{ "id": "R43301", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "R43301", "active": true, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 599433, "date": "2019-05-31", "retrieved": "2019-12-20T18:59:49.504367", "title": "Programs Available to Unemployed Workers Through the American Job Center Network", "summary": "Many federally funded programs that assist unemployed workers are co-located and coordinated through state and locally run American Job Centers (AJCs; also known as One-Stop Career Centers). The specific set of benefits and services available to a worker through the AJC network varies by the worker\u2019s characteristics and reason for unemployment.\nUnemployment insurance (UI) is a federal-state system and mandatory AJC partner. UI benefits are available to workers who have involuntarily lost their jobs and have demonstrated a required level of labor force attachment. UI provides weekly cash payments to replace a portion of the eligible workers\u2019 earnings, up to a statewide maximum. Eligibility and benefit levels vary by state, though most states offer up to 26 weeks of state-financed UI benefits through each state\u2019s Unemployment Compensation (UC) program. Certain economic conditions may extend the duration of UI benefits through the permanent Extended Benefit (EB) program. As of the date of this report, although both the UC and EB programs are authorized, no state is in an active EB period.\nTo assist workers in obtaining employment, AJCs coordinate a number of programs that provide career services and training benefits. These efforts include both broadly available programs and targeted programs. Unlike UI benefits, which are mandatory entitlements, these employment and training programs are subject to funding caps. The primary AJC partner programs can generally be characterized as follows:\nGrants with a national scope support employment and training activities in all states. The activities supported by each grant vary. Some programs are available to all jobseekers while others limit eligibility based on a jobseeker\u2019s reason for unemployment or personal characteristics.\nCompetitive grants support more targeted employment and training services. These grants may not have a presence in all states.\nOther partner programs are mandatory AJC partners that indirectly support employment and training activities or support employment and training activities among other functions.\nThis report is limited to mandatory AJC partners under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. Some federally funded programs with employment and training components are not AJC partners and some AJC partners have primary purposes other than employment. 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The specific set of benefits and services available to a worker through the AJC network varies by the worker\u2019s characteristics and reason for unemployment.\nUnemployment insurance (UI) is a federal-state system and mandatory AJC partner. UI benefits are available to workers who have involuntarily lost their jobs and have demonstrated a required level of labor force attachment. UI provides weekly cash payments to replace a portion of the eligible workers\u2019 earnings, up to a statewide maximum. Eligibility and benefit levels vary by state, though most states offer up to 26 weeks of state-financed UI benefits through each state\u2019s Unemployment Compensation (UC) program. Certain economic conditions may extend the duration of UI benefits through the permanent Extended Benefit (EB) program.\nTo assist workers in obtaining employment, AJCs coordinate a number of programs that provide career services and training benefits. These efforts include both broadly available programs and targeted programs. Unlike UI benefits, which are mandatory entitlements, these employment and training programs are subject to funding caps. The primary AJC partner programs can generally be characterized as follows:\nGrants with a national scope support employment and training activities in all states. The activities supported by each grant vary. Some programs are available to all jobseekers while others limit eligibility based on a jobseeker\u2019s reason for unemployment or personal characteristics.\nCompetitive grants support more targeted employment and training services. These grants may not have a presence in all states.\nOther partner programs are mandatory AJC partners that indirectly support employment and training activities or support employment and training activities among other functions.\nThis report is limited to mandatory AJC partners under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. Some federally funded programs with employment and training components are not AJC partners and some AJC partners have primary purposes other than employment. 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The specific set of benefits and services available to a worker through the AJC network varies by the worker\u2019s characteristics and reason for unemployment.\nUnemployment insurance (UI) is a federal-state system and mandatory AJC partner. UI benefits are available to workers who have involuntarily lost their jobs and have demonstrated a required level of labor force attachment. UI provides weekly cash payments to replace a portion of eligible workers\u2019 earnings, up to a statewide maximum. Eligibility and benefit levels vary by state, though most states offer up to 26 weeks of state-financed UI benefits through each state\u2019s Unemployment Compensation (UC) program. Certain economic conditions may extend the duration of UI benefits through the permanent Extended Benefit (EB) program.\nAJCs coordinate a number of reemployment programs that provide job search assistance and training subsidies. These programs include both broadly available programs and targeted programs. Unlike UI benefits, which are mandatory entitlements, these employment and training programs are subject to funding caps. The primary AJC partner programs can be characterized as follows:\nPrograms available to all jobseekers do not have eligibility requirements, though they may have limited capacity. These programs provide varied job search, training, and educational services. They include adult activities supported under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA; P.L. 113-128), which provide reemployment services and training vouchers; Employment Services (ES) under the Wagner-Peyser Act, which provide job search assistance and other non-training services to jobseekers; and adult education programs, which provide educational services at the secondary level and below.\nTargeted programs provide specialized services to certain populations. These services may be targeted by the circumstances of a worker\u2019s job loss or a worker\u2019s personal characteristics. Services provided through these programs can be more intensive or more readily available than those through programs with no eligibility requirements.\nIn addition to these primary programs, there are also several additional employment and training programs that are required AJC partners but are limited in scope and availability. The specific services offered by these additional programs vary, but tend to be targeted toward certain populations of jobseekers.\nThis report is limited to mandatory AJC partner programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. Some federally funded programs with employment and training components are not AJC partners. As such, the group of programs discussed in this report may vary from other reviews of federal workforce programs and should not be considered exhaustive.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R43301", "sha1": "2b552cca923903b5b28676d13bb36da62354ae79", "filename": "files/20150423_R43301_2b552cca923903b5b28676d13bb36da62354ae79.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R43301", "sha1": "751e33ff63e112c87b371e81f51be545e7d1f98c", "filename": "files/20150423_R43301_751e33ff63e112c87b371e81f51be545e7d1f98c.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 3938, "name": "Unemployment Insurance" }, { "source": "IBCList", "id": 647, "name": "Employment and Training Policy" } ] } ], "topics": [ "Domestic Social Policy", "Economic Policy" ] }