Program Year (PY) 2020 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allotments; PY 2020 Wagner-Peyser Act Allotments and PY 2020 Workforce Information Grants

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

Program Year (PY) 2020 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allotments; PY 2020 Wagner-Peyser Act Allotments and PY 2020 Workforce Information Grants

AGENCY:

Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces allotments for PY 2020 for WIOA Title I Youth, Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities programs; allotments for Employment Service (ES) activities under the Wagner-Peyser Act for PY 2020 and the allotments of Workforce Information Grants to States for PY 2020.

DATES:

The Department must receive comments on the formula used to allot funds to the Outlying Areas by May 29, 2020.

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—Sara Hastings at (202) 693-3599; WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities and ES 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:

WIOA allotments for states and the state 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 2020, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 waives the competition requirement, and the Secretary is using the discretionary formula rationale and methodology for allocating PY 2020 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 2020 is the same formula used in PY 2019 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.

The Department is announcing WIOA allotments for PY 2020 for Youth Activities, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities, Wagner-Peyser Act PY 2020 allotments, and PY 2020 Workforce Information Grant allotments. This notice provides information on the amount of funds available during PY 2020 to states with an approved WIOA Combined or Unified State Plan, and information regarding allotments to the Outlying Areas.

On December 20, 2019, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Public Law 116-94 was signed into law (“the Act”). The Act, Division A, 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 2020, as authorized by the Act, the Department has set aside $818,000 of the Training and Employment Services (TES) appropriation for evaluations. ETA reserved these funds from the WIOA Adult, Youth, and Dislocated Worker program budgets. Any funds not utilized for these reserve activities will be provided to the states. We also have attached tables listing the PY 2020 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 2020 Wagner-

Peyser Act allotments (Table D). We also have attached the PY 2020 Workforce Information Grant table (Table E).

Youth Activities Allotments.

The appropriated level for PY 2020 for WIOA Youth Activities totals $913,130,000. After reducing the appropriation by $224,000 for evaluations, $912,906,000, is available for Youth Activities. Table A includes a breakdown of the Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2020 and provides a comparison of these allotments to PY 2019 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, 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 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Division A, Title XII, Subtitle F, Section 1259C(c) of Pub. L. 115-91) authorized WIOA Title I funding to Palau through FY 2024.

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 2020, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 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 2020, 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 2020, 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 2020 allotments to the states is $896,964,379. 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. 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 2020 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 2018-June 2019 in each state compared to the total number of unemployed individuals in ASUs in 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 unemployed individuals or ASU 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 2020. 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-19-15). For purposes of determining the number of disadvantaged youth, the Department used the special tabulations of ACS data available at:

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/budget/formula/disadvantagedyouthadults.

See TEGL No. 14-17 for further information.

Adult Employment and Training Activities Allotments.

The total appropriated funds for Adult Activities in PY 2020 is $854,649,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $175,000 for evaluations, $854,474,000 remains for Adult Activities, of which $852,337,815 is for states and $2,136,185 is for Outlying Areas. Table B shows the PY 2020 Adult Employment and Training Activities allotments and a state-by-state comparison of the PY 2020 allotments to PY 2019 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 2020 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 2020 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. 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 2020 totals $1,322,912,000. 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, Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities,

Community College Grants, and the Outlying Areas' Dislocated Worker allotments. After reducing the appropriated amount by $419,000 for evaluations, a total of $1,322,493,000 remains available for Dislocated Worker activities. The amount available for Outlying Areas is $3,306,233, leaving $267,473,767 for the National Reserve and a total of $1,051,713,000 available for states. Table C shows the PY 2020 Dislocated Worker activities allotments and a state-by-state comparison of the PY 2020 allotments to PY 2019 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 set-aside). Similar to Youth and Adult funds, instead of competition, in PY 2020 the Department will use the same

pro rata

share as the areas received for the PY 2020 WIOA Adult Activities program to distribute the Outlying Areas' Dislocated Worker funds, the same methodology used in PY 2019. The Department will accept comments on this methodology.

