Program Year (PY) 2021 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allotments; PY 2021 Wagner-Peyser Act Allotments and PY 2021 Workforce Information Grants

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

Program Year (PY) 2021 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allotments; PY 2021 Wagner-Peyser Act Allotments and PY 2021 Workforce Information Grants

AGENCY:

Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces allotments for PY 2021 for WIOA Title I Youth, Adult, and Dislocated Worker Activities programs; allotments for Employment Service (ES) activities under the Wagner-Peyser Act for PY 2021 and the allotments of Workforce Information Grants to States for PY 2021.

DATES:

The Department must receive comments on the formula used to allot funds to the Outlying Areas by May 27, 2021.

ADDRESSES:

Questions on this notice can be submitted to the Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S4209, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Randy Painter, Unit Chief, (202) 693-3979, or Robert Kight, Division Chief, (202) 693-3937. Randy Painter's email is:

painter.randy@dol.gov.

Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY-TDD).

Commenters are advised that mail delivery in the Washington area may be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department encourages commenters to submit comments electronically online or to the contacts listed above.

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 Mr. Painter 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 their 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 allotments—Randy Painter at (202) 693-3979; 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 2021 for Youth Activities, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities, Wagner-Peyser Act PY 2021 allotments, and PY 2021 Workforce Information Grant allotments. This notice provides information on the amount of funds available during PY 2021 to states with an approved WIOA Combined or Unified State Plan, and information regarding allotments to the Outlying Areas.

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 2021, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 waives the competition requirement, and the Secretary is using the discretionary formula rationale and methodology for allocating PY 2021 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 2021 is the same formula used in PY 2020 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.

On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Public Law 116-260 was signed into law (“the Act”). The Act, Division H, 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 2021, as authorized by the Act, the Department has set aside $7,466,000 of the Training and Employment Services (TES) and $1,849,000 of the State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services Operations (SUIESO) appropriations impacted in this FRN 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 2021 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 2021 Wagner-Peyser Act allotments (Table D). We also have attached the PY 2021 Workforce Information Grant table (Table E).

Youth Activities Allotments.

The appropriated level for PY 2021 for WIOA Youth Activities totals $921,130,000. After reducing the appropriation by $2,553,000 for set asides authorized by the Act, $918,577,000 is available for Youth Activities. Table A includes a breakdown of the Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2021 and provides a comparison of these allotments to PY 2020 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 set asides authorized by the Act), 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 set asides authorized by the Act) 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 2021, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 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 2021, 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 2021, 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 2021 allotments to the states is $902,536,349. 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 2021 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 2019—June 2020 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 2021. 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-20-15). 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 2021 is $862,649,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $1,974,000 for set asides authorized by the Act, $860,675,000 remains for Adult Activities, of which $858,523,312 is for states and $2,151,688 is for Outlying Areas. Table B shows the PY 2021 Adult Employment and Training Activities allotments and a state-by-state comparison of the PY 2021 allotments to PY 2020 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 set asides authorized by the Act). As discussed in the Youth Activities section above, in PY 2021 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 2021 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 2021 totals $1,342,412,000. 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 $2,939,000 for set asides authorized by the Act, a total of $1,339,473,000 remains available for Dislocated Worker activities. The amount available for Outlying Areas is $3,348,683, leaving $276,955,317 for the National Reserve and a total of $1,059,169,000 available for states. Table C shows the PY 2021 Dislocated Worker activities allotments and a state-by-state comparison of the PY 2021 allotments to PY 2020 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 set asides authorized by the Act). Similar to Youth and Adult funds, instead of competition, in PY 2021 the Department will use the same

pro rata

share as the areas received for the PY 2021 WIOA Adult Activities program to distribute the Outlying Areas' Dislocated Worker funds, the same methodology used in PY 2020. The Department will accept comments on this methodology.

The three data factors required in WIOA sec. 132(b)(2)(B)(ii) for the PY 2021 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 2019-September 2020;

(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 2019-September 2020; 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 2019-September 2020.

In PY 2021, 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).

Wagner-Peyser Act ES Allotments.

