2018-11307. Program Year (PY) 2018 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allotments; PY 2018 Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments and PY 2018 Workforce Information Grants

AGENCY:

Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

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

WIOA allotments for states and the state final allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act are based on formulas defined in their respective statutes. WIOA requires allotments for the Outlying Areas to be competitively awarded rather than based on a formula determined by the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) as occurred under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). However, for PY 2018, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 waives the competition requirement, and the Secretary is using the discretionary formula rationale and methodology for allocating PY 2018 funds for the Outlying Areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the United States Virgin Islands) that was published in the Federal Register at 65 FR 8236 (Feb. 17, 2000). WIOA specifically included the Republic of Palau as an Outlying Area, except during any period for which the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education determine that a Compact of Free Association is in effect and contains provisions for training and education assistance prohibiting the assistance provided under WIOA; no such determinations prohibiting assistance have been made. The formula that the Department of Labor (Department) used for PY 2018 is the same formula used in PY 2017 and is described in the section on Youth Activities program allotments. The Department invites comments only on the formula used to allot funds to the Outlying Areas.

DATES:

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

ADDRESSES:

Submit written comments to the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Financial Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4702, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Ms. Anita Harvey, email: [e-mail].

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 [phone] or LaSharn Youngblood at [phone]; WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities and ES final allotments—Robert Kight at [phone]; Workforce Information Grant allotments—Donald Haughton at [phone]. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone numbers above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Department is announcing WIOA allotments for PY 2018 for Youth Activities, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities, Wagner-Peyser Act PY 2018 final allotments, and PY 2018 Workforce Information Grant allotments. This notice provides information on the amount of funds available during PY 2018 to states with an approved WIOA Combined or Unified State Plan, and information regarding allotments to the Outlying Areas.

On March 23, 2018, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Public Law 115-141 was signed into law (“the Act”). The Act, Division H, Title I, Section 107 of the Act allows the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to set aside up to 0.75 percent of most operating funds for evaluations. The evaluation provision is consistent with the Federal government's priority on evidence-based policy and programming providing opportunities to expand evaluations and demonstrations in the Department to build solid evidence about what works best. In the past, ETA separately managed funds for ETA evaluations and demonstrations. That separate authority has been replaced by the set aside provision. The Department transfers the funds to the Department's Chief Evaluation Office to implement formal evaluations and demonstrations in collaboration with ETA. For 2018, the Secretary set aside 0.125 percent of the Training and Employment Services (TES) and State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services Operations (SUIESO) appropriations. ETA spread the amount to be set aside for each appropriation among the programs funded by that appropriation with more than $100 million in funding. This includes WIOA Adult, Youth and Dislocated Worker and Wagner-Peyser Employment Service program budgets.

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

We also have attached tables listing the PY 2018 allotments for programs under WIOA Title I Youth Activities (Table A), Adult and Dislocated Workers Employment and Training Activities (Tables B and C, respectively), and the PY 2018 Wagner-Peyser Act final allotments (Table D). We also have attached the PY 2018 Workforce Information Grant table (Table E).

Youth Activities Allotments. The appropriated level for PY 2018 for WIOA Youth Activities totals $903,416,000. After reducing the appropriation by $1,129,000 for evaluations and $2,710,000 for program integrity, $899,577,000, is available for Youth Activities. Table A includes a breakdown of the Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2018 and provides a comparison of these allotments to PY 2017 Youth Activities allotments for all States and Outlying Areas. For the Native American Youth program, the total amount available is 1.5 percent of the total amount for Youth Activities (after the evaluations and program integrity set-asides), in accordance with WIOA section 127. The total funding available for the Outlying Areas was reserved at 0.25 percent of the amount appropriated for Youth Activities (after the evaluations and program integrity set asides) after the amount reserved for Native American Youth (in accordance with WIOA section 127(b)(1)(B)(i)). On December 17, 2003, Public Law 108-188, the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (“the Compact”), was signed into law. The Compact specified that the Republic of Palau remained eligible for WIA Title I funding. See 48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix). WIOA sec. 512(g)(1) updated the Compact to refer to WIOA funding. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Division H, Title III, Section 305 of Pub. L. 115-141) authorized WIOA Title I funding to Palau through FY 2018.