The three data factors required in WIOA sec. 132(b)(2)(B)(ii) for the PY 2020 Dislocated Worker state formula allotments are, summarized slightly, as follows:

(1) Relative number of unemployed individuals in each state, compared to the total number of unemployed individuals in all states, for the 12-month period, October 2018-September 2019;

(2) Relative number of excess unemployed individuals in each state, compared to the total excess number of unemployed individuals in all states, for the 12-month period, October 2018-September 2019; and

(3) Relative number of long-term unemployed individuals in each state, compared to the total number of long-term unemployed individuals in all states, for the 12-month period, October 2018-September 2019.

In PY 2020, 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 2020 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 Allotments.

The appropriated level for PY 2020 for ES grants totals $668,052,000. 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 2020 formula allotments on each state's share of calendar year 2019 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 2019. 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 $666,423,522 for states, as well as $1,628,478 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 2020 funding for Workforce Information Grants allotments to states is $32,000,000. Table E contains the allotment figures for each state and Outlying Area. The Department distributes the funds by administrative formula, with a reserve of $176,800 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 2019.

Table A—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Youth Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2020 Allotments vs PY 2019 Allotments

State

PY 2019

PY 2020

Difference

% Difference

Total

$900,791,000

$912,906,000

$12,115,000

1.34

Alabama

15,149,798

13,818,197

(1,331,601)

−8.79

Alaska

4,229,167

5,076,190

847,023

20.03

Arizona

25,610,047

33,740,829

8,130,782

31.75

Arkansas

5,911,108

6,222,886

311,778

5.27

California

119,017,698

134,926,913

15,909,215

13.37

Colorado

8,431,842

7,969,239

(462,603)

−5.49

Connecticut

10,709,715

9,768,378

(941,337)

−8.79

Delaware

2,212,652

2,242,411

29,759

1.34

District of Columbia

4,331,649

5,121,772

790,123

18.24

Florida

45,888,161

41,854,792

(4,033,369)

−8.79

Georgia

23,153,178

21,118,115

(2,035,063)

−8.79

Hawaii

2,212,652

2,242,411

29,759

1.34

Idaho

2,220,081

2,242,411

22,330

1.01

Illinois

41,773,340

47,902,600

6,129,260

14.67

Indiana

12,866,699

13,241,878

375,179

2.92

Iowa

4,307,514

3,928,902

(378,612)

−8.79

Kansas

4,660,163

4,250,555

(409,608)

−8.79

Kentucky

13,375,729

14,588,219

1,212,490

9.06

Louisiana

15,924,333

18,661,916

2,737,583

17.19

Maine

2,419,335

2,242,411

(176,924)

−7.31

Maryland

14,546,358

13,267,797

(1,278,561)

−8.79

Massachusetts

12,354,890

11,268,949

(1,085,941)

−8.79

Michigan

34,878,283

35,039,178

160,895

0.46

Minnesota

9,097,556

8,297,921

(799,635)

−8.79

Mississippi

10,396,417

12,695,917

2,299,500

22.12

Missouri

12,676,655

11,562,432

(1,114,223)

−8.79

Montana

2,280,623

2,257,550

(23,073)

−1.01

Nebraska

2,862,935

3,321,693

458,758

16.02

Nevada

9,921,829

9,330,673

(591,156)

−5.96

New Hampshire

2,212,652

2,242,411

29,759

1.34

New Jersey

24,036,015

21,923,354

(2,112,661)

−8.79

New Mexico

9,124,699

9,451,630

326,931

3.58

New York

62,137,502

56,675,887

(5,461,615)

−8.79

North Carolina

27,582,642

26,247,804

(1,334,838)

−4.84

North Dakota

2,212,652

2,242,411

29,759

1.34

Ohio

41,626,582

45,496,637

3,870,055

9.30

Oklahoma

8,631,298

7,872,645

(758,653)

−8.79

Oregon

8,626,626

10,563,715

1,937,089

22.45

Pennsylvania

36,515,461

34,144,371

(2,371,090)

−6.49

Puerto Rico

29,825,410

28,606,753

(1,218,657)

−4.09

Rhode Island

3,395,462

3,097,016

(298,446)

−8.79

South Carolina

11,731,447

10,700,304

(1,031,143)

−8.79

South Dakota

2,212,652

2,242,411

29,759

1.34

Tennessee

15,774,815

14,388,278

(1,386,537)

−8.79

Texas

68,455,626

62,438,675

(6,016,951)