The appropriated level for PY 2021 for ES grants totals $670,052,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $1,799,000 for set asides authorized by the Act, $668,253,000 is available for ES grants. 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 2021 formula allotments on each state's share of calendar year 2020 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 2020. 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 $666,624,032 for

states, as well as $1,628,968 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 2021 funding for Workforce Information Grants allotments to states is $32,000,000. After reducing the total by $50,000 for set asides authorized by the Act, $31,950,000 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 $176,680 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 2020.

Table A—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Youth Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2021 Allotments vs PY 2020 Allotments

State

PY 2020

PY 2021

Difference

% Difference

Total

$912,906,000

$918,577,000

$5,671,000

0.62

Alabama

13,818,197

12,513,632

(1,304,565)

−9.44

Alaska

5,076,190

4,596,951

(479,239)

−9.44

Arizona

33,740,829

30,555,385

(3,185,444)

−9.44

Arkansas

6,222,886

6,462,908

240,022

3.86

California

134,926,913

125,113,453

(9,813,460)

−7.27

Colorado

7,969,239

10,424,367

2,455,128

30.81

Connecticut

9,768,378

8,846,154

(922,224)

−9.44

Delaware

2,242,411

2,583,296

340,885

15.20

District of Columbia

5,121,772

4,638,230

(483,542)

−9.44

Florida

41,854,792

44,306,510

2,451,718

5.86

Georgia

21,118,115

19,124,371

(1,993,744)

−9.44

Hawaii

2,242,411

2,933,243

690,832

30.81

Idaho

2,242,411

2,835,184

592,773

26.43

Illinois

47,902,600

43,380,155

(4,522,445)

−9.44

Indiana

13,241,878

16,938,860

3,696,982

27.92

Iowa

3,928,902

5,139,301

1,210,399

30.81

Kansas

4,250,555

5,469,726

1,219,171

28.68

Kentucky

14,588,219

13,210,957

(1,377,262)

−9.44

Louisiana

18,661,916

16,900,060

(1,761,856)

−9.44

Maine

2,242,411

2,327,935

85,524

3.81

Maryland

13,267,797

12,015,195

(1,252,602)

−9.44

Massachusetts

11,268,949

14,740,638

3,471,689

30.81

Michigan

35,039,178

37,126,700

2,087,522

5.96

Minnesota

8,297,921

10,854,308

2,556,387

30.81

Mississippi

12,695,917

11,497,306

(1,198,611)

−9.44

Missouri

11,562,432

11,189,065

(373,367)

−3.23

Montana

2,257,550

2,256,341

(1,209)

−0.05

Nebraska

3,321,693

3,213,346

(108,347)

−3.26

Nevada

9,330,673

12,205,226

2,874,553

30.81

New Hampshire

2,242,411

2,933,243

690,832

30.81

New Jersey

21,923,354

24,956,081

3,032,727

13.83

New Mexico

9,451,630

8,559,309

(892,321)

−9.44

New York

56,675,887

56,398,671

(277,216)

−0.49

North Carolina

26,247,804

23,769,771

(2,478,033)

−9.44

North Dakota

2,242,411

2,256,341

13,930

0.62

Ohio

45,496,637

41,201,337

(4,295,300)

−9.44

Oklahoma

7,872,645

8,264,948

392,303

4.98

Oregon

10,563,715

10,931,465

367,750

3.48

Pennsylvania

34,144,371

42,231,894

8,087,523

23.69

Puerto Rico

28,606,753

25,906,013

(2,700,740)

−9.44

Rhode Island

3,097,016

3,383,527

286,511

9.25

South Carolina

10,700,304

9,690,097

(1,010,207)

−9.44

South Dakota

2,242,411

2,256,341

13,930

0.62

Tennessee

14,388,278

16,074,750

1,686,472

11.72

Texas

62,438,675

66,978,946

4,540,271

7.27

Utah

3,227,687

4,222,059

994,372

30.81

Vermont

2,242,411

2,256,341

13,930

0.62

Virginia

10,816,651

12,963,082

2,146,431

19.84

Washington

25,394,224

22,996,776

(2,397,448)

−9.44

West Virginia

7,298,882

6,609,801

(689,081)

