington
14,868,344
17,705,363
2,837,019
19.08

West Virginia
4,056,659
5,356,273
1,299,614
32.04

Wisconsin
12,196,759
11,524,695
(672,064)
−5.51

Wyoming
1,931,641
2,028,005
96,364
4.99

State Total
772,656,517
811,201,912
38,545,395
4.99

American Samoa
205,921
216,608
10,687
5.19

Guam
698,958
735,231
36,273
5.19

Northern Marianas
381,883
401,702
19,819
5.19

Palau
75,000
75,000
0
0.00

Virgin Islands
574,721
604,547
29,826
5.19

Outlying Areas Total
1,936,483
2,033,088
96,605
4.99

Evaluations set aside
2,143,000
2,321,000
178,000
8.31

Table C—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities State Allotments
[Comparison of PY 2016 allotments vs PY 2015 allotments]

State
PY 2015
PY 2016
Difference
% Difference

Total with Evaluations
$1,236,389,000
$1,241,719,000
$5,330,000
0.43

Total (WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities)
$1,232,978,000
$1,238,186,000
$5,208,000
0.42

Alabama
15,012,219
16,427,975
1,415,756
9.43

Alaska
2,184,119
2,854,009
669,890
30.67

Arizona
22,511,715
25,029,051
2,517,336
11.18

Arkansas
8,052,059
7,757,044
(295,015)
−3.66

California
164,063,131
169,644,376
5,581,245
3.40

Colorado
13,622,336
12,323,381
(1,298,955)
−9.54

Connecticut
13,612,474
14,353,697
741,223
5.45

Delaware
2,596,904
2,349,277
(247,627)
−9.54

District of Columbia
3,443,627
4,499,821
1,056,194
30.67

Florida
61,786,732
65,053,785
3,267,053
5.29

Georgia
39,981,701
40,521,426
539,725
1.35

Hawaii
1,931,277
1,894,161
(37,116)
−1.92

Idaho
2,636,879
2,385,440
(251,439)
−9.54

Illinois
58,325,151
52,763,567
(5,561,584)
−9.54

Indiana
17,611,408
17,062,801
(548,607)
−3.12

Iowa
4,426,239
4,004,176
(422,063)
−9.54

Kansas
4,682,959
4,609,831
(73,128)
−1.56

Kentucky
16,220,379
14,673,688
(1,546,691)
−9.54

Louisiana
9,215,660
12,042,192
2,826,532
30.67

Maine
3,592,396
3,249,844
(342,552)
−9.54

Maryland
17,549,612
18,580,386
1,030,774
5.87

Massachusetts
21,265,196
19,237,457
(2,027,739)
−9.54

Michigan
40,080,962
36,259,049
(3,821,913)
−9.54

Minnesota
8,332,420
7,537,884
(794,536)
−9.54

Mississippi
11,047,184
11,826,808
779,624
7.06

Missouri
18,476,297
17,142,075
(1,334,222)
−7.22

Montana
1,699,458
1,537,406
(162,052)
−9.54

Nebraska
2,016,308
1,824,043
(192,265)
−9.54

Nevada
13,272,377
14,417,704
1,145,327
8.63

New Hampshire
2,355,019
2,130,457
(224,562)
−9.54

New Jersey
33,968,534
38,809,709
4,841,175
14.25

New Mexico
6,691,816
7,937,300
1,245,484
18.61

New York
69,009,253
62,428,888
(6,580,365)
−9.54

North Carolina
31,698,026
31,022,721
(675,305)
−2.13

North Dakota
566,170
728,444
162,274
28.66

Ohio
33,758,857
30,539,787
(3,219,070)
−9.54

Oklahoma
5,943,501
5,376,760
(566,741)
−9.54

Oregon
13,672,401
14,140,167
467,766
3.42

Pennsylvania
37,184,902
36,591,154
(593,748)
−1.60

Puerto Rico
20,357,210
25,824,090
5,466,880
26.85

Rhode Island
5,533,256
5,005,633
(527,623)
−9.54

South Carolina
12,481,973
16,310,315
3,828,342
30.67

South Dakota
856,158
1,070,734
214,576
25.06

Tennessee
21,507,643
23,146,617
1,638,974
7.62

Texas
55,598,809
50,297,194
(5,301,615)
−9.54

Utah
2,963,244
3,143,067
179,823
6.07

Vermont
806,732
890,075
83,343
10.33

Virginia
17,685,631
16,945,520
(740,111)
−4.18

Washington
19,533,856
22,462,284
2,928,428
14.99

West Virginia
4,814,588
6,291,269
1,476,681
30.67

Wisconsin
15,763,228
14,260,128
(1,503,100)
−9.54

Wyoming
728,014
740,333
12,319
1.69

State Total
1,012,728,000
1,017,955,000
5,227,000
0.52

American Samoa
327,780
329,795
2,015
0.61

Guam
1,112,584
1,119,421
6,837
0.61

Northern Marianas
607,872
611,609
3,737
0.61

Palau
119,383
114,191
(5,192)
−4.35

Virgin Islands
914,826
920,449
5,623
0.61

Outlying Areas Total
3,082,445
3,095,465
13,020
0.42

National Reserve
217,167,555
217,135,535
(32,020)
−0.01

Evaluations set aside
3,411,000
3,533,000
122,000
3.58

Table D—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser)
[PY 2016 vs PY 2015 final allotments]

