# Program Year (PY) 2018 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allotments; PY 2018 Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments and PY 2018 Workforce Information Grants

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** May 25, 2018
- **Citation:** 83 FR 24350

## Text

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Program Year (PY) 2018 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allotments; PY 2018 Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments and PY 2018 Workforce Information Grants

AGENCY:

Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces allotments for PY 2018 for WIOA Title I Youth, Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities programs; final allotments for Employment Service (ES) activities under the Wagner-Peyser Act for PY 2018 and the allotments of Workforce Information Grants to States for PY 2018.

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 awarded rather than based on a formula determined by the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) as occurred under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). However, for PY 2018, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 waives the competition requirement, and the Secretary is using the discretionary formula rationale and methodology for allocating PY 2018 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 2018 is the same formula used in PY 2017 and is described in the section on Youth Activities program allotments. The Department invites comments only on the formula used to allot funds to the Outlying Areas.

DATES:

The Department must receive comments on the formula used to allot funds to the Outlying Areas by June 25, 2018.

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. The Department will receive hand-delivered comments at the above address. All overnight mail will be considered 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 it receives 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 2018 for Youth Activities, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities, Wagner-Peyser Act PY 2018 final allotments, and PY 2018 Workforce Information Grant allotments. This notice provides information on the amount of funds available during PY 2018 to states with an approved WIOA Combined or Unified State Plan, and information regarding allotments to the Outlying Areas.

On March 23, 2018, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Public Law 115-141 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 providing opportunities to expand evaluations and demonstrations in the Department to build solid evidence about what works best. In the past, ETA separately managed funds for ETA evaluations and demonstrations. That separate authority has been replaced by the set aside provision. The Department transfers the funds to the Department's Chief Evaluation Office to implement formal evaluations and demonstrations in collaboration with ETA. For 2018, the Secretary set aside 0.125 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.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division H, Title I, sec. 106(b), allows the Secretary to set aside up to 0.5 percent of each discretionary appropriation for activities related to program integrity. For 2018, the Department set aside 0.3 percent of most discretionary appropriations, which reduced WIOA Adult, Youth, Dislocated Worker, Wagner-Peyser Employment Service and Workforce Information Grant program budgets.

We also have attached tables listing the PY 2018 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 2018 Wagner-Peyser Act final allotments (Table D). We also have attached the PY 2018 Workforce Information Grant table (Table E).

Youth Activities Allotments.
The appropriated level for PY 2018 for WIOA Youth Activities totals $903,416,000. After reducing the appropriation by $1,129,000 for evaluations and $2,710,000 for program integrity, $899,577,000, is available for Youth Activities. Table A includes a breakdown of the Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2018 and provides a comparison of these allotments to PY 2017 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 and program integrity set-asides), 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 and program integrity set asides) after the amount reserved for Native American Youth (in accordance with WIOA section 127(b)(1)(B)(i)). On December 17, 2003, Public Law 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 sec. 512(g)(1) updated the Compact to refer to WIOA funding. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Division H, Title III, Section 305 of Pub. L. 115-141) authorized WIOA Title I funding to Palau through FY 2018.

Under WIA, the Secretary had discretion for determining the methodology for distributing funds to all Outlying Areas. Under WIOA the Secretary must award the funds through a competitive process. However, for PY 2018, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 waives the competition requirement contained in WIOA secs. 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 2018, 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 2018, 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 used data from Palau's 2015 Census. The Department will accept comments on this methodology.

After the Department calculated the amount for the Outlying Areas and the Native American program, the amount available for PY 2018 allotments to the states is $883,868,137. This total amount is below the required $1 billion threshold specified in WIOA sec. 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV); therefore, the Department did not apply the WIOA additional minimum provisions. Instead, as required by WIOA, the minimums of 90 percent of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent state minimum floor apply. The Department used this same methodology to set a floor on the annual variation in allotments almost continuously for more than two decades.
See
sec. 262(b)(2) of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) (Pub. L. 97-300), (as amended by sec. 207 of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102-367); sec. 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-220). 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 sec. 127(b)(1)(C)(ii) for the PY 2018 Youth Activities state formula allotments are, summarized slightly, as follows:

(1) The average number of unemployed individuals in Areas of Substantial Unemployment (ASUs) for the 12-month period, July 2016-June 2017 in each state compared to the total number of unemployed individuals in ASUs for all states;

(2) Number of excess unemployed individuals or excess unemployed individuals in ASUs (depending on which is higher) averages for the same 12-month period used for ASU unemployed data compared to the total excess number in all states; and

(3) Number of disadvantaged youth (age 16 to 21, excluding college students not in the workforce and military) from special tabulations of data from the American Community Survey (ACS), which the Department obtained from the Census Bureau in each state

compared to the total number of disadvantaged youth in all states. The Department requested updated special tabulations for PY 2018. Census Bureau collected the data used in the special tabulations for disadvantaged youth between January 1, 2011-December 31, 2015.

