Program Year (PY) 2019 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allotments; PY 2019 Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments and PY 2019 Workforce Information Grants

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

Program Year (PY) 2019 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allotments; PY 2019 Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments and PY 2019 Workforce Information Grants

AGENCY:

Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces allotments for PY 2019 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 2019 and the allotments of Workforce Information Grants to States for PY 2019.

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 2019, the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 waives the competition requirement, and the Secretary is using the discretionary formula rationale and methodology for allocating PY 2019 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

on February 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 2019 is the same formula used in PY 2018 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 May 20, 2019.

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—Andrew Ridgeway at (202) 693-3536; 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 2019 for Youth Activities, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities, Wagner-Peyser Act PY 2019 final allotments, and PY 2019 Workforce Information Grant allotments. This notice provides information on the amount of funds available during PY 2019 to states with an approved WIOA Combined or Unified State Plan, and information regarding allotments to the Outlying Areas.

On September 28, 2018, the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, Public Law 115-245 was signed into law (“the Act”). The Act, Division B, Title I, Sections 106(b) and 107 of the Act allows the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to set aside up to 0.5 percent of each discretionary appropriation for activities related to program integrity and 0.75 percent of most operating funds for evaluations. For 2019, as authorized by the Act, the Department has set aside $7,774,000 of the Training and Employment Services (TES) and $1,950,000 of the State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services Operations (SUIESO) appropriations for these activities. ETA reserved these funds from the WIOA Adult, Youth, Dislocated Worker, Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service, and Workforce Information Grant program budgets. Any funds not utilized for these reserve activities will be provided to the states. We also have attached tables listing the PY 2019 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 2019 Wagner-Peyser Act final allotments (Table D). We also have attached the PY 2019 Workforce Information Grant table (Table E).

Youth Activities Allotments.

The appropriated level for PY 2019 for WIOA Youth Activities totals $903,416,000. After reducing the appropriation by $2,625,000 for set asides authorized by the Act, $900,791,000, is available for Youth Activities. Table A includes a

breakdown of the Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2019 and provides a comparison of these allotments to PY 2018 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 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Division B, Title III, Section 303 of Pub. L. 115-245) authorized WIOA Title I funding to Palau through FY 2019.

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 2019, the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 waives the competition requirement 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 2019, 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 2019, 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 2019 allotments to the states is $885,060,937. 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 2019 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 2017-June 2018 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. ETA obtained updated data for use in PY 2018 and the same data must be used in PY 2019. The 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-18-15). 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 2019 is $845,556,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $2,069,000 for set asides authorized by the Act, $843,487,000 remains for Adult Activities, of which $841,378,282 is for states and $2,108,718 is for Outlying Areas. Table B shows the PY 2019 Adult Employment and Training Activities allotments and a state-by-state comparison of the PY 2019 allotments to PY 2018 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 $3,080,000 for set asides authorized by the Act, a total of $1,258,639,000 remains available for Dislocated Worker activities. The amount available for Outlying Areas is $3,146,598, leaving $217,131,402 for the National Reserve and a total of $1,038,361,000 available for states. Table C shows the PY 2019 Dislocated Worker activities allotments and a state-by-state comparison of the PY 2019 allotments to PY 2018 allotments.

Similar to 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 2019 the Department will use the same

pro rata

share as the areas received for the PY 2019 WIOA Adult Activities program to distribute the Outlying Areas' Dislocated Worker funds, the same methodology used in PY 2018. The Department will accept comments on this methodology.

The three data factors required in WIOA sec. 132(b)(2)(B)(ii) for the PY 2019 Dislocated Worker state formula allotments are, summarized slightly, as follows:

(1) Relative number of unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2017-September 2018;

(2) Relative number of excess unemployed individuals, averages for the 12-month period, October 2017-September 2018; and

(3) Relative number of long-term unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2017-September 2018.

In PY 2019, 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 (stop loss) or more than 130 percent of the state's prior year allotment percentage (stop gain).