Under WIA, the Secretary had discretion for determining the methodology for distributing funds to all Outlying Areas. Under WIOA the Secretary must award the funds through a competitive process. However, for PY 2018, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 waives the competition requirement contained in WIOA secs. 127(b)(1)(B)(ii), 132(b)(1)(A)(ii), and 132(b)(2)(A)(ii) regarding funding to Outlying Areas (e.g., American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the United States Virgin Islands). For PY 2018, the Department used the same methodology used since PY 2000 (i.e., we distribute funds among the Outlying Areas by formula based on relative share of the number of unemployed, a minimum of 90 percent of the prior year allotment percentage, a $75,000 minimum, and a 130 percent stop-gain of the prior year share). For the relative share calculation in PY 2018, the Department continued to use the data obtained from the 2010 Census for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. For the Republic of Palau, the Department used data from Palau's 2015 Census. The Department will accept comments on this methodology.

After the Department calculated the amount for the Outlying Areas and the Native American program, the amount available for PY 2018 allotments to the states is $883,868,137. This total amount is below the required $1 billion threshold specified in WIOA sec. 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV); therefore, the Department did not apply the WIOA additional minimum provisions. Instead, as required by WIOA, the minimums of 90 percent of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent state minimum floor apply. The Department used this same methodology to set a floor on the annual variation in allotments almost continuously for more than two decades. See sec. 262(b)(2) of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) (Pub. L. 97-300), (as amended by sec. 207 of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102-367); sec. 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-220). WIOA also provides that no state may receive an allotment that is more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage for the state for the previous year. The three data factors required by WIOA sec. 127(b)(1)(C)(ii) for the PY 2018 Youth Activities state formula allotments are, summarized slightly, as follows:

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

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

(3) Number of disadvantaged youth (age 16 to 21, excluding college students not in the workforce and military) from special tabulations of data from the American Community Survey (ACS), which the Department obtained from the Census Bureau in each state compared to the total number of disadvantaged youth in all states. The Department requested updated special tabulations for PY 2018. Census Bureau collected the data used in the special tabulations for disadvantaged youth between January 1, 2011-December 31, 2015.

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

See TEGL No. 14-17 for further information.

Adult Employment and Training Activities Allotments. The total appropriated funds for Adult Activities in PY 2018 is $845,556,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $890,000 for evaluations and $2,136,000 for program integrity, $842,530,000 remains for Adult Activities, of which $840,423,675 is for states and $2,106,325 is for Outlying Areas. Table B shows the PY 2018 Adult Employment and Training Activities allotments and a state-by-state comparison of the PY 2018 allotments to PY 2017 allotments.

In accordance with WIOA, the Department reserved the total available for the Outlying Areas at 0.25 percent of the full amount appropriated for Adult Activities (after the evaluations and program integrity set-asides). As discussed in the Youth Activities section above, in PY 2018 the Department will distribute the Adult Activities funding for the Outlying Areas, using the same principles, formula, and data as used for outlying areas for Youth Activities. The Department will accept comments on this methodology. After determining the amount for the Outlying Areas, the Department used the statutory formula to distribute the remaining amount available for allotments to the states. The Department did not apply the WIOA minimum provisions for the PY 2018 allotments because the total amount available for the states was below the $960 million threshold required for Adult Activities in WIOA sec. 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV). Instead, as required by WIOA, the minimums of 90 percent of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent state minimum floor apply. As noted above, the Department applied this same methodology to set a floor on the annual variation in allotments almost continuously for more than two decades. WIOA also provides that no state may receive an allotment that is more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage for the state for the previous year. The three formula data factors for the Adult Activities program are the same as those used for the Youth Activities formula, except the Department used data for the number of disadvantaged adults (age 22 to 72, excluding college students not in the workforce and military).

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

As for the Adult Activities program, the Department reserved the total available for the Outlying Areas at 0.25 percent of the full amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker Activities (after the evaluations and program integrity set-asides). Similar to Youth and Adult funds, instead of competition, in PY 2018 the Department will use the same pro rata share as the areas received for the PY 2018 WIOA Adult Activities program to distribute the Outlying Areas' Dislocated Worker funds, the same methodology used in PY 2017. The Department will accept comments on this methodology.