For purposes of identifying ASUs for the Youth Activities allotment formula, the Department continued to use the data made available by BLS (as described in the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Technical Memorandum No. S-17-18). For purposes of determining the number of disadvantaged youth, the Department used the special tabulations of ACS data available at
http://www.doleta.gov/budget/disadvantagedYouthAdults.cfm
.

See TEGL No. 14-17 for further information.

Adult Employment and Training Activities Allotments.
The total appropriated funds for Adult Activities in PY 2018 is $845,556,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $890,000 for evaluations and $2,136,000 for program integrity, $842,530,000 remains for Adult Activities, of which $840,423,675 is for states and $2,106,325 is for Outlying Areas. Table B shows the PY 2018 Adult Employment and Training Activities allotments and a state-by-state comparison of the PY 2018 allotments to PY 2017 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 and program integrity set-asides). As discussed in the Youth Activities section above, in PY 2018 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. The Department will accept comments on this methodology. 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 2018 allotments because the total amount available for the states was below the $960 million threshold required for Adult Activities in WIOA sec. 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV). Instead, as required by WIOA, the minimums of 90 percent of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent state minimum floor apply. As noted above, the Department applied this same methodology to set a floor on the annual variation in allotments almost continuously for more than two decades. 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 disadvantaged adults (age 22 to 72, excluding college students not in the workforce and military).

Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities Allotments.
The amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker activities in PY 2018 totals $1,261,719,000. 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 $1,325,000 for evaluations and $3,180,000 for program integrity, a total of $1,257,214,000 remains available for Dislocated Worker activities. The amount available for Outlying Areas is $3,143,035, leaving $216,865,965 for the National Reserve and a total of $1,037,205,000 available for states. As for the Adult program, Table C shows the PY 2018 Dislocated Worker activities allotments and a state-by-state comparison of the PY 2018 allotments to PY 2017 allotments.

As for 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 and program integrity set-asides). Similar to Youth and Adult funds, instead of competition, in PY 2018 the Department will use the same
pro rata
share as the areas received for the PY 2018 WIOA Adult Activities program to distribute the Outlying Areas' Dislocated Worker funds, the same methodology used in PY 2017. The Department will accept comments on this methodology.

The three data factors required in WIOA sec. 132(b)(2)(B)(ii) for the PY 2018 Dislocated Worker state formula allotments are, summarized slightly, as follows:

(1) Relative number of unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2016-September 2017;

(2) Relative number of excess unemployed individuals, averages for the 12-month period, October 2016-September 2017; and

(3) Relative number of long-term unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2016-September 2017.

In PY 2018, under WIOA the Dislocated Worker formula uses 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 2018 for ES grants totals $666,413,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $833,000 for evaluations and $1,999,000 for program integrity, a total of $663,581,000 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 2018 formula allotments on each state's share of calendar year 2017 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 2017. The Department distributed all remaining set-aside funds 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 $661,963,420 for states, as well as $1,617,580 for Outlying Areas.

Section 7(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (49 U.S.C. § 49f(a)) authorizes states to use 90 percent of funds allotted to a state 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. Section 7(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act states that 10 percent of the total sums allotted to each state must be reserved for use by the Governor to provide performance incentives for public ES offices and programs, provide services for groups with special needs, and to provide for the extra costs of exemplary models for delivering services of the type described in section 7(a) and models for enhancing professional development and career advancement opportunities of state agency staff.

Workforce Information Grants Allotments.
Total PY 2018 funding for Workforce Information Grants allotments to states is $32,000,000. After reducing the total by $96,000 for program integrity, $31,904,000 is available for Workforce Information Grants. Table E contains the allotment figures for each state and Outlying Area. The Department distributes the funds by administrative formula, with a reserve of $176,570 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 2017.