−9.44

Wisconsin

9,204,676

12,040,412

2,835,736

30.81

Wyoming

2,242,411

2,256,341

13,930

0.62

State Total

896,964,379

902,536,349

5,571,970

0.62

American Samoa

240,385

241,930

1,545

0.64

Guam

815,939

821,183

5,244

0.64

Northern Marianas

445,798

448,662

2,864

0.64

Palau

75,000

75,000

0

0.00

Virgin Islands

670,909

675,221

4,312

0.64

Outlying Areas Total

2,248,031

2,261,996

13,965

0.62

Native Americans

13,693,590

13,778,655

85,065

0.62

Table B—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Adult Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2021 Allotments vs PY 2020 Allotments

State

PY 2020

PY 2021

Difference

% Difference

Total

$854,474,000

$860,675,000

$6,201,000

0.73

Alabama

13,413,096

12,159,393

(1,253,703)

−9.35

Alaska

4,769,805

4,323,978

(445,827)

−9.35

Arizona

31,978,231

28,989,270

(2,988,961)

−9.35

Arkansas

6,015,408

6,260,965

245,557

4.08

California

129,604,863

120,643,129

(8,961,734)

−6.91

Colorado

7,246,878

9,489,310

2,242,432

30.94

Connecticut

8,882,785

8,052,523

(830,262)

−9.35

Delaware

2,130,845

2,485,077

354,232

16.62

District of Columbia

4,645,239

4,211,055

(434,184)

−9.35

Florida

42,259,570

45,250,678

2,991,108

7.08

Georgia

20,279,015

18,383,564

(1,895,451)

−9.35

Hawaii

2,130,845

2,790,201

659,356

30.94

Idaho

2,130,845

2,545,842

414,997

19.48

Illinois

45,085,051

40,871,014

(4,214,037)

−9.35

Indiana

12,047,106

15,591,116

3,544,010

29.42

Iowa

2,787,453

3,649,986

862,533

30.94

Kansas

3,579,254

4,646,637

1,067,383

29.82

Kentucky

14,497,419

13,142,365

(1,355,054)

−9.35

Louisiana

18,045,995

16,359,261

(1,686,734)

−9.35

Maine

2,130,845

2,217,611

86,766

4.07

Maryland

12,763,204

11,570,245

(1,192,959)

−9.35

Massachusetts

9,590,178

12,557,707

2,967,529

30.94

Michigan

32,197,079

34,262,349

2,065,270

6.41

Minnesota

6,959,779

9,113,373

2,153,594

30.94

Mississippi

12,175,423

11,037,403

(1,138,020)

−9.35

Missouri

10,764,013

10,388,598

(375,415)

−3.49

Montana

2,130,845

2,146,308

15,463

0.73

Nebraska

2,566,912

2,466,580

(100,332)

−3.91

Nevada

9,151,271

11,982,987

2,831,716

30.94

New Hampshire

2,130,845

2,790,201

659,356

30.94

New Jersey

21,544,204

24,557,671

3,013,467

13.99

New Mexico

9,150,968

8,295,640

(855,328)

−9.35

New York

55,298,700

55,327,748

29,048

0.05

North Carolina

24,910,558

23,044,630

(1,865,928)

−7.49

North Dakota

2,130,845

2,146,308

15,463

0.73

Ohio

42,414,320

38,449,912

(3,964,408)

−9.35

Oklahoma

7,454,637

7,841,676

387,039

5.19

Oregon

10,257,412

10,636,982

379,570

3.70

Pennsylvania

31,312,217

39,079,073

7,766,856

24.80

Puerto Rico

29,717,827

26,940,143

(2,777,684)

−9.35

Rhode Island

2,650,988

2,898,260

247,272

9.33

South Carolina

10,326,362

9,361,171

(965,191)

−9.35

South Dakota

2,130,845

2,146,308

15,463

0.73

Tennessee

13,981,585

15,690,266

1,708,681

12.22

Texas

59,070,478

63,486,775

4,416,297

7.48

Utah

2,515,483

3,293,860

778,377

30.94

Vermont

2,130,845

2,146,308

15,463

0.73

Virginia

10,081,312

12,066,044

1,984,732

19.69

Washington

23,947,398

21,709,068

(2,238,330)

−9.35

West Virginia

7,145,102

6,477,259

(667,843)