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

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

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

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

In PY 2018, under WIOA the Dislocated Worker formula uses minimum and maximum provisions. No state may receive an allotment that is less than 90 percent of the state's prior year allotment percentage or more than 130 percent of the state's prior year allotment percentage.

Wagner-Peyser Act ES Final Allotments. The appropriated level for PY 2018 for ES grants totals $666,413,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $833,000 for evaluations and $1,999,000 for program integrity, a total of $663,581,000 remains available for ES programs. After determining the funding for Outlying Areas, the Department calculated allotments to states using the formula set forth at section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49e). The Department based PY 2018 formula allotments on each state's share of calendar year 2017 monthly averages of the civilian labor force (CLF) and unemployment. Section 6(b)(4) of the Wagner-Peyser Act requires the Secretary to set aside up to three percent of the total funds available for ES to ensure that each state will have sufficient resources to maintain statewide ES activities. In accordance with this provision, the Department included the three percent set aside funds in this total allotment. The Department distributed the set-aside funds in two steps to states that have experienced a reduction in their relative share of the total resources available this year from their relative share of the total resources available the previous year. In Step 1, states that have a CLF below one million and are also below the median CLF density were maintained at 100 percent of their relative share of prior year resources. ETA calculated the median CLF density based on CLF data provided by the BLS for calendar year 2017. The Department distributed all remaining set-aside funds on a pro-rata basis in Step 2 to all other states experiencing reductions in relative share from the prior year but not meeting the size and density criteria for Step 1. The distribution of ES funds (Table D) includes $661,963,420 for states, as well as $1,617,580 for Outlying Areas.

Section 7(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (49 U.S.C. § 49f(a)) authorizes states to use 90 percent of funds allotted to a state for labor exchange services and other career services such as job search and placement services to job seekers; appropriate recruitment services for employers; program evaluations; developing and providing labor market and occupational information; developing management information systems; and administering the work test for unemployment insurance claimants. Section 7(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act states that 10 percent of the total sums allotted to each state must be reserved for use by the Governor to provide performance incentives for public ES offices and programs, provide services for groups with special needs, and to provide for the extra costs of exemplary models for delivering services of the type described in section 7(a) and models for enhancing professional development and career advancement opportunities of state agency staff.

Workforce Information Grants Allotments. Total PY 2018 funding for Workforce Information Grants allotments to states is $32,000,000. After reducing the total by $96,000 for program integrity, $31,904,000 is available for Workforce Information Grants. Table E contains the allotment figures for each state and Outlying Area. The Department distributes the funds by administrative formula, with a reserve of $176,570 for Guam and the United States Virgin Islands. Guam and the United States Virgin Islands allotment amounts are partially based on CLF data. The Department distributes the remaining funds to the states with 40 percent distributed equally to all states and 60 percent distributed based on each state's share of CLF for the 12 months ending September 2017.