State
Final PY 2015
Final PY 2016
Difference
% Difference

Total with Evaluation
$664,184,000
$680,000,000
$15,816,000
2.38

Total (WIOA ES Activities)
$662,400,000
$678,155,000
$15,755,000
2.38

Alabama
8,491,183
8,970,663
479,480
5.65

Alaska
7,200,604
7,371,868
171,264
2.38

Arizona
12,473,460
13,211,577
738,117
5.92

Arkansas
5,283,573
5,397,894
114,321
2.16

California
79,283,096
80,968,393
1,685,297
2.13

Colorado
10,626,917
10,789,931
163,014
1.53

Connecticut
7,565,360
7,765,324
199,964
2.64

Delaware
1,850,199
1,894,205
44,006
2.38

District of Columbia
2,088,474
2,096,429
7,955
0.38

Florida
38,350,606
39,144,904
794,298
2.07

Georgia
19,841,888
20,216,693
374,805
1.89

Hawaii
2,339,563
2,428,629
89,066
3.81

Idaho
5,999,385
6,142,079
142,694
2.38

Illinois
27,708,235
28,115,306
407,071
1.47

Indiana
12,751,284
13,000,193
248,909
1.95

Iowa
6,028,720
6,166,392
137,672
2.28

Kansas
5,498,111
5,618,970
120,859
2.20

Kentucky
8,465,309
8,515,817
50,508
0.60

Louisiana
8,076,868
9,250,226
1,173,358
14.53

Maine
3,567,777
3,652,636
84,859
2.38

Maryland
11,934,682
12,506,024
571,342
4.79

Massachusetts
13,585,040
13,897,531
312,491
2.30

Michigan
21,056,725
21,131,809
75,084
0.36

Minnesota
10,920,175
11,125,457
205,282
1.88

Mississippi
5,621,814
5,700,269
78,455
1.40

Missouri
11,967,561
12,359,052
391,491
3.27

Montana
4,902,727
5,019,337
116,610
2.38

Nebraska
5,512,267
5,520,741
8,474
0.15

Nevada
6,068,982
6,211,983
143,001
2.36

New Hampshire
2,641,511
2,694,892
53,381
2.02

New Jersey
18,973,701
19,315,682
341,981
1.80

New Mexico
5,501,724
5,632,581
130,857
2.38

New York
38,363,357
39,157,376
794,019
2.07

North Carolina
19,378,713
19,761,644
382,931
1.98

North Dakota
4,992,444
5,111,188
118,744
2.38

Ohio
23,445,526
23,704,298
258,772
1.10

Oklahoma
6,464,603
6,861,466
396,863
6.14

Oregon
8,093,834
8,237,229
143,395
1.77

Pennsylvania
25,557,772
26,031,932
474,160
1.86

Puerto Rico
6,836,910
6,909,223
72,313
1.06

Rhode Island
2,437,864
2,459,092
21,228
0.87

South Carolina
8,992,138
9,472,249
480,111
5.34

South Dakota
4,614,166
4,723,913
109,747
2.38

Tennessee
12,567,163
12,834,215
267,052
2.12

Texas
48,160,966
49,277,528
1,116,562
2.32

Utah
6,289,510
6,299,178
9,668
0.15

Vermont
2,161,537
2,212,949
51,412
2.38

Virginia
15,846,585
16,206,026
359,441
2.27

Washington
13,756,839
14,323,487
566,648
4.12

West Virginia
5,281,368
5,406,984
125,616
2.38

Wisconsin
11,786,589
12,013,389
226,800
1.92

Wyoming
3,579,894
3,665,041
85,147
2.38

State Total
660,785,299
676,501,894
15,716,595
2.38

Guam
309,952
317,324
7,372
2.38

Virgin Islands
1,304,749
1,335,782
31,033
2.38

Outlying Areas Total
1,614,701