−8.79

Utah

3,538,726

3,227,687

(311,039)

−8.79

Vermont

2,212,652

2,242,411

29,759

1.34

Virginia

11,859,006

10,816,651

(1,042,355)

−8.79

Washington

21,151,649

25,394,224

4,242,575

20.06

West Virginia

6,472,612

7,298,882

826,270

12.77

Wisconsin

10,091,692

9,204,676

(887,016)

−8.79

Wyoming

2,212,652

2,242,411

29,759

1.34

State Total

885,060,937

896,964,379

11,903,442

1.34

American Samoa

237,085

240,385

3,300

1.39

Guam

804,738

815,939

11,201

1.39

Northern Marianas

439,677

445,798

6,121

1.39

Palau

75,000

75,000

0

0.00

Virgin Islands

661,698

670,909

9,211

1.39

Outlying Areas Total

2,218,198

2,248,031

29,833

1.34

Native Americans

13,511,865

13,693,590

181,725

1.34

Table B—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Adult Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2020 Allotments vs PY 2019 Allotments

State

PY 2019

PY 2020

Difference

% Difference

Total

$843,487,000

$854,474,000

$10,987,000

1.30

Alabama

14,711,809

13,413,096

(1,298,713)

−8.83

Alaska

3,957,007

4,769,805

812,798

20.54

Arizona

24,282,345

31,978,231

7,695,886

31.69

Arkansas

5,650,246

6,015,408

365,162

6.46

California

114,617,248

129,604,863

14,987,615

13.08

Colorado

7,841,113

7,246,878

(594,235)

−7.58

Connecticut

9,742,854

8,882,785

(860,069)

−8.83

Delaware

2,103,446

2,130,845

27,399

1.30

District of Columbia

3,886,654

4,645,239

758,585

19.52

Florida

46,351,320

42,259,570

(4,091,750)

−8.83

Georgia

22,242,515

20,279,015

(1,963,500)

−8.83

Hawaii

2,103,446

2,130,845

27,399

1.30

Idaho

2,103,446

2,130,845

27,399

1.30

Illinois

39,309,891

45,085,051

5,775,160

14.69

Indiana

11,700,755

12,047,106

346,351

2.96

Iowa

3,057,346

2,787,453

(269,893)

−8.83

Kansas

3,925,813

3,579,254

(346,559)

−8.83

Kentucky

13,357,433

14,497,419

1,139,986

8.53

Louisiana

15,462,994

18,045,995

2,583,001

16.70

Maine

2,203,404

2,130,845

(72,559)

−3.29

Maryland

13,998,991

12,763,204

(1,235,787)

−8.83

Massachusetts

10,518,739

9,590,178

(928,561)

−8.83

Michigan

32,076,546

32,197,079

120,533

0.38

Minnesota

7,633,654

6,959,779

(673,875)

−8.83

Mississippi

10,003,654

12,175,423

2,171,769

21.71

Missouri

11,806,230

10,764,013

(1,042,217)

−8.83

Montana

2,103,446

2,130,845

27,399

1.30

Nebraska

2,135,850

2,566,912

431,062

20.18

Nevada

9,719,349

9,151,271

(568,078)

−5.84

New Hampshire

2,103,446

2,130,845

27,399

1.30

New Jersey

23,630,205

21,544,204

(2,086,001)

−8.83

New Mexico

8,848,216

9,150,968

302,752

3.42

New York

60,652,953

55,298,700

(5,354,253)

−8.83

North Carolina

26,199,337

24,910,558

(1,288,779)

−4.92

North Dakota

2,103,446

2,130,845

27,399

1.30

Ohio

38,782,006

42,414,320

3,632,314

9.37

Oklahoma

8,176,426

7,454,637

(721,789)

−8.83

Oregon

8,279,404

10,257,412

1,978,008

23.89

Pennsylvania

33,593,768

31,312,217

(2,281,551)

−6.79

Puerto Rico

30,891,828

29,717,827

(1,174,001)

−3.80

Rhode Island

2,907,668

2,650,988

(256,680)

−8.83

South Carolina

11,326,204

10,326,362

(999,842)

−8.83

South Dakota

2,103,446

2,130,845

27,399

1.30

Tennessee

15,335,341

13,981,585

(1,353,756)