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

State	PY 2017	PY 2018	Difference	% Difference
Total Appropriated	$873,416,000	$903,416,000	$30,000,000	3.43
Total (WIOA Youth Activities)	866,560,920	899,577,000	33,016,080	3.81
Alabama	15,935,826	16,810,423	874,597	5.49
Alaska	2,749,556	3,248,821	499,265	18.16
Arizona	21,927,448	22,132,740	205,292	0.94
Arkansas	7,020,353	6,559,046	(461,307)	−6.57
California	122,708,017	122,420,854	(287,163)	−0.23
Colorado	10,014,113	9,356,087	(658,026)	−6.57
Connecticut	10,849,939	10,136,991	(712,948)	−6.57
Delaware	2,128,572	2,209,670	81,098	3.81
District of Columbia	3,048,727	3,369,642	320,915	10.53
Florida	47,191,033	50,918,130	3,727,097	7.90
Georgia	27,497,972	25,691,083	(1,806,889)	−6.57
Hawaii	2,128,572	2,209,670	81,098	3.81
Idaho	2,636,688	2,463,432	(173,256)	−6.57
Illinois	45,262,696	42,733,627	(2,529,069)	−5.59
Indiana	15,281,190	14,277,065	(1,004,125)	−6.57
Iowa	5,042,166	4,779,676	(262,490)	−5.21
Kansas	4,626,462	5,170,980	544,518	11.77
Kentucky	13,006,059	13,770,245	764,186	5.88
Louisiana	15,937,361	17,165,657	1,228,296	7.71
Maine	2,873,333	2,684,527	(188,806)	−6.57
Maryland	13,351,957	12,474,601	(877,356)	−6.57
Massachusetts	13,965,303	13,047,645	(917,658)	−6.57
Michigan	26,603,952	28,612,013	2,008,061	7.55
Minnesota	8,630,212	10,094,772	1,464,560	16.97
Mississippi	10,648,637	10,053,302	(595,335)	−5.59
Missouri	14,750,868	14,066,190	(684,678)	−4.64
Montana	2,128,572	2,209,670	81,098	3.81
Nebraska	2,432,570	2,656,124	223,554	9.19
Nevada	9,913,269	9,261,869	(651,400)	−6.57
New Hampshire	2,128,572	2,209,670	81,098	3.81
New Jersey	22,296,345	20,831,255	(1,465,090)	−6.57
New Mexico	7,484,241	9,176,874	1,692,633	22.62
New York	49,406,010	50,223,205	817,195	1.65
North Carolina	28,746,951	27,731,837	(1,015,114)	−3.53
North Dakota	2,128,572	2,209,670	81,098	3.81
Ohio	30,130,209	36,354,942	6,224,733	20.66
Oklahoma	7,802,022	9,577,406	1,775,384	22.76
Oregon	10,245,449	9,572,222	(673,227)	−6.57
Pennsylvania	32,264,694	39,419,602	7,154,908	22.18
Puerto Rico	25,176,038	26,554,369	1,378,331	5.47
Rhode Island	3,582,507	3,347,101	(235,406)	−6.57
South Carolina	13,932,904	13,017,374	(915,530)	−6.57
South Dakota	2,128,572	2,209,670	81,098	3.81
Tennessee	16,934,922	17,503,950	569,028	3.36
Texas	58,289,678	75,959,298	17,669,620	30.31
Utah	3,323,840	3,656,938	333,098	10.02
Vermont	2,128,572	2,209,670	81,098	3.81
Virginia	14,084,399	13,158,915	(925,484)	−6.57
Washington	18,561,132	19,115,058	553,926	2.98
West Virginia	6,247,535	5,837,010	(410,525)	−6.57
Wisconsin	11,985,441	11,197,879	(787,562)	−6.57
Wyoming	2,128,572	2,209,670	81,098	3.81
State Total	851,428,600	883,868,137	32,439,537	3.81
American Samoa	227,760	236,754	8,994	3.95
Guam	773,087	803,615	30,528	3.95
Northern Marianas	422,385	439,064	16,679	3.95
Palau	75,000	75,000	0	0.00
Virgin Islands	635,674	660,775	25,101	3.95
Outlying Areas Total	2,133,906	2,215,208	81,302	3.81
Native Americans	12,998,414	13,493,655	495,241	3.81
Evaluations set aside	2,488,000	1,129,000	(1,359,000)	−54.62
Program Integrity set aside	4,367,080	2,710,000	(1,657,080)	−37.94