Low unemployment rates in the states have impacted the excess unemployment data factor in the WIOA Dislocated Worker formula. The excess unemployment rate of 4.5 percent and low unemployment result in all states triggering either their statutorily required stop loss or stop gain provision, with some PY 2019 funding undistributed. WIOA specifically prohibits distributing an amount to a state that is more than its stop gain limit. Based on this statutory limitation, the Department distributed the remaining balance of funds according to the formula driven relative share of all states triggering the stop loss provision.

Wagner-Peyser Act ES Final Allotments.

The appropriated level for PY 2019 for ES grants totals $663,052,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $1,865,000 for set asides authorized by the Act, a total of $661,187,000 remains available for ES programs. After determining the funding for Guam and the United States Virgin Islands, 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 2019 formula allotments on each state's share of calendar year 2018 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 2018. 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 $659,575,256 for states, as well as $1,611,744 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.

Beginning in PY 2019, ETA will begin conducting a pilot to collect information about administrative costs at the State and local levels under the Wagner-Peyser Act, in accordance with the directive established in the FY 2019 Joint Explanatory Statement. This pilot will inform ETA and Congressional stakeholders about the services and costs of the Wagner-Peyser Act going forward. States can indicate their interest in the pilot by contacting their Regional Office.

Workforce Information Grants Allotments.

Total PY 2019 funding for Workforce Information Grants allotments to states is $32,000,000. After reducing the total by $85,000 for program integrity, $31,915,000 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 $176,596 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 2018.

Table A—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Youth Activities State Allotments

[Comparison of PY 2019 Allotments vs PY 2018 Allotments]

State

PY 2018

PY 2019

Difference

% Difference

Total Appropriated

$903,416,000

$903,416,000

$0

0.00

Total (WIOA Youth Activities)

899,577,000

900,791,000

1,214,000

0.13

Alabama

16,810,423

15,149,798

(1,660,625)

−9.88

Alaska

3,248,821

4,229,167

980,346

30.18

Arizona

22,132,740

25,610,047

3,477,307

15.71

Arkansas

6,559,046

5,911,108

(647,938)

−9.88

California

122,420,854

119,017,698

(3,403,156)

−2.78

Colorado

9,356,087

8,431,842

(924,245)

−9.88

Connecticut

10,136,991

10,709,715

572,724

5.65

Delaware

2,209,670

2,212,652

2,982

0.13

District of Columbia

3,369,642

4,331,649

962,007

28.55

Florida

50,918,130

45,888,161

(5,029,969)

−9.88

Georgia

25,691,083

23,153,178

(2,537,905)

−9.88

Hawaii

2,209,670

2,212,652

2,982

0.13

Idaho

2,463,432

2,220,081

(243,351)

−9.88

Illinois

42,733,627

41,773,340

(960,287)

−2.25

Indiana

14,277,065

12,866,699

(1,410,366)

−9.88

Iowa

4,779,676

4,307,514

(472,162)

−9.88

Kansas

5,170,980

4,660,163

(510,817)

−9.88

Kentucky

13,770,245

13,375,729

(394,516)

−2.86

Louisiana

17,165,657

15,924,333

(1,241,324)

−7.23

Maine

2,684,527

2,419,335

(265,192)

−9.88

Maryland

12,474,601

14,546,358

2,071,757

16.61

Massachusetts

13,047,645

12,354,890

(692,755)

−5.31

Michigan

28,612,013

34,878,283

6,266,270

21.90

Minnesota

10,094,772

9,097,556

(997,216)

−9.88

Mississippi

10,053,302

10,396,417

343,115

3.41

Missouri

14,066,190

12,676,655

(1,389,535)

−9.88

Montana

2,209,670

2,280,623

70,953

3.21

Nebraska

2,656,124

2,862,935

206,811

7.79

Nevada

9,261,869

9,921,829

659,960

7.13

New Hampshire

2,209,670

2,212,652

2,982

0.13

New Jersey

20,831,255

24,036,015

3,204,760

15.38

New Mexico

9,176,874

9,124,699

(52,175)