−8.83

Texas

64,789,931

59,070,478

(5,719,453)

−8.83

Utah

2,759,043

2,515,483

(243,560)

−8.83

Vermont

2,103,446

2,130,845

27,399

1.30

Virginia

11,057,427

10,081,312

(976,115)

−8.83

Washington

19,943,123

23,947,398

4,004,275

20.08

West Virginia

6,366,593

7,145,102

778,509

12.23

Wisconsin

8,714,035

7,944,787

(769,248)

−8.83

Wyoming

2,103,446

2,130,845

27,399

1.30

State Total

841,378,282

852,337,815

10,959,533

1.30

American Samoa

224,974

228,013

3,039

1.35

Guam

763,630

773,943

10,313

1.35

Northern Marianas

417,217

422,852

5,635

1.35

Palau

75,000

75,000

0

0.00

Virgin Islands

627,897

636,377

8,480

1.35

Outlying Areas Total

2,108,718

2,136,185

27,467

1.30

Table C—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2020 Allotments vs PY 2019 Allotments

State

PY 2019

PY 2020

Difference

% Difference

Total

$1,258,639,000

$1,322,493,000

$63,854,000

5.07

Alabama

18,299,000

17,387,399

(911,601)

−4.98

Alaska

6,395,952

8,421,655

2,025,703

31.67

Arizona

30,250,131

39,830,842

9,580,711

31.67

Arkansas

6,217,966

6,061,513

(156,453)

−2.52

California

147,573,118

142,073,567

(5,499,551)

−3.73

Colorado

10,043,592

9,986,612

(56,980)

−0.57

Connecticut

14,161,792

13,611,948

(549,844)

−3.88

Delaware

2,402,111

2,343,949

(58,162)

−2.42

District of Columbia

8,437,913

11,110,338

2,672,425

31.67

Florida

52,121,208

50,853,493

(1,267,715)

−2.43

Georgia

38,491,175

36,871,224

(1,619,951)

−4.21

Hawaii

1,604,310

1,618,611

14,301

0.89

Idaho

1,956,691

1,962,590

5,899

0.30

Illinois

59,425,694

56,663,539

(2,762,155)

−4.65

Indiana

13,659,352

13,347,305

(312,047)

−2.28

Iowa

4,116,302

4,077,392

(38,910)

−0.95

Kansas

4,618,755

4,595,051

(23,704)

−0.51

Kentucky

16,788,605

16,051,059

(737,546)

−4.39

Louisiana

21,209,720

20,371,329

(838,391)

−3.95

Maine

2,598,431

2,562,857

(35,574)

−1.37

Maryland

15,260,868

15,019,525

(241,343)

−1.58

Massachusetts

15,766,252

15,428,753

(337,499)

−2.14

Michigan

28,882,600

28,103,101

(779,499)

−2.70

Minnesota

8,618,483

8,623,882

5,399

0.06

Mississippi

12,818,139

16,877,853

4,059,714

31.67

Missouri

13,726,081

13,271,254

(454,827)

−3.31

Montana

1,585,502

1,589,906

4,404

0.28

Nebraska

2,404,721

2,430,569

25,848

1.07

Nevada

14,008,800

13,341,178

(667,622)

−4.77

New Hampshire

1,775,681

1,776,875

1,194

0.07

New Jersey

31,152,114

29,962,189

(1,189,925)

−3.82

New Mexico

17,787,817

18,082,636

294,819

1.66

New York

50,806,192

50,005,712

(800,480)

−1.58

North Carolina

29,098,556

28,414,511

(684,045)

−2.35

North Dakota

825,249

827,550

2,301

0.28

Ohio

38,603,870

37,181,539

(1,422,331)

−3.68

Oklahoma

7,577,124

7,437,134

(139,990)

−1.85

Oregon

11,249,816

11,019,838

(229,978)

−2.04

Pennsylvania

51,039,332

48,858,998

(2,180,334)

−4.27

Puerto Rico

57,872,849

76,202,126

18,329,277

31.67

Rhode Island

3,963,193

3,806,076

(157,117)

−3.96

South Carolina

14,897,573

14,268,943

(628,630)

−4.22

South Dakota

1,177,194

1,190,973

13,779

1.17

Tennessee

18,162,357

17,478,205

(684,152)