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

State	PY 2017	PY 2018	Difference	% Difference
Total Appropriated	$815,556,000	$845,556,000	$30,000,000	3.68
Total (WIOA Adult Activities)	809,155,220	842,530,000	33,374,780	4.12
Alabama	15,399,354	16,327,908	928,554	6.03
Alaska	2,571,516	3,040,398	468,882	18.23
Arizona	20,673,071	20,986,794	313,723	1.52
Arkansas	6,691,689	6,270,928	(420,761)	−6.29
California	117,464,601	117,884,993	420,392	0.36
Colorado	9,286,373	8,702,463	(583,910)	−6.29
Connecticut	9,998,629	9,369,933	(628,696)	−6.29
Delaware	2,017,831	2,101,059	83,228	4.12
District of Columbia	2,797,188	2,986,342	189,154	6.76
Florida	47,011,004	51,443,034	4,432,030	9.43
Georgia	26,342,217	24,685,866	(1,656,351)	−6.29
Hawaii	2,017,831	2,101,059	83,228	4.12
Idaho	2,448,953	2,294,967	(153,986)	−6.29
Illinois	42,455,721	40,226,996	(2,228,725)	−5.25
Indiana	13,857,417	12,986,088	(871,329)	−6.29
Iowa	3,620,871	3,393,197	(227,674)	−6.29
Kansas	3,832,189	4,357,065	524,876	13.70
Kentucky	13,297,308	13,740,037	442,729	3.33
Louisiana	15,196,124	16,647,287	1,451,163	9.55
Maine	2,609,532	2,445,449	(164,083)	−6.29
Maryland	12,390,856	11,611,741	(779,115)	−6.29
Massachusetts	12,457,534	11,674,227	(783,307)	−6.29
Michigan	24,352,532	26,127,450	1,774,918	7.29
Minnesota	7,225,904	8,472,215	1,246,311	17.25
Mississippi	10,146,478	9,681,200	(465,278)	−4.59
Missouri	13,746,334	13,103,150	(643,184)	−4.68
Montana	2,017,831	2,101,059	83,228	4.12
Nebraska	2,017,831	2,101,059	83,228	4.12
Nevada	9,643,279	9,036,927	(606,352)	−6.29
New Hampshire	2,017,831	2,101,059	83,228	4.12
New Jersey	21,541,938	20,187,420	(1,354,518)	−6.29
New Mexico	7,159,148	8,901,122	1,741,974	24.33
New York	47,853,408	49,370,737	1,517,329	3.17
North Carolina	27,433,397	26,346,674	(1,086,723)	−3.96
North Dakota	2,017,831	2,101,059	83,228	4.12
Ohio	27,953,259	33,780,803	5,827,544	20.85
Oklahoma	7,504,490	9,074,610	1,570,120	20.92
Oregon	9,805,449	9,188,900	(616,549)	−6.29
Pennsylvania	29,375,775	36,348,863	6,973,088	23.74
Puerto Rico	26,646,862	27,814,371	1,167,509	4.38
Rhode Island	3,065,937	2,873,156	(192,781)	−6.29
South Carolina	13,413,830	12,570,393	(843,437)	−6.29
South Dakota	2,017,831	2,101,059	83,228	4.12
Tennessee	16,453,879	17,019,935	566,056	3.44
Texas	55,507,822	71,907,136	16,399,314	29.54
Utah	2,791,005	2,867,024	76,019	2.72
Vermont	2,017,831	2,101,059	83,228	4.12
Virginia	13,095,513	12,272,091	(823,422)	−6.29
Washington	17,333,734	18,013,252	679,518	3.92
West Virginia	6,199,542	5,809,726	(389,816)	−6.29
Wisconsin	10,320,191	9,671,276	(648,915)	−6.29
Wyoming	2,017,831	2,101,059	83,228	4.12
State Total	807,132,332	840,423,675	33,291,343	4.12
American Samoa	215,479	224,709	9,230	4.28
Guam	731,402	762,731	31,329	4.28
Northern Marianas	399,609	416,727	17,118	4.28
Palau	75,000	75,000	0	0.00
Virgin Islands	601,398	627,158	25,760	4.28
Outlying Areas Total	2,022,888	2,106,325	83,437	4.12
Evaluations set aside	2,323,000	890,000	(1,433,000)	−61.69
Program Integrity set aside	4,077,780	2,136,000	(1,941,780)	−47.62