−9.35

Wisconsin

7,944,787

10,403,176

2,458,389

30.94

Wyoming

2,130,845

2,146,308

15,463

0.73

State Total

852,337,815

858,523,312

6,185,497

0.73

American Samoa

228,013

229,728

1,715

0.75

Guam

773,943

779,764

5,821

0.75

Northern Marianas

422,852

426,033

3,181

0.75

Palau

75,000

75,000

0

0.00

Virgin Islands

636,377

641,163

4,786

0.75

Outlying Areas Total

2,136,185

2,151,688

15,503

0.73

Table C—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2021 Allotments vs PY 2020 Allotments

State

PY 2020

PY 2021

Difference

% Difference

Total

$1,322,493,000

$1,339,473,000

$16,980,000

1.28

Alabama

17,387,399

15,759,598

(1,627,801)

−9.36

Alaska

8,421,655

7,633,223

(788,432)

−9.36

Arizona

39,830,842

36,101,896

(3,728,946)

−9.36

Arkansas

6,061,513

5,494,037

(567,476)

−9.36

California

142,073,567

149,720,406

7,646,839

5.38

Colorado

9,986,612

12,159,989

2,173,377

21.76

Connecticut

13,611,948

12,337,604

(1,274,344)

−9.36

Delaware

2,343,949

3,066,268

722,319

30.82

District of Columbia

11,110,338

10,070,193

(1,040,145)

−9.36

Florida

50,853,493

51,290,725

437,232

0.86

Georgia

36,871,224

33,419,357

(3,451,867)

−9.36

Hawaii

1,618,611

2,119,112

500,501

30.92

Idaho

1,962,590

2,028,089

65,499

3.34

Illinois

56,663,539

51,358,724

(5,304,815)

−9.36

Indiana

13,347,305

14,963,227

1,615,922

12.11

Iowa

4,077,392

4,937,575

860,183

21.10

Kansas

4,595,051

4,544,741

(50,310)

−1.09

Kentucky

16,051,059

14,548,366

(1,502,693)

−9.36

Louisiana

20,371,329

18,464,174

(1,907,155)

−9.36

Maine

2,562,857

2,322,923

(239,934)

−9.36

Maryland

15,019,525

13,613,404

(1,406,121)

−9.36

Massachusetts

15,428,753

20,199,573

4,770,820

30.92

Michigan

28,103,101

34,356,689

6,253,588

22.25

Minnesota

8,623,882

10,349,177

1,725,295

20.01

Mississippi

16,877,853

15,297,756

(1,580,097)

−9.36

Missouri

13,271,254

12,028,805

(1,242,449)

−9.36

Montana

1,589,906

1,753,248

163,342

10.27

Nebraska

2,430,569

2,203,020

(227,549)

−9.36

Nevada

13,341,178

15,074,356

1,733,178

12.99

New Hampshire

1,776,875

2,326,314

549,439

30.92

New Jersey

29,962,189

33,932,137

3,969,948

13.25

New Mexico

18,082,636

16,389,748

(1,692,888)

−9.36

New York

50,005,712

65,468,288

15,462,576

30.92

North Carolina

28,414,511

25,754,357

(2,660,154)

−9.36

North Dakota

827,550

864,826

37,276

4.50

Ohio

37,181,539

33,700,620

(3,480,919)

−9.36

Oklahoma

7,437,134

6,740,873

(696,261)

−9.36

Oregon

11,019,838

11,192,082

172,244

1.56

Pennsylvania

48,858,998

47,138,266

(1,720,732)

−3.52

Puerto Rico

76,202,126

69,068,117

(7,134,009)

−9.36

Rhode Island

3,806,076

3,900,287

94,211

2.48

South Carolina

14,268,943

12,933,091

(1,335,852)

−9.36

South Dakota

1,190,973

1,451,487

260,514

21.87

Tennessee

17,478,205

15,841,903

(1,636,302)

−9.36

Texas

59,820,885

65,619,333

5,798,448

9.69

Utah

4,261,672

3,862,696

(398,976)

−9.36

Vermont

843,187

1,103,914

260,727

30.92

Virginia

13,694,749

15,538,166

1,843,417

13.46

Washington

26,957,248

24,433,523

(2,523,725)