−0.57

New York

50,223,205

62,137,502

11,914,297

23.72

North Carolina

27,731,837

27,582,642

(149,195)

−0.54

North Dakota

2,209,670

2,212,652

2,982

0.13

Ohio

36,354,942

41,626,582

5,271,640

14.50

Oklahoma

9,577,406

8,631,298

(946,108)

−9.88

Oregon

9,572,222

8,626,626

(945,596)

−9.88

Pennsylvania

39,419,602

36,515,461

(2,904,141)

−7.37

Puerto Rico

26,554,369

29,825,410

3,271,041

12.32

Rhode Island

3,347,101

3,395,462

48,361

1.44

South Carolina

13,017,374

11,731,447

(1,285,927)

−9.88

South Dakota

2,209,670

2,212,652

2,982

0.13

Tennessee

17,503,950

15,774,815

(1,729,135)

−9.88

Texas

75,959,298

68,455,626

(7,503,672)

−9.88

Utah

3,656,938

3,538,726

(118,212)

−3.23

Vermont

2,209,670

2,212,652

2,982

0.13

Virginia

13,158,915

11,859,006

(1,299,909)

−9.88

Washington

19,115,058

21,151,649

2,036,591

10.65

West Virginia

5,837,010

6,472,612

635,602

10.89

Wisconsin

11,197,879

10,091,692

(1,106,187)

−9.88

Wyoming

2,209,670

2,212,652

2,982

0.13

State Total

883,868,137

885,060,937

1,192,800

0.13

American Samoa

236,754

237,085

331

0.14

Guam

803,615

804,738

1,123

0.14

Northern Marianas

439,064

439,677

613

0.14

Palau

75,000

75,000

0

0.00

Virgin Islands

660,775

661,698

923

0.14

Outlying Areas Total

2,215,208

2,218,198

2,990

0.13

Native Americans

13,493,655

13,511,865

18,210

0.13

Set asides

3,839,000

2,625,000

(1,214,000)

−31.62

Table B—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Adult Activities State Allotments

[Comparison of PY 2019 Allotments vs PY 2018 Allotments]

State

PY 2018

PY 2019

Difference

% Difference

Total Appropriated

$845,556,000

$845,556,000

$0

0.00

Total (WIOA Adult Activities)

842,530,000

843,487,000

957,000

0.11

Alabama

16,327,908

14,711,809

(1,616,099)

−9.90

Alaska

3,040,398

3,957,007

916,609

30.15

Arizona

20,986,794

24,282,345

3,295,551

15.70

Arkansas

6,270,928

5,650,246

(620,682)

−9.90

California

117,884,993

114,617,248

(3,267,745)

−2.77

Colorado

8,702,463

7,841,113

(861,350)

−9.90

Connecticut

9,369,933

9,742,854

372,921

3.98

Delaware

2,101,059

2,103,446

2,387

0.11

District of Columbia

2,986,342

3,886,654

900,312

30.15

Florida

51,443,034

46,351,320

(5,091,714)

−9.90

Georgia

24,685,866

22,242,515

(2,443,351)

−9.90

Hawaii

2,101,059

2,103,446

2,387

0.11

Idaho

2,294,967

2,103,446

(191,521)

−8.35

Illinois

40,226,996

39,309,891

(917,105)

−2.28

Indiana

12,986,088

11,700,755

(1,285,333)

−9.90

Iowa

3,393,197

3,057,346

(335,851)

−9.90

Kansas

4,357,065

3,925,813

(431,252)

−9.90

Kentucky

13,740,037

13,357,433

(382,604)

−2.78

Louisiana

16,647,287

15,462,994

(1,184,293)

−7.11

Maine

2,445,449

2,203,404

(242,045)