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

State	PY 2017	PY 2018	Difference	% Difference
Total Appropriated	$1,241,719,000	$1,261,719,000	$20,000,000	1.61
Total (WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities)	1,231,974,405	1,257,214,000	25,239,595	2.05
Alabama	20,979,198	19,335,341	(1,643,857)	−7.84
Alaska	3,691,597	4,914,486	1,222,889	33.13
Arizona	25,219,541	23,243,426	(1,976,115)	−7.84
Arkansas	6,946,313	6,402,024	(544,289)	−7.84
California	151,913,910	154,748,352	2,834,442	1.87
Colorado	11,035,397	10,170,702	(864,695)	−7.84
Connecticut	15,909,908	14,663,263	(1,246,645)	−7.84
Delaware	2,103,741	2,460,357	356,616	16.95
District of Columbia	4,870,170	6,483,476	1,613,306	33.13
Florida	58,254,657	53,690,026	(4,564,631)	−7.84
Georgia	36,286,309	40,436,884	4,150,575	11.44
Hawaii	1,757,907	1,620,164	(137,743)	−7.84
Idaho	2,136,125	1,968,746	(167,379)	−7.84
Illinois	68,248,493	62,900,780	(5,347,713)	−7.84
Indiana	15,279,474	14,082,228	(1,197,246)	−7.84
Iowa	4,495,013	4,142,800	(352,213)	−7.84
Kansas	4,508,709	4,670,889	162,180	3.60
Kentucky	13,849,199	17,761,938	3,912,739	28.25
Louisiana	15,576,306	20,736,157	5,159,851	33.13
Maine	2,910,185	2,682,153	(228,032)	−7.84
Maryland	16,638,448	15,334,717	(1,303,731)	−7.84
Massachusetts	17,226,845	15,877,010	(1,349,835)	−7.84
Michigan	32,469,417	29,925,227	(2,544,190)	−7.84
Minnesota	7,681,855	8,704,633	1,022,778	13.31
Mississippi	13,860,858	12,774,770	(1,086,088)	−7.84
Missouri	15,350,463	14,147,654	(1,202,809)	−7.84
Montana	1,693,774	1,561,056	(132,718)	−7.84
Nebraska	2,359,359	2,397,862	38,503	1.63
Nevada	15,103,430	13,919,978	(1,183,452)	−7.84
New Hampshire	1,907,791	1,758,303	(149,488)	−7.84
New Jersey	34,753,493	32,030,331	(2,723,162)	−7.84
New Mexico	10,266,720	13,667,703	3,400,983	33.13
New York	55,904,102	51,523,652	(4,380,450)	−7.84
North Carolina	32,747,320	30,181,355	(2,565,965)	−7.84
North Dakota	881,051	812,015	(69,036)	−7.84
Ohio	29,804,480	39,677,597	9,873,117	33.13
Oklahoma	6,954,719	7,724,855	770,136	11.07
Oregon	12,662,300	11,670,127	(992,173)	−7.84
Pennsylvania	42,289,168	53,520,091	11,230,923	26.56
Puerto Rico	33,402,882	44,468,015	11,065,133	33.13
Rhode Island	4,482,467	4,131,237	(351,230)	−7.84
South Carolina	16,832,563	15,513,622	(1,318,941)	−7.84
South Dakota	958,826	1,163,056	204,230	21.30
Tennessee	20,727,437	19,103,308	(1,624,129)	−7.84
Texas	49,097,497	62,116,365	13,018,868	26.52
Utah	3,927,378	4,395,205	467,827	11.91
Vermont	797,048	859,693	62,645	7.86
Virginia	15,174,451	13,985,434	(1,189,017)	−7.84
Washington	29,054,462	26,777,856	(2,276,606)	−7.84
West Virginia	8,137,616	7,499,981	(637,635)	−7.84
Wisconsin	12,769,724	11,769,133	(1,000,591)	−7.84
Wyoming	957,604	1,098,967	141,363	14.76
State Total	1,012,847,700	1,037,205,000	24,357,300	2.40
American Samoa	328,076	335,308	7,232	2.20
Guam	1,113,592	1,138,139	24,547	2.20
Northern Marianas	608,422	621,836	13,414	2.20
Palau	114,191	111,914	(2,277)	−1.99
Virgin Islands	915,655	935,838	20,183	2.20
Outlying Areas Total	3,079,936	3,143,035	63,099	2.05
National Reserve*	216,046,769	216,865,965	819,196	0.38
Evaluations set aside	3,536,000	1,325,000	(2,211,000)	−62.53
Program Integrity set aside	6,208,595	3,180,000	(3,028,595)	−48.78
* The PY 2017 Dislocated Worker National Reserve amount reflects the initial appropriation; however, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 contained a $12.5M rescission to the Dislocated Worker National Reserve, decreasing funding in that category to $203,546,769.