Table A—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Youth Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2018 Allotments vs PY 2017 Allotments

State
PY 2017
PY 2018
Difference
% Difference

Total Appropriated
$873,416,000
$903,416,000
$30,000,000
3.43

Total (WIOA Youth Activities)
866,560,920
899,577,000
33,016,080
3.81

Alabama
15,935,826
16,810,423
874,597
5.49

Alaska
2,749,556
3,248,821
499,265
18.16

Arizona
21,927,448
22,132,740
205,292
0.94

Arkansas
7,020,353
6,559,046
(461,307)
−6.57

California
122,708,017
122,420,854
(287,163)
−0.23

Colorado
10,014,113
9,356,087
(658,026)
−6.57

Connecticut
10,849,939
10,136,991
(712,948)
−6.57

Delaware
2,128,572
2,209,670
81,098
3.81

District of Columbia
3,048,727
3,369,642
320,915
10.53

Florida
47,191,033
50,918,130
3,727,097
7.90

Georgia
27,497,972
25,691,083
(1,806,889)
−6.57

Hawaii
2,128,572
2,209,670
81,098
3.81

Idaho
2,636,688
2,463,432
(173,256)
−6.57

Illinois
45,262,696
42,733,627
(2,529,069)
−5.59

Indiana
15,281,190
14,277,065
(1,004,125)
−6.57

Iowa
5,042,166
4,779,676
(262,490)
−5.21

Kansas
4,626,462
5,170,980
544,518
11.77

Kentucky
13,006,059
13,770,245
764,186
5.88

Louisiana
15,937,361
17,165,657
1,228,296
7.71

Maine
2,873,333
2,684,527
(188,806)
−6.57

Maryland
13,351,957
12,474,601
(877,356)
−6.57

Massachusetts
13,965,303
13,047,645
(917,658)
−6.57

Michigan
26,603,952
28,612,013
2,008,061
7.55

Minnesota
8,630,212
10,094,772
1,464,560
16.97

Mississippi
10,648,637
10,053,302
(595,335)
−5.59

Missouri
14,750,868
14,066,190
(684,678)
−4.64

Montana
2,128,572
2,209,670
81,098
3.81

Nebraska
2,432,570
2,656,124
223,554
9.19

Nevada
9,913,269
9,261,869
(651,400)
−6.57

New Hampshire
2,128,572
2,209,670
81,098
3.81

New Jersey
22,296,345
20,831,255
(1,465,090)
−6.57

New Mexico
7,484,241
9,176,874
1,692,633
22.62

New York
49,406,010
50,223,205
817,195
1.65

North Carolina
28,746,951
27,731,837
(1,015,114)
−3.53

North Dakota
2,128,572
2,209,670
81,098
3.81

Ohio
30,130,209
36,354,942
6,224,733
20.66

Oklahoma
7,802,022
9,577,406
1,775,384
22.76

Oregon
10,245,449
9,572,222
(673,227)
−6.57

Pennsylvania
32,264,694
39,419,602
7,154,908
22.18

Puerto Rico
25,176,038
26,554,369
1,378,331
5.47

Rhode Island
3,582,507
3,347,101
(235,406)
−6.57

South Carolina
13,932,904
13,017,374
(915,530)
−6.57

South Dakota
2,128,572
2,209,670
81,098
3.81

Tennessee
16,934,922
17,503,950
569,028
3.36

Texas
58,289,678
75,959,298
17,669,620
30.31

Utah
3,323,840
3,656,938
333,098
10.02

Vermont
2,128,572
2,209,670
81,098
3.81

Virginia
14,084,399
13,158,915
(925,484)
−6.57

Washington
18,561,132
19,115,058
553,926
2.98

West Virginia
6,247,535
5,837,010
(410,525)
−6.57

Wisconsin
11,985,441
11,197,879
(787,562)
−6.57

Wyoming
2,128,572
2,209,670
81,098
3.81

State Total
851,428,600
883,868,137
32,439,537
3.81

American Samoa
227,760
236,754
8,994
3.95

Guam
773,087
803,615
30,528
3.95

Northern Marianas
422,385
439,064
16,679
3.95

Palau
75,000
75,000
0
0.00

Virgin Islands
635,674
660,775
25,101
3.95

Outlying Areas Total
2,133,906
2,215,208
81,302
3.81

Native Americans
12,998,414
13,493,655
495,241
3.81

Evaluations set aside
2,488,000
1,129,000
(1,359,000)
−54.62

Program Integrity set aside
4,367,080
2,710,000
(1,657,080)
−37.94

Table B—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Adult Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2018 Allotments vs PY 2017 Allotments