−9.90

Maryland

11,611,741

13,998,991

2,387,250

20.56

Massachusetts

11,674,227

10,518,739

(1,155,488)

−9.90

Michigan

26,127,450

32,076,546

5,949,096

22.77

Minnesota

8,472,215

7,633,654

(838,561)

−9.90

Mississippi

9,681,200

10,003,654

322,454

3.33

Missouri

13,103,150

11,806,230

(1,296,920)

−9.90

Montana

2,101,059

2,103,446

2,387

0.11

Nebraska

2,101,059

2,135,850

34,791

1.66

Nevada

9,036,927

9,719,349

682,422

7.55

New Hampshire

2,101,059

2,103,446

2,387

0.11

New Jersey

20,187,420

23,630,205

3,442,785

17.05

New Mexico

8,901,122

8,848,216

(52,906)

−0.59

New York

49,370,737

60,652,953

11,282,216

22.85

North Carolina

26,346,674

26,199,337

(147,337)

−0.56

North Dakota

2,101,059

2,103,446

2,387

0.11

Ohio

33,780,803

38,782,006

5,001,203

14.80

Oklahoma

9,074,610

8,176,426

(898,184)

−9.90

Oregon

9,188,900

8,279,404

(909,496)

−9.90

Pennsylvania

36,348,863

33,593,768

(2,755,095)

−7.58

Puerto Rico

27,814,371

30,891,828

3,077,457

11.06

Rhode Island

2,873,156

2,907,668

34,512

1.20

South Carolina

12,570,393

11,326,204

(1,244,189)

−9.90

South Dakota

2,101,059

2,103,446

2,387

0.11

Tennessee

17,019,935

15,335,341

(1,684,594)

−9.90

Texas

71,907,136

64,789,931

(7,117,205)

−9.90

Utah

2,867,024

2,759,043

(107,981)

−3.77

Vermont

2,101,059

2,103,446

2,387

0.11

Virginia

12,272,091

11,057,427

(1,214,664)

−9.90

Washington

18,013,252

19,943,123

1,929,871

10.71

West Virginia

5,809,726

6,366,593

556,867

9.59

Wisconsin

9,671,276

8,714,035

(957,241)

−9.90

Wyoming

2,101,059

2,103,446

2,387

0.11

State Total

840,423,675

841,378,282

954,607

0.11

American Samoa

224,709

224,974

265

0.12

Guam

762,731

763,630

899

0.12

Northern Marianas

416,727

417,217

490

0.12

Palau

75,000

75,000

0

0.00

Virgin Islands

627,158

627,897

739

0.12

Outlying Areas Total

2,106,325

2,108,718

2,393

0.11

Set asides

3,026,000

2,069,000

(957,000)

−31.63

Table C—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities State Allotments

[Comparison of PY 2019 Allotments vs PY 2018 Allotments]

State

PY 2018

PY 2019

Difference

% Difference

Total Appropriated

$1,261,719,000

$1,261,719,000

$0

0.00

Total (WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities)

1,257,214,000

1,258,639,000

1,425,000

0.11

Alabama

19,335,341

18,299,000

(1,036,341)

−5.36

Alaska

4,914,486

6,395,952

1,481,466

30.14

Arizona

23,243,426

30,250,131

7,006,705

30.14

Arkansas

6,402,024

6,217,966

(184,058)

−2.87

California

154,748,352

147,573,118

(7,175,234)

−4.64

Colorado

10,170,702

10,043,592

(127,110)

−1.25

Connecticut

14,663,263

14,161,792

(501,471)

−3.42

Delaware

2,460,357

2,402,111

(58,246)

−2.37

District of Columbia

6,483,476

8,437,913

1,954,437

30.14

Florida

53,690,026

52,121,208

(1,568,818)

−2.92

Georgia

40,436,884

38,491,175

(1,945,709)

−4.81

Hawaii

1,620,164

1,604,310

(15,854)