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

State	Final PY 2017	Final PY 2018	Difference	% Difference
Total Appropriated	$671,413,000	$666,413,000	($5,000,000)	−0.74
Total (WIOA ES Activities)	666,229,935	663,581,000	(2,648,935)	−0.40
Alabama	9,027,135	8,908,780	(118,355)	−1.31
Alaska	7,242,237	7,213,442	(28,795)	−0.40
Arizona	12,978,929	13,165,903	186,974	1.44
Arkansas	5,217,919	5,162,355	(55,564)	−1.06
California	78,969,900	78,345,199	(624,701)	−0.79
Colorado	10,468,606	10,389,581	(79,025)	−0.75
Connecticut	7,612,739	7,574,461	(38,278)	−0.50
Delaware	1,860,897	1,858,689	(2,208)	−0.12
District of Columbia	2,015,455	1,988,531	(26,924)	−1.34
Florida	38,312,400	38,144,961	(167,439)	−0.44
Georgia	19,771,269	19,921,213	149,944	0.76
Hawaii	2,380,036	2,352,566	(27,470)	−1.15
Idaho	6,034,073	6,010,081	(23,992)	−0.40
Illinois	27,568,320	27,275,919	(292,401)	−1.06
Indiana	12,751,883	12,602,609	(149,274)	−1.17
Iowa	6,179,048	6,113,562	(65,486)	−1.06
Kansas	5,509,961	5,469,981	(39,980)	−0.73
Kentucky	8,242,605	8,204,609	(37,996)	−0.46
Louisiana	9,072,599	8,977,219	(95,380)	−1.05
Maine	3,588,406	3,574,138	(14,268)	−0.40
Maryland	12,194,677	12,141,754	(52,923)	−0.43
Massachusetts	13,481,619	13,412,552	(69,067)	−0.51
Michigan	20,282,456	20,064,262	(218,194)	−1.08
Minnesota	10,916,782	10,913,401	(3,381)	−0.03
Mississippi	5,540,675	5,475,041	(65,634)	−1.18
Missouri	12,085,367	11,926,706	(158,661)	−1.31
Montana	4,931,074	4,911,468	(19,606)	−0.40
Nebraska	5,270,650	5,167,751	(102,899)	−1.95
Nevada	6,059,257	6,016,403	(42,854)	−0.71
New Hampshire	2,611,819	2,587,728	(24,091)	−0.92
New Jersey	18,686,255	18,492,789	(193,466)	−1.04
New Mexico	5,533,534	5,511,533	(22,001)	−0.40
New York	38,225,469	38,073,357	(152,112)	−0.40
North Carolina	19,331,991	19,246,083	(85,908)	−0.44
North Dakota	5,021,310	5,001,345	(19,965)	−0.40
Ohio	23,078,542	23,186,548	108,006	0.47
Oklahoma	7,090,070	7,052,012	(38,058)	−0.54
Oregon	8,065,602	8,017,942	(47,660)	−0.59
Pennsylvania	26,109,470	25,958,852	(150,618)	−0.58
Puerto Rico	6,712,967	6,637,872	(75,095)	−1.12
Rhode Island	2,370,967	2,334,313	(36,654)	−1.55
South Carolina	9,245,152	9,156,790	(88,362)	−0.96
South Dakota	4,640,845	4,622,393	(18,452)	−0.40
Tennessee	12,465,126	12,319,202	(145,924)	−1.17
Texas	50,422,012	51,437,423	1,015,411	2.01
Utah	6,013,824	5,925,522	(88,302)	−1.47
Vermont	2,174,035	2,165,391	(8,644)	−0.40
Virginia	15,801,143	15,736,130	(65,013)	−0.41
Washington	14,769,360	14,707,432	(61,928)	−0.42
West Virginia	5,311,905	5,290,785	(21,120)	−0.40
Wisconsin	11,756,933	11,632,564	(124,369)	−1.06
Wyoming	3,600,593	3,586,277	(14,316)	−0.40
State Total	664,605,898	661,963,420	(2,642,478)	−0.40
Guam	311,744	310,505	(1,239)	−0.40
Virgin Islands	1,312,293	1,307,075	(5,218)	−0.40
Outlying Areas Total	1,624,037	1,617,580	(6,457)	−0.40
Evaluations set aside	1,826,000	833,000	(993,000)	−54.38
Program Integrity set aside	3,357,065	1,999,000	(1,358,065)	−40.45