State
PY 2017
PY 2018
Difference
% Difference

Total Appropriated
$815,556,000
$845,556,000
$30,000,000
3.68

Total (WIOA Adult Activities)
809,155,220
842,530,000
33,374,780
4.12

Alabama
15,399,354
16,327,908
928,554
6.03

Alaska
2,571,516
3,040,398
468,882
18.23

Arizona
20,673,071
20,986,794
313,723
1.52

Arkansas
6,691,689
6,270,928
(420,761)
−6.29

California
117,464,601
117,884,993
420,392
0.36

Colorado
9,286,373
8,702,463
(583,910)
−6.29

Connecticut
9,998,629
9,369,933
(628,696)
−6.29

Delaware
2,017,831
2,101,059
83,228
4.12

District of Columbia
2,797,188
2,986,342
189,154
6.76

Florida
47,011,004
51,443,034
4,432,030
9.43

Georgia
26,342,217
24,685,866
(1,656,351)
−6.29

Hawaii
2,017,831
2,101,059
83,228
4.12

Idaho
2,448,953
2,294,967
(153,986)
−6.29

Illinois
42,455,721
40,226,996
(2,228,725)
−5.25

Indiana
13,857,417
12,986,088
(871,329)
−6.29

Iowa
3,620,871
3,393,197
(227,674)
−6.29

Kansas
3,832,189
4,357,065
524,876
13.70

Kentucky
13,297,308
13,740,037
442,729
3.33

Louisiana
15,196,124
16,647,287
1,451,163
9.55

Maine
2,609,532
2,445,449
(164,083)
−6.29

Maryland
12,390,856
11,611,741
(779,115)
−6.29

Massachusetts
12,457,534
11,674,227
(783,307)
−6.29

Michigan
24,352,532
26,127,450
1,774,918
7.29

Minnesota
7,225,904
8,472,215
1,246,311
17.25

Mississippi
10,146,478
9,681,200
(465,278)
−4.59

Missouri
13,746,334
13,103,150
(643,184)
−4.68

Montana
2,017,831
2,101,059
83,228
4.12

Nebraska
2,017,831
2,101,059
83,228
4.12

Nevada
9,643,279
9,036,927
(606,352)
−6.29

New Hampshire
2,017,831
2,101,059
83,228
4.12

New Jersey
21,541,938
20,187,420
(1,354,518)
−6.29

New Mexico
7,159,148
8,901,122
1,741,974
24.33

New York
47,853,408
49,370,737
1,517,329
3.17

North Carolina
27,433,397
26,346,674
(1,086,723)
−3.96

North Dakota
2,017,831
2,101,059
83,228
4.12

Ohio
27,953,259
33,780,803
5,827,544
20.85

Oklahoma
7,504,490
9,074,610
1,570,120
20.92

Oregon
9,805,449
9,188,900
(616,549)
−6.29

Pennsylvania
29,375,775
36,348,863
6,973,088
23.74

Puerto Rico
26,646,862
27,814,371
1,167,509
4.38

Rhode Island
3,065,937
2,873,156
(192,781)
−6.29

South Carolina
13,413,830
12,570,393
(843,437)
−6.29

South Dakota
2,017,831
2,101,059
83,228
4.12

Tennessee
16,453,879
17,019,935
566,056
3.44

Texas
55,507,822
71,907,136
16,399,314
29.54

Utah
2,791,005
2,867,024
76,019
2.72

Vermont
2,017,831
2,101,059
83,228
4.12

Virginia
13,095,513
12,272,091
(823,422)
−6.29

Washington
17,333,734
18,013,252
679,518
3.92

West Virginia
6,199,542
5,809,726
(389,816)
−6.29

Wisconsin
10,320,191
9,671,276
(648,915)
−6.29

Wyoming
2,017,831
2,101,059
83,228
4.12

State Total
807,132,332
840,423,675
33,291,343
4.12

American Samoa
215,479
224,709
9,230
4.28

Guam
731,402
762,731
31,329
4.28

Northern Marianas
399,609
416,727
17,118
4.28

Palau
75,000
75,000
0
0.00

Virgin Islands
601,398
627,158
25,760
4.28

Outlying Areas Total
2,022,888
2,106,325
83,437
4.12

Evaluations set aside
2,323,000
890,000
(1,433,000)
−61.69

Program Integrity set aside
4,077,780
2,136,000
(1,941,780)
−47.62

Table C—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2018 Allotments vs PY 2017 Allotments