1,653,106
38,405
2.38

Evaluations set aside
1,784,000
1,845,000
61,000
3.42

Table E—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Information Grants to States
[PY 2016 vs PY 2015 allotments]

State
PY 2015
PY 2016
Difference
% Difference

Total
$32,000,000
$32,000,000
$0
0.00

Alabama
504,328
503,955
(373)
−0.07

Alaska
289,343
288,924
(419)
−0.14

Arizona
613,057
624,575
11,518
1.88

Arkansas
405,110
405,098
(12)
0.00

California
2,512,646
2,535,716
23,070
0.92

Colorado
583,979
585,592
1,613
0.28

Connecticut
472,001
475,078
3,077
0.65

Delaware
299,203
300,301
1,098
0.37

District of Columbia
289,948
291,253
1,305
0.45

Florida
1,408,710
1,405,557
(3,153)
−0.22

Georgia
824,471
818,650
(5,821)
−0.71

Hawaii
325,099
326,170
1,071
0.33

Idaho
339,420
340,258
838
0.25

Illinois
1,041,040
1,030,239
(10,801)
−1.04

Indiana
635,932
638,032
2,100
0.33

Iowa
450,811
451,225
414
0.09

Kansas
426,274
425,110
(1,164)
−0.27

Kentucky
493,479
482,822
(10,657)
−2.16

Louisiana
501,858
509,684
7,826
1.56

Maine
331,102
328,137
(2,965)
−0.90

Maryland
623,467
622,922
(545)
−0.09

Massachusetts
671,558
679,830
8,272
1.23

Michigan
820,078
817,841
(2,237)
−0.27

Minnesota
608,644
607,606
(1,038)
−0.17

Mississippi
398,706
395,692
(3,014)
−0.76

Missouri
614,280
617,432
3,152
0.51

Montana
307,848
307,795
(53)
−0.02

Nebraska
369,401
367,292
(2,109)
−0.57

Nevada
411,778
415,509
3,731
0.91

New Hampshire
335,286
334,684
(602)
−0.18

New Jersey
791,996
793,083
1,087
0.14

New Mexico
357,691
356,477
(1,214)
−0.34

New York
1,413,628
1,405,521
(8,107)
−0.57

North Carolina
813,419
814,035
616
0.08

North Dakota
294,439
295,165
726
0.25

Ohio
944,193
936,822
(7,371)
−0.78

Oklahoma
464,819
465,408
589
0.13

Oregon
480,082
480,039
(43)
−0.01

Pennsylvania
1,025,094
1,016,843
(8,251)
−0.80

Puerto Rico
386,665
382,050
(4,615)
−1.19

Rhode Island
312,352
311,738
(614)
−0.20

South Carolina
509,225
515,528
6,303
1.24

South Dakota
299,746
299,424
(322)
−0.11

Tennessee
614,134
612,772
(1,362)
−0.22

Texas
1,821,458
1,828,910
7,452
0.41

Utah
420,602
420,937
335
0.08

Vermont
287,500
286,842
(658)
−0.23

Virginia
765,965
757,553
(8,412)
−1.10

Washington
666,958
671,496
4,538
0.68

West Virginia
341,935
339,090
(2,845)
−0.83

Wisconsin
619,893
618,500
(1,393)
−0.22

Wyoming
282,549
281,988
(561)
−0.20

State Total
31,823,200
31,823,200
0
0.00

Guam
93,090
93,090
0
0.00

Virgin Islands
83,710
83,710
0
0.00

Outlying Areas Total
176,800
176,800
0
0.00

Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.

[FR Doc. 2016-08747 Filed 4-15-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P

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