−0.98

Idaho

1,968,746

1,956,691

(12,055)

−0.61

Illinois

62,900,780

59,425,694

(3,475,086)

−5.52

Indiana

14,082,228

13,659,352

(422,876)

−3.00

Iowa

4,142,800

4,116,302

(26,498)

−0.64

Kansas

4,670,889

4,618,755

(52,134)

−1.12

Kentucky

17,761,938

16,788,605

(973,333)

−5.48

Louisiana

20,736,157

21,209,720

473,563

2.28

Maine

2,682,153

2,598,431

(83,722)

−3.12

Maryland

15,334,717

15,260,868

(73,849)

−0.48

Massachusetts

15,877,010

15,766,252

(110,758)

−0.70

Michigan

29,925,227

28,882,600

(1,042,627)

−3.48

Minnesota

8,704,633

8,618,483

(86,150)

−0.99

Mississippi

12,774,770

12,818,139

43,369

0.34

Missouri

14,147,654

13,726,081

(421,573)

−2.98

Montana

1,561,056

1,585,502

24,446

1.57

Nebraska

2,397,862

2,404,721

6,859

0.29

Nevada

13,919,978

14,008,800

88,822

0.64

New Hampshire

1,758,303

1,775,681

17,378

0.99

New Jersey

32,030,331

31,152,114

(878,217)

−2.74

New Mexico

13,667,703

17,787,817

4,120,114

30.14

New York

51,523,652

50,806,192

(717,460)

−1.39

North Carolina

30,181,355

29,098,556

(1,082,799)

−3.59

North Dakota

812,015

825,249

13,234

1.63

Ohio

39,677,597

38,603,870

(1,073,727)

−2.71

Oklahoma

7,724,855

7,577,124

(147,731)

−1.91

Oregon

11,670,127

11,249,816

(420,311)

−3.60

Pennsylvania

53,520,091

51,039,332

(2,480,759)

−4.64

Puerto Rico

44,468,015

57,872,849

13,404,834

30.14

Rhode Island

4,131,237

3,963,193

(168,044)

−4.07

South Carolina

15,513,622

14,897,573

(616,049)

−3.97

South Dakota

1,163,056

1,177,194

14,138

1.22

Tennessee

19,103,308

18,162,357

(940,951)

−4.93

Texas

62,116,365

61,014,319

(1,102,046)

−1.77

Utah

4,395,205

4,316,698

(78,507)

−1.79

Vermont

859,693

865,748

6,055

0.70

Virginia

13,985,434

13,818,609

(166,825)

−1.19

Washington

26,777,856

26,634,849

(143,007)

−0.53

West Virginia

7,499,981

9,760,842

2,260,861

30.14

Wisconsin

11,769,133

11,431,285

(337,848)

−2.87

Wyoming

1,098,967

1,086,469

(12,498)

−1.14

State Total

1,037,205,000

1,038,361,000

1,156,000

0.11

American Samoa

335,308

335,703

395

0.12

Guam

1,138,139

1,139,477

1,338

0.12

Northern Marianas

621,836

622,565

729

0.12

Palau

111,914

111,914

0

0.00

Virgin Islands

935,838

936,939

1,101

0.12

Outlying Areas Total

3,143,035

3,146,598

3,563

0.11

National Reserve *

216,865,965

217,131,402

265,437

0.12

Set asides

4,505,000

3,080,000

(1,425,000)

−31.63

* The PY 2018 Dislocated Worker National Reserve amount reflects the initial appropriation; however, the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Pub. L. 115-245) contained a $53M rescission to the Dislocated Worker National Reserve, decreasing funding in that category to $163,865,965.