State
PY 2017
PY 2018
Difference
% Difference

Total Appropriated
$1,241,719,000
$1,261,719,000
$20,000,000
1.61

Total (WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities)
1,231,974,405
1,257,214,000
25,239,595
2.05

Alabama
20,979,198
19,335,341
(1,643,857)
−7.84

Alaska
3,691,597
4,914,486
1,222,889
33.13

Arizona
25,219,541
23,243,426
(1,976,115)
−7.84

Arkansas
6,946,313
6,402,024
(544,289)
−7.84

California
151,913,910
154,748,352
2,834,442
1.87

Colorado
11,035,397
10,170,702
(864,695)
−7.84

Connecticut
15,909,908
14,663,263
(1,246,645)
−7.84

Delaware
2,103,741
2,460,357
356,616
16.95

District of Columbia
4,870,170
6,483,476
1,613,306
33.13

Florida
58,254,657
53,690,026
(4,564,631)
−7.84

Georgia
36,286,309
40,436,884
4,150,575
11.44

Hawaii
1,757,907
1,620,164
(137,743)
−7.84

Idaho
2,136,125
1,968,746
(167,379)
−7.84

Illinois
68,248,493
62,900,780
(5,347,713)
−7.84

Indiana
15,279,474
14,082,228
(1,197,246)
−7.84

Iowa
4,495,013
4,142,800
(352,213)
−7.84

Kansas
4,508,709
4,670,889
162,180
3.60

Kentucky
13,849,199
17,761,938
3,912,739
28.25

Louisiana
15,576,306
20,736,157
5,159,851
33.13

Maine
2,910,185
2,682,153
(228,032)
−7.84

Maryland
16,638,448
15,334,717
(1,303,731)
−7.84

Massachusetts
17,226,845
15,877,010
(1,349,835)
−7.84

Michigan
32,469,417
29,925,227
(2,544,190)
−7.84

Minnesota
7,681,855
8,704,633
1,022,778
13.31

Mississippi
13,860,858
12,774,770
(1,086,088)
−7.84

Missouri
15,350,463
14,147,654
(1,202,809)
−7.84

Montana
1,693,774
1,561,056
(132,718)
−7.84

Nebraska
2,359,359
2,397,862
38,503
1.63

Nevada
15,103,430
13,919,978
(1,183,452)
−7.84

New Hampshire
1,907,791
1,758,303
(149,488)
−7.84

New Jersey
34,753,493
32,030,331
(2,723,162)
−7.84

New Mexico
10,266,720
13,667,703
3,400,983
33.13

New York
55,904,102
51,523,652
(4,380,450)
−7.84

North Carolina
32,747,320
30,181,355
(2,565,965)
−7.84

North Dakota
881,051
812,015
(69,036)
−7.84

Ohio
29,804,480
39,677,597
9,873,117
33.13

Oklahoma
6,954,719
7,724,855
770,136
11.07

Oregon
12,662,300
11,670,127
(992,173)
−7.84

Pennsylvania
42,289,168
53,520,091
11,230,923
26.56

Puerto Rico
33,402,882
44,468,015
11,065,133
33.13

Rhode Island
4,482,467
4,131,237
(351,230)
−7.84

South Carolina
16,832,563
15,513,622
(1,318,941)
−7.84

South Dakota
958,826
1,163,056
204,230
21.30

Tennessee
20,727,437
19,103,308
(1,624,129)
−7.84

Texas
49,097,497
62,116,365
13,018,868
26.52

Utah
3,927,378
4,395,205
467,827
11.91

Vermont
797,048
859,693
62,645
7.86

Virginia
15,174,451
13,985,434
(1,189,017)
−7.84

Washington
29,054,462
26,777,856
(2,276,606)
−7.84

West Virginia
8,137,616
7,499,981
(637,635)
−7.84

Wisconsin
12,769,724
11,769,133
(1,000,591)
−7.84

Wyoming
957,604
1,098,967
141,363
14.76

State Total
1,012,847,700
1,037,205,000
24,357,300
2.40

American Samoa
328,076
335,308
7,232
2.20

Guam
1,113,592
1,138,139
24,547
2.20

Northern Marianas
608,422
621,836
13,414
2.20

Palau
114,191
111,914
(2,277)
−1.99

Virgin Islands
915,655
935,838
20,183
2.20

Outlying Areas Total
3,079,936
3,143,035
63,099
2.05

National Reserve*
216,046,769
216,865,965
819,196
0.38

Evaluations set aside
3,536,000
1,325,000
(2,211,000)
−62.53

Program Integrity set aside
6,208,595
3,180,000
(3,028,595)
−48.78

* The PY 2017 Dislocated Worker National Reserve amount reflects the initial appropriation; however, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 contained a $12.5M rescission to the Dislocated Worker National Reserve, decreasing funding in that category to $203,546,769.

Table D—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) PY 2018 vs PY 2017 Final Allotments

