[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22268-22276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08725]


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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.

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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: [email protected]. 
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

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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

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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

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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
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                      State                           PY 2020         PY 2021       Difference     % Difference
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    Total.......................................    $912,906,000    $918,577,000      $5,671,000            0.62
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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

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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
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    State Total.................................     896,964,379     902,536,349       5,571,970            0.62
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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
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    Outlying Areas Total........................       2,248,031       2,261,996          13,965            0.62
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Native Americans................................      13,693,590      13,778,655          85,065            0.62
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 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
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                      State                           PY 2020         PY 2021       Difference     % Difference
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    Total.......................................    $854,474,000    $860,675,000      $6,201,000            0.73
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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

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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
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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

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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
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 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

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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
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 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

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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
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Suzan G. LeVine,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, 
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2021-08725 Filed 4-26-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P