Table D—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser)

[PY 2019 vs PY 2018 Final Allotments]

State

Final PY 2018

Final PY 2019

Difference

% Difference

Total Appropriated

$666,413,000

$663,052,000

($3,361,000)

−0.50

Total (WIOA ES Activities)

663,581,000

661,187,000

(2,394,000)

−0.36

Alabama

8,908,780

8,774,005

(134,775)

−1.51

Alaska

7,213,442

7,187,418

(26,024)

−0.36

Arizona

13,165,903

13,793,435

627,532

4.77

Arkansas

5,162,355

5,116,418

(45,937)

−0.89

California

78,345,199

77,508,834

(836,365)

−1.07

Colorado

10,389,581

10,914,395

524,814

5.05

Connecticut

7,574,461

7,518,868

(55,593)

−0.73

Delaware

1,858,689

1,850,977

(7,712)

−0.41

District of Columbia

1,988,531

1,955,175

(33,356)

−1.68

Florida

38,144,961

37,920,561

(224,400)

−0.59

Georgia

19,921,213

19,757,815

(163,398)

−0.82

Hawaii

2,352,566

2,320,867

(31,699)

−1.35

Idaho

6,010,081

5,988,398

(21,683)

−0.36

Illinois

27,275,919

26,812,565

(463,354)

−1.70

Indiana

12,602,609

12,501,804

(100,805)

−0.80

Iowa

6,113,562

6,002,803

(110,759)

−1.81

Kansas

5,469,981

5,426,648

(43,333)

−0.79

Kentucky

8,204,609

8,154,547

(50,062)

−0.61

Louisiana

8,977,219

8,888,286

(88,933)

−0.99

Maine

3,574,138

3,561,244

(12,894)

−0.36

Maryland

12,141,754

12,406,916

265,162

2.18

Massachusetts

13,412,552

13,762,091

349,539

2.61

Michigan

20,064,262

19,803,803

(260,459)

−1.30

Minnesota

10,913,401

10,851,240

(62,161)

−0.57

Mississippi

5,475,041

5,398,062

(76,979)

−1.41

Missouri

11,926,706

11,705,550

(221,156)

−1.85

Montana

4,911,468

4,893,749

(17,719)

−0.36

Nebraska

5,167,751

5,021,790

(145,961)

−2.82

Nevada

6,016,403

6,023,666

7,263

0.12

New Hampshire

2,587,728

2,571,759

(15,969)

−0.62

New Jersey

18,492,789

18,217,995

(274,794)

−1.49

New Mexico

5,511,533

5,491,649

(19,884)

−0.36

New York

38,073,357

37,872,846

(200,511)

−0.53

North Carolina

19,246,083

19,119,367

(126,716)

−0.66

North Dakota

5,001,345

4,983,302

(18,043)

−0.36

Ohio

23,186,548

23,078,213

(108,335)

−0.47

Oklahoma

7,052,012

6,983,784

(68,228)

−0.97

Oregon

8,017,942

8,080,992

63,050

0.79

Pennsylvania

25,958,852

25,709,054

(249,798)

−0.96

Puerto Rico

6,637,872

6,488,984

(148,888)

−2.24

Rhode Island

2,334,313

2,292,037

(42,276)

−1.81

South Carolina

9,156,790

9,007,952

(148,838)

−1.63

South Dakota

4,622,393

4,605,717

(16,676)

−0.36

Tennessee

12,319,202

12,200,903

(118,299)

−0.96

Texas

51,437,423

52,111,078

673,655

1.31

Utah

5,925,522

5,842,022

(83,500)

−1.41

Vermont

2,165,391

2,157,579

(7,812)

−0.36

Virginia

15,736,130

15,583,311

(152,819)

−0.97

Washington

14,707,432

15,040,605

333,173

2.27

West Virginia

5,290,785

5,271,697

(19,088)

−0.36

Wisconsin

11,632,564

11,469,141

(163,423)

−1.40

Wyoming

3,586,277

3,573,339

(12,938)

−0.36

State Total

661,963,420

659,575,256

(2,388,164)

−0.36

Guam

310,505

309,385

(1,120)

−0.36

Virgin Islands

1,307,075

1,302,359

(4,716)