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

State	PY 2017	PY 2018	Difference	% Difference
Total with Program Integrity	$32,000,000	$32,000,000	$0	0.00
Total	31,840,000	31,904,000	64,000	0.20
Alabama	500,653	501,509	856	0.17
Alaska	286,485	287,026	541	0.19
Arizona	625,139	633,995	8,856	1.42
Arkansas	404,113	404,109	(4)	0.00
California	2,515,226	2,510,570	(4,656)	−0.19
Colorado	585,031	592,880	7,849	1.34
Connecticut	468,956	469,696	740	0.16
Delaware	300,334	300,167	(167)	−0.06
District of Columbia	290,313	291,143	830	0.29
Florida	1,402,184	1,432,999	30,815	2.20
Georgia	819,642	837,522	17,880	2.18
Hawaii	325,006	325,866	860	0.26
Idaho	339,637	341,187	1,550	0.46
Illinois	1,026,731	1,009,506	(17,225)	−1.68
Indiana	640,403	637,470	(2,933)	−0.46
Iowa	447,097	443,793	(3,304)	−0.74
Kansas	421,676	419,199	(2,477)	−0.59
Kentucky	477,694	486,277	8,583	1.80
Louisiana	498,566	492,418	(6,148)	−1.23
Maine	324,364	326,794	2,430	0.75
Maryland	619,671	624,125	4,454	0.72
Massachusetts	670,024	675,725	5,701	0.85
Michigan	816,135	819,622	3,487	0.43
Minnesota	603,738	602,174	(1,564)	−0.26
Mississippi	396,216	396,428	212	0.05
Missouri	616,601	607,825	(8,776)	−1.42
Montana	305,779	306,190	411	0.13
Nebraska	364,584	363,280	(1,304)	−0.36
Nevada	413,767	414,233	466	0.11
New Hampshire	332,445	332,832	387	0.12
New Jersey	786,208	777,919	(8,289)	−1.05
New Mexico	353,041	354,069	1,028	0.29
New York	1,394,819	1,380,696	(14,123)	−1.01
North Carolina	816,832	825,773	8,941	1.09
North Dakota	293,299	293,506	207	0.07
Ohio	927,722	923,124	(4,598)	−0.50
Oklahoma	462,774	459,868	(2,906)	−0.63
Oregon	485,244	491,524	6,280	1.29
Pennsylvania	1,015,467	1,005,428	(10,039)	−0.99
Puerto Rico	378,636	375,763	(2,873)	−0.76
Rhode Island	309,389	309,498	109	0.04
South Carolina	515,922	517,937	2,015	0.39
South Dakota	297,615	297,999	384	0.13
Tennessee	614,415	619,474	5,059	0.82
Texas	1,819,094	1,831,157	12,063	0.66
Utah	420,394	427,852	7,458	1.77
Vermont	284,535	284,871	336	0.12
Virginia	745,883	752,203	6,320	0.85
Washington	672,748	681,301	8,553	1.27
West Virginia	336,852	336,297	(555)	−0.16
Wisconsin	615,095	615,232	137	0.02
Wyoming	279,390	279,379	(11)	0.00
State Total	31,663,584	31,727,430	63,846	0.20
Guam	92,875	92,961	86	0.09
Virgin Islands	83,541	83,609	68	0.08
Outlying Areas Total	176,416	176,570	154	0.09
Program Integrity set aside	160,000	96,000	(64,000)	−40.00

Rosemary Lahasky,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.