State
Final PY 2017
Final PY 2018
Difference
% Difference

Total Appropriated
$671,413,000
$666,413,000
($5,000,000)
−0.74

Total (WIOA ES Activities)
666,229,935
663,581,000
(2,648,935)
−0.40

Alabama
9,027,135
8,908,780
(118,355)
−1.31

Alaska
7,242,237
7,213,442
(28,795)
−0.40

Arizona
12,978,929
13,165,903
186,974
1.44

Arkansas
5,217,919
5,162,355
(55,564)
−1.06

California
78,969,900
78,345,199
(624,701)
−0.79

Colorado
10,468,606
10,389,581
(79,025)
−0.75

Connecticut
7,612,739
7,574,461
(38,278)
−0.50

Delaware
1,860,897
1,858,689
(2,208)
−0.12

District of Columbia
2,015,455
1,988,531
(26,924)
−1.34

Florida
38,312,400
38,144,961
(167,439)
−0.44

Georgia
19,771,269
19,921,213
149,944
0.76

Hawaii
2,380,036
2,352,566
(27,470)
−1.15

Idaho
6,034,073
6,010,081
(23,992)
−0.40

Illinois
27,568,320
27,275,919
(292,401)
−1.06

Indiana
12,751,883
12,602,609
(149,274)
−1.17

Iowa
6,179,048
6,113,562
(65,486)
−1.06

Kansas
5,509,961
5,469,981
(39,980)
−0.73

Kentucky
8,242,605
8,204,609
(37,996)
−0.46

Louisiana
9,072,599
8,977,219
(95,380)
−1.05

Maine
3,588,406
3,574,138
(14,268)
−0.40

Maryland
12,194,677
12,141,754
(52,923)
−0.43

Massachusetts
13,481,619
13,412,552
(69,067)
−0.51

Michigan
20,282,456
20,064,262
(218,194)
−1.08

Minnesota
10,916,782
10,913,401
(3,381)
−0.03

Mississippi
5,540,675
5,475,041
(65,634)
−1.18

Missouri
12,085,367
11,926,706
(158,661)
−1.31

Montana
4,931,074
4,911,468
(19,606)
−0.40

Nebraska
5,270,650
5,167,751
(102,899)
−1.95

Nevada
6,059,257
6,016,403
(42,854)
−0.71

New Hampshire
2,611,819
2,587,728
(24,091)
−0.92

New Jersey
18,686,255
18,492,789
(193,466)
−1.04

New Mexico
5,533,534
5,511,533
(22,001)
−0.40

New York
38,225,469
38,073,357
(152,112)
−0.40

North Carolina
19,331,991
19,246,083
(85,908)
−0.44

North Dakota
5,021,310
5,001,345
(19,965)
−0.40

Ohio
23,078,542
23,186,548
108,006
0.47

Oklahoma
7,090,070
7,052,012
(38,058)
−0.54

Oregon
8,065,602
8,017,942
(47,660)
−0.59

Pennsylvania
26,109,470
25,958,852
(150,618)
−0.58

Puerto Rico
6,712,967
6,637,872
(75,095)
−1.12

Rhode Island
2,370,967
2,334,313
(36,654)
−1.55

South Carolina
9,245,152
9,156,790
(88,362)
−0.96

South Dakota
4,640,845
4,622,393
(18,452)
−0.40

Tennessee
12,465,126
12,319,202
(145,924)
−1.17

Texas
50,422,012
51,437,423
1,015,411
2.01

Utah
6,013,824
5,925,522
(88,302)
−1.47

Vermont
2,174,035
2,165,391
(8,644)
−0.40

Virginia
15,801,143
15,736,130
(65,013)
−0.41

Washington
14,769,360
14,707,432
(61,928)
−0.42

West Virginia
5,311,905
5,290,785
(21,120)
−0.40

Wisconsin
11,756,933
11,632,564
(124,369)
−1.06

Wyoming
3,600,593
3,586,277
(14,316)
−0.40

State Total
664,605,898
661,963,420
(2,642,478)
−0.40

Guam
311,744
310,505
(1,239)
−0.40

Virgin Islands
1,312,293
1,307,075
(5,218)
−0.40

Outlying Areas Total
1,624,037
1,617,580
(6,457)
−0.40