−0.36

Outlying Areas Total

1,617,580

1,611,744

(5,836)

−0.36

Set asides

2,832,000

1,865,000

(967,000)

−34.15

Table E—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Workforce Information Grants to States

[PY 2019 vs PY 2018 Allotments]

State

PY 2018

PY 2019

Difference

% Difference

Total with Program Integrity

$32,000,000

$32,000,000

$0

0.00

Total

31,904,000

31,915,000

11,000

0.03

Alabama

501,509

499,846

(1,663)

−0.33

Alaska

287,026

286,283

(743)

−0.26

Arizona

633,995

638,657

4,662

0.74

Arkansas

404,109

402,114

(1,995)

−0.49

California

2,510,570

2,511,591

1,021

0.04

Colorado

592,880

603,421

10,541

1.78

Connecticut

469,696

466,938

(2,758)

−0.59

Delaware

300,167

300,696

529

0.18

District of Columbia

291,143

291,586

443

0.15

Florida

1,432,999

1,438,980

5,981

0.42

Georgia

837,522

845,383

7,861

0.94

Hawaii

325,866

324,383

(1,483)

−0.46

Idaho

341,187

343,625

2,438

0.71

Illinois

1,009,506

1,003,089

(6,417)

−0.64

Indiana

637,470

637,315

(155)

−0.02

Iowa

443,793

440,689

(3,104)

−0.70

Kansas

419,199

417,133

(2,066)

−0.49

Kentucky

486,277

485,469

(808)

−0.17

Louisiana

492,418

493,089

671

0.14

Maine

326,794

326,438

(356)

−0.11

Maryland

624,125

621,902

(2,223)

−0.36

Massachusetts

675,725

682,901

7,176

1.06

Michigan

819,622

817,191

(2,431)

−0.30

Minnesota

602,174

606,323

4,149

0.69

Mississippi

396,428

394,080

(2,348)

−0.59

Missouri

607,825

601,213

(6,612)

−1.09

Montana

306,190

305,519

(671)

−0.22

Nebraska

363,280

362,694

(586)

−0.16

Nevada

414,233

419,001

4,768

1.15

New Hampshire

332,832

332,496

(336)

−0.10

New Jersey

777,919

769,792

(8,127)

−1.04

New Mexico

354,069

353,927

(142)

−0.04

New York

1,380,696

1,378,366

(2,330)

−0.17

North Carolina

825,773

827,448

1,675

0.20

North Dakota

293,506

292,004

(1,502)

−0.51

Ohio

923,124

920,161

(2,963)

−0.32

Oklahoma

459,868

461,245

1,377

0.30

Oregon

491,524

492,174

650

0.13

Pennsylvania

1,005,428

992,172

(13,256)

−1.32

Puerto Rico

375,763

372,142

(3,621)

−0.96

Rhode Island

309,498

309,656

158

0.05

South Carolina

517,937

514,950

(2,987)

−0.58

South Dakota

297,999

297,815

(184)

−0.06

Tennessee

619,474

623,186

3,712

0.60

Texas

1,831,157

1,853,513

22,356

1.22

Utah

427,852

429,719

1,867

0.44

Vermont

284,871

284,761

(110)

−0.04

Virginia

752,203

751,857

(346)

−0.05

Washington

681,301

684,703

3,402

0.50

West Virginia

336,297

335,764

(533)

−0.16

Wisconsin

615,232

615,121

(111)

−0.02

Wyoming

279,379

277,883

(1,496)

−0.54

State Total

31,727,430

31,738,404

10,974

0.03

Guam

92,961

92,976

15

0.02

Virgin Islands

83,609

83,620

11

0.01

Outlying Areas Total

176,570

176,596

26

0.01

Program Integrity set aside

96,000

85,000

(11,000)

−11.46

Molly E. Conway,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.

[FR Doc. 2019-07729 Filed 4-18-19; 8:45 am]

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