−9.36

West Virginia

12,852,260

11,649,037

(1,203,223)

−9.36

Wisconsin

11,212,132

11,939,631

727,499

6.49

Wyoming

1,069,268

1,104,049

34,781

3.25

State Total

1,051,713,000

1,059,169,000

7,456,000

0.71

American Samoa

352,902

357,527

4,625

1.31

Guam

1,197,853

1,213,551

15,698

1.31

Northern Marianas

654,460

663,037

8,577

1.31

Palau

116,080

116,723

643

0.55

Virgin Islands

984,938

997,845

12,907

1.31

Outlying Areas Total

3,306,233

3,348,683

42,450

1.28

National Reserve

267,473,767

276,955,317

9,481,550

3.54

Table D—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) PY 2021 vs PY 2020 Allotments

State

PY 2020

PY 2021

Difference

% Difference

Total

$668,052,000

$668,253,000

$201,000

0.03

Alabama

8,738,446

8,493,359

(245,087)

−2.80

Alaska

7,262,044

7,264,229

2,185

0.03

Arizona

14,853,978

14,480,622

(373,356)

−2.51

Arkansas

5,159,694

5,064,818

(94,876)

−1.84

California

77,981,894

79,341,643

1,359,749

1.74

Colorado

11,048,709

11,558,593

509,884

4.61

Connecticut

7,546,033

7,379,439

(166,594)

−2.21

Delaware

1,869,496

1,880,875

11,379

0.61

District of Columbia

1,957,284

1,931,319

(25,965)

−1.33

Florida

38,224,509

38,157,663

(66,846)

−0.17

Georgia

19,810,511

19,277,250

(533,261)

−2.69

Hawaii

2,337,828

2,868,272

530,444

22.69

Idaho

6,050,575

6,052,395

1,820

0.03

Illinois

26,795,752

26,407,178

(388,574)

−1.45

Indiana

12,606,524

12,527,754

(78,770)

−0.62

Iowa

6,039,407

5,955,328

(84,079)

−1.39

Kansas

5,473,903

5,419,149

(54,754)

−1.00

Kentucky

8,261,970

7,981,844

(280,126)

−3.39

Louisiana

8,923,122

8,709,267

(213,855)

−2.40

Maine

3,598,220

3,599,303

1,083

0.03

Maryland

12,493,848

12,238,257

(255,591)

−2.05

Massachusetts

13,843,578

15,027,451

1,183,873

8.55

Michigan

19,905,550

19,947,034

41,484

0.21

Minnesota

11,396,826

11,205,122

(191,704)

−1.68

Mississippi

5,563,013

5,359,095

(203,918)

−3.67

Missouri

11,734,062

11,443,768

(290,294)

−2.47

Montana

4,944,560

4,946,048

1,488

0.03

Nebraska

4,966,813

4,784,749

(182,064)

−3.67

Nevada

6,071,412

6,916,575

845,163

13.92

New Hampshire

2,621,526

2,708,149

86,623

3.30

New Jersey

18,145,531

18,576,861

431,330

2.38

New Mexico

5,548,668

5,550,337

1,669

0.03

New York

38,073,537

38,617,826

544,289

1.43

North Carolina

19,795,653

19,324,850

(470,803)

−2.38

North Dakota

5,035,043

5,036,558

1,515

0.03

Ohio

23,265,564

22,991,322

(274,242)

−1.18

Oklahoma

7,003,623

6,882,777

(120,846)

−1.73

Oregon

8,221,924

8,184,234

(37,690)

−0.46

Pennsylvania

25,924,310

25,873,748

(50,562)

−0.20

Puerto Rico

6,422,165

6,186,754

(235,411)

−3.67

Rhode Island

2,277,052

2,265,237

(11,815)

−0.52

South Carolina

8,979,979

8,856,996

(122,983)

−1.37

South Dakota

4,653,537

4,654,937

1,400

0.03

Tennessee

12,323,307

12,452,163

128,856

1.05

Texas

52,616,735

52,704,570

87,835

0.17

Utah

5,837,153

5,726,955

(110,198)

−1.89

Vermont

2,179,981

2,180,637

656

0.03

Virginia

15,677,914

15,557,121

(120,793)

