United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Human Resources Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1993-10-19 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-HRD-94-4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HRD-94-4 P0b002ee180389869 f:thd94004 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-HRD-94-4 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-HRD-94-4 T-HRD-94-4 Employment or training programs Federal/state relations State-administered programs Unemployment compensation programs Entitlement programs Eligibility criteria Labor force Aid for training or employment Unemployment insurance Trade Adjustment Assistance Program North American Free Trade Agreement New Jersey Texas Michigan DOL Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Program Job Training Partnership Act Program NAFTA JTPA Testimony HRD Each year, about one million Americans lose their jobs because of business closures and permanent layoffs. Many of these workers are dislocated because of increased imports, and some receive assistance from the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program. Recent studies, including those by GAO and the Department of Labor, have concluded that the TAA program falls short in helping dislocated worker reenter the workforce. GAO believes that to be successful, a reemployment program, such as TAA, should meet seven key goals, which this testimony discusses in detail. The existence of several targeted assistance programs in addition to TAA suggests that the nation's overall approach to dislocated worker assistance needs review. Congress may wish to consider a simplified approach that helps workers regardless of the reason for their dislocation. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-HRD-94-4/html/GAOREPORTS-T-HRD-94-4.htm GAO/T-HRD-94-4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HRD-94-4 Testimony GAO/T-HRD-94-4; Dislocated Workers: Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Flawed; Employment or training programs Federal/state relations State-administered programs Unemployment compensation programs Entitlement programs Eligibility criteria Labor force Aid for training or employment Unemployment insurance Trade Adjustment Assistance Program North American Free Trade Agreement New Jersey Texas Michigan DOL Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Program Job Training Partnership Act Program NAFTA JTPA