−3.77

Texas

61,014,319

59,820,885

(1,193,434)

−1.96

Utah

4,316,698

4,261,672

(55,026)

−1.27

Vermont

865,748

843,187

(22,561)

−2.61

Virginia

13,818,609

13,694,749

(123,860)

−0.90

Washington

26,634,849

26,957,248

322,399

1.21

West Virginia

9,760,842

12,852,260

3,091,418

31.67

Wisconsin

11,431,285

11,212,132

(219,153)

−1.92

Wyoming

1,086,469

1,069,268

(17,201)

−1.58

State Total

1,038,361,000

1,051,713,000

13,352,000

1.29

American Samoa

335,703

352,902

17,199

5.12

Guam

1,139,477

1,197,853

58,376

5.12

Northern Marianas

622,565

654,460

31,895

5.12

Palau

111,914

116,080

4,166

3.72

Virgin Islands

936,939

984,938

47,999

5.12

Outlying Areas Total

3,146,598

3,306,233

159,635

5.07

National Reserve

217,131,402

267,473,767

50,342,365

23.19

Table D—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) PY 2020 vs PY 2019 Allotments

State

PY 2019

PY 2020

Difference

% Difference

Total

$661,187,000

$668,052,000

$6,865,000

1.04

Alabama

8,774,005

8,738,446

(35,559)

−0.41

Alaska

7,187,418

7,262,044

74,626

1.04

Arizona

13,793,435

14,853,978

1,060,543

7.69

Arkansas

5,116,418

5,159,694

43,276

0.85

California

77,508,834

77,981,894

473,060

0.61

Colorado

10,914,395

11,048,709

134,314

1.23

Connecticut

7,518,868

7,546,033

27,165

0.36

Delaware

1,850,977

1,869,496

18,519

1.00

District of Columbia

1,955,175

1,957,284

2,109

0.11

Florida

37,920,561

38,224,509

303,948

0.80

Georgia

19,757,815

19,810,511

52,696

0.27

Hawaii

2,320,867

2,337,828

16,961

0.73

Idaho

5,988,398

6,050,575

62,177

1.04

Illinois

26,812,565

26,795,752

(16,813)

−0.06

Indiana

12,501,804

12,606,524

104,720

0.84

Iowa

6,002,803

6,039,407

36,604

0.61

Kansas

5,426,648

5,473,903

47,255

0.87

Kentucky

8,154,547

8,261,970

107,423

1.32

Louisiana

8,888,286

8,923,122

34,836

0.39

Maine

3,561,244

3,598,220

36,976

1.04

Maryland

12,406,916

12,493,848

86,932

0.70

Massachusetts

13,762,091

13,843,578

81,487

0.59

Michigan

19,803,803

19,905,550

101,747

0.51

Minnesota

10,851,240

11,396,826

545,586

5.03

Mississippi

5,398,062

5,563,013

164,951

3.06

Missouri

11,705,550

11,734,062

28,512

0.24

Montana

4,893,749

4,944,560

50,811

1.04

Nebraska

5,021,790

4,966,813

(54,977)

−1.09

Nevada

6,023,666

6,071,412

47,746

0.79

New Hampshire

2,571,759

2,621,526

49,767

1.94

New Jersey

18,217,995

18,145,531

(72,464)

−0.40

New Mexico

5,491,649

5,548,668

57,019

1.04

New York

37,872,846

38,073,537

200,691

0.53

North Carolina

19,119,367

19,795,653

676,286

3.54

North Dakota

4,983,302

5,035,043

51,741

1.04

Ohio

23,078,213

23,265,564

187,351

0.81

Oklahoma

6,983,784

7,003,623

19,839

0.28

Oregon

8,080,992

8,221,924

140,932

1.74

Pennsylvania

25,709,054

25,924,310

215,256

0.84

Puerto Rico

6,488,984

6,422,165

(66,819)

−1.03

Rhode Island

2,292,037

2,277,052

(14,985)

−0.65

South Carolina

9,007,952

8,979,979

(27,973)

−0.31

South Dakota

4,605,717

4,653,537

47,820

1.04

Tennessee

12,200,903

12,323,307

122,404

1.00

Texas

52,111,078

52,616,735

505,657

0.97

Utah

5,842,022

5,837,153

(4,869)