−0.77

Washington

15,891,995

15,710,820

(181,175)

−1.14

West Virginia

5,326,432

5,328,035

1,603

0.03

Wisconsin

11,531,892

11,423,220

(108,672)

−0.94

Wyoming

3,610,440

3,611,526

1,086

0.03

State Total

666,423,522

666,624,032

200,510

0.03

Guam

312,597

312,691

94

0.03

Virgin Islands

1,315,881

1,316,277

396

0.03

Outlying Areas Total

1,628,478

1,628,968

490

0.03

Table E—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Workforce Information Grants to States PY 2021 vs PY 2020 Allotments

State

PY 2020

PY 2021

Difference

% Difference

Total

$32,000,000

$31,950,000

($50,000)

−0.16

Alabama

505,028

506,353

1,325

0.26

Alaska

285,803

284,363

(1,440)

−0.50

Arizona

655,740

662,635

6,895

1.05

Arkansas

403,034

402,420

(614)

−0.15

California

2,510,120

2,481,342

(28,778)

−1.15

Colorado

610,933

612,512

1,579

0.26

Connecticut

467,544

465,877

(1,667)

−0.36

Delaware

301,515

301,540

25

0.01

District of Columbia

292,370

291,923

(447)

−0.15

Florida

1,451,110

1,433,659

(17,451)

−1.20

Georgia

839,565

835,600

(3,965)

−0.47

Hawaii

322,394

320,532

(1,862)

−0.58

Idaho

346,492

349,266

2,774

0.80

Illinois

999,994

988,047

(11,947)

−1.19

Indiana

639,931

637,407

(2,524)

−0.39

Iowa

444,844

443,566

(1,278)

−0.29

Kansas

417,466

419,747

2,281

0.55

Kentucky

485,412

481,407

(4,005)

−0.83

Louisiana

488,811

487,139

(1,672)

−0.34

Maine

325,566

324,729

(837)

−0.26

Maryland

620,310

622,290

1,980

0.32

Massachusetts

691,549

679,820

(11,729)

−1.70

Michigan

820,200

816,629

(3,571)

−0.44

Minnesota

605,649

607,863

2,214

0.37

Mississippi

393,383

391,019

(2,364)

−0.60

Missouri

601,906

604,947

3,041

0.51

Montana

306,629

306,992

363

0.12

Nebraska

365,116

366,802

1,686

0.46

Nevada

423,009

422,026

(983)

−0.23

New Hampshire

334,281

332,835

(1,446)

−0.43

New Jersey

763,266

776,244

12,978

1.70

New Mexico

356,282

354,602

(1,680)

−0.47

New York

1,358,016

1,347,196

(10,820)

−0.80

North Carolina

834,449

825,655

(8,794)

−1.05

North Dakota

291,832

291,668

(164)

−0.06

Ohio

920,499

920,322

(177)

−0.02

Oklahoma

458,826

458,591

(235)

−0.05

Oregon

491,128

490,768

(360)

−0.07

Pennsylvania

998,348

1,003,087

4,739

0.47

Puerto Rico

370,188

366,973

(3,215)

−0.87

Rhode Island

309,298

309,099

(199)

−0.06

South Carolina

519,836

526,505

6,669

1.28

South Dakota

298,948

299,083

135

0.05

Tennessee

631,278

632,761

1,483

0.23

Texas

1,875,706

1,882,605

6,899

0.37

Utah

430,227

435,134

4,907

1.14

Vermont

285,048

284,079

(969)

−0.34

Virginia

754,617

758,607

3,990

0.53

Washington

696,101

706,823

10,722

1.54

West Virginia

336,997

337,023

26

0.01

Wisconsin

608,159

606,266

(1,893)

−0.31

Wyoming

278,447

278,942

495

0.18

State Total

31,823,200

31,773,320

(49,880)

−0.16

Guam

93,090

93,023

(67)

−0.07

Virgin Islands

83,710

83,657

(53)

−0.06

Outlying Areas Total

176,800

176,680

(120)

−0.07

Suzan G. LeVine,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.

[FR Doc. 2021-08725 Filed 4-26-21; 8:45 am]

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