Evaluations set aside
1,826,000
833,000
(993,000)
−54.38

Program Integrity set aside
3,357,065
1,999,000
(1,358,065)
−40.45

Table E—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Workforce Information Grants to States PY 2018 vs PY 2017 Allotments

State
PY 2017
PY 2018
Difference
% Difference

Total with Program Integrity
$32,000,000
$32,000,000
$0
0.00

Total
31,840,000
31,904,000
64,000
0.20

Alabama
500,653
501,509
856
0.17

Alaska
286,485
287,026
541
0.19

Arizona
625,139
633,995
8,856
1.42

Arkansas
404,113
404,109
(4)
0.00

California
2,515,226
2,510,570
(4,656)
−0.19

Colorado
585,031
592,880
7,849
1.34

Connecticut
468,956
469,696
740
0.16

Delaware
300,334
300,167
(167)
−0.06

District of Columbia
290,313
291,143
830
0.29

Florida
1,402,184
1,432,999
30,815
2.20

Georgia
819,642
837,522
17,880
2.18

Hawaii
325,006
325,866
860
0.26

Idaho
339,637
341,187
1,550
0.46

Illinois
1,026,731
1,009,506
(17,225)
−1.68

Indiana
640,403
637,470
(2,933)
−0.46

Iowa
447,097
443,793
(3,304)
−0.74

Kansas
421,676
419,199
(2,477)
−0.59

Kentucky
477,694
486,277
8,583
1.80

Louisiana
498,566
492,418
(6,148)
−1.23

Maine
324,364
326,794
2,430
0.75

Maryland
619,671
624,125
4,454
0.72

Massachusetts
670,024
675,725
5,701
0.85

Michigan
816,135
819,622
3,487
0.43

Minnesota
603,738
602,174
(1,564)
−0.26

Mississippi
396,216
396,428
212
0.05

Missouri
616,601
607,825
(8,776)
−1.42

Montana
305,779
306,190
411
0.13

Nebraska
364,584
363,280
(1,304)
−0.36

Nevada
413,767
414,233
466
0.11

New Hampshire
332,445
332,832
387
0.12

New Jersey
786,208
777,919
(8,289)
−1.05

New Mexico
353,041
354,069
1,028
0.29

New York
1,394,819
1,380,696
(14,123)
−1.01

North Carolina
816,832
825,773
8,941
1.09

North Dakota
293,299
293,506
207
0.07

Ohio
927,722
923,124
(4,598)
−0.50

Oklahoma
462,774
459,868
(2,906)
−0.63

Oregon
485,244
491,524
6,280
1.29

Pennsylvania
1,015,467
1,005,428
(10,039)
−0.99

Puerto Rico
378,636
375,763
(2,873)
−0.76

Rhode Island
309,389
309,498
109
0.04

South Carolina
515,922
517,937
2,015
0.39

South Dakota
297,615
297,999
384
0.13

Tennessee
614,415
619,474
5,059
0.82

Texas
1,819,094
1,831,157
12,063
0.66

Utah
420,394
427,852
7,458
1.77

Vermont
284,535
284,871
336
0.12

Virginia
745,883
752,203
6,320
0.85

Washington
672,748
681,301
8,553
1.27

West Virginia
336,852
336,297
(555)
−0.16

Wisconsin
615,095
615,232
137
0.02

Wyoming
279,390
279,379
(11)
0.00

State Total
31,663,584
31,727,430
63,846
0.20

Guam
92,875
92,961
86
0.09

Virgin Islands
83,541
83,609
68
0.08

Outlying Areas Total
176,416
176,570
154
0.09

Program Integrity set aside
160,000
96,000
(64,000)
−40.00

Rosemary Lahasky,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.

[FR Doc. 2018-11307 Filed 5-24-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A2018-11307. Public record. Not legal advice.