−0.08

Vermont

2,157,579

2,179,981

22,402

1.04

Virginia

15,583,311

15,677,914

94,603

0.61

Washington

15,040,605

15,891,995

851,390

5.66

West Virginia

5,271,697

5,326,432

54,735

1.04

Wisconsin

11,469,141

11,531,892

62,751

0.55

Wyoming

3,573,339

3,610,440

37,101

1.04

State Total

659,575,256

666,423,522

6,848,266

1.04

Guam

309,385

312,597

3,212

1.04

Virgin Islands

1,302,359

1,315,881

13,522

1.04

Outlying Areas Total

1,611,744

1,628,478

16,734

1.04

Table E—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Workforce Information Grants to States PY 2020 vs PY 2019 Allotments

State

PY 2019

PY 2020

Difference

% Difference

Total

$31,915,000

$32,000,000

$85,000

0.27

Alabama

499,846

505,028

5,182

1.04

Alaska

286,283

285,803

(480)

−0.17

Arizona

638,657

655,740

17,083

2.67

Arkansas

402,114

403,034

920

0.23

California

2,511,591

2,510,120

(1,471)

−0.06

Colorado

603,421

610,933

7,512

1.24

Connecticut

466,938

467,544

606

0.13

Delaware

300,696

301,515

819

0.27

District of Columbia

291,586

292,370

784

0.27

Florida

1,438,980

1,451,110

12,130

0.84

Georgia

845,383

839,565

(5,818)

−0.69

Hawaii

324,383

322,394

(1,989)

−0.61

Idaho

343,625

346,492

2,867

0.83

Illinois

1,003,089

999,994

(3,095)

−0.31

Indiana

637,315

639,931

2,616

0.41

Iowa

440,689

444,844

4,155

0.94

Kansas

417,133

417,466

333

0.08

Kentucky

485,469

485,412

(57)

−0.01

Louisiana

493,089

488,811

(4,278)

−0.87

Maine

326,438

325,566

(872)

−0.27

Maryland

621,902

620,310

(1,592)

−0.26

Massachusetts

682,901

691,549

8,648

1.27

Michigan

817,191

820,200

3,009

0.37

Minnesota

606,323

605,649

(674)

−0.11

Mississippi

394,080

393,383

(697)

−0.18

Missouri

601,213

601,906

693

0.12

Montana

305,519

306,629

1,110

0.36

Nebraska

362,694

365,116

2,422

0.67

Nevada

419,001

423,009

4,008

0.96

New Hampshire

332,496

334,281

1,785

0.54

New Jersey

769,792

763,266

(6,526)

−0.85

New Mexico

353,927

356,282

2,355

0.67

New York

1,378,366

1,358,016

(20,350)

−1.48

North Carolina

827,448

834,449

7,001

0.85

North Dakota

292,004

291,832

(172)

−0.06

Ohio

920,161

920,499

338

0.04

Oklahoma

461,245

458,826

(2,419)

−0.52

Oregon

492,174

491,128

(1,046)

−0.21

Pennsylvania

992,172

998,348

6,176

0.62

Puerto Rico

372,142

370,188

(1,954)

−0.53

Rhode Island

309,656

309,298

(358)

−0.12

South Carolina

514,950

519,836

4,886

0.95

South Dakota

297,815

298,948

1,133

0.38

Tennessee

623,186

631,278

8,092

1.30

Texas

1,853,513

1,875,706

22,193

1.20

Utah

429,719

430,227

508

0.12

Vermont

284,761

285,048

287

0.10

Virginia

751,857

754,617

2,760

0.37

Washington

684,703

696,101

11,398

1.66

West Virginia

335,764

336,997

1,233

0.37

Wisconsin

615,121

608,159

(6,962)

−1.13

Wyoming

277,883

278,447

564

0.20

State Total

31,738,404

31,823,200

84,796

0.27

Guam

92,976

93,090

114

0.12

Virgin Islands

83,620

83,710

90

0.11

Outlying Areas Total

176,596

176,800

204

0.12

Signed at Washington, DC.

John Pallasch,

Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.

[FR Doc. 2020-09059 Filed 4-28-20; 8:45 am]

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