Workforce Training: Almost Half of States Fund Employment Placement and Training through Employer Taxes and Most Coordinate with Federally Funded Programs

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-02-13 monographic deposited born digital 52 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-282 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-282 P0b002ee1803836a4 f:d04282 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-282 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-282 GAO-04-282 Employment or training programs Federal funds Federal grants Federal/state relations Labor force Program evaluation State programs State taxes HHS Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Other Written Product A09242 Workforce Training: Almost Half of States Fund Employment Placement and Training through Employer Taxes and Most Coordinate with Federally Funded Programs As technological and other advances transform the U.S. economy, many of the nation's six million employers may have trouble finding employees with the skills to do their jobs well. Some experts indicate that such a skill gap already affects many employers. To help close this skill gap, both federal- and state-funded programs are providing training and helping employers find qualified employees. In 2002, the federal government spent about $12 billion on workforce programs, and there are various studies on these programs. States also raised revenues in 2002--from taxes levied on employers--to fund their own workforce programs. However, little is known about these state programs. GAO was asked to provide information on how many states use these employer taxes to fund their own employment placement and training programs, what services are provided, the extent to which these state programs coordinate with federal programs, and how states assess the performance of these programs. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-282/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-282.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-282/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-282.pdf GAO-04-282 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-282 Other Written Product GAO-04-282; Workforce Training: Almost Half of States Fund Employment Placement and Training through Employer Taxes and Most Coordinate with Federally Funded Programs; Employment or training programs Federal funds Federal grants Federal/state relations Labor force Program evaluation State programs State taxes HHS Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program