Workforce Investment Act Title I-B Program for Dislocated Workers
| The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Dislocated Worker program
provides employment and training services to meet dislocated workers’ needs;
establishes early intervention for workers and firms facing substantial layoffs;
and fosters labor, management, and community partnerships with government to
address worker dislocation. In general, dislocated workers are people who lost
jobs due to plant closures, company downsizing, or some other significant change
in market conditions. In most cases, participants must be unlikely to return to
their occupation, and must be eligible for (or have exhausted) unemployment
compensation. |
State Core Indicator Results
Employment - Percentage of participants who were employed,
as reported in employment records during the third quarter after
leaving the program.* |
69% |
Earnings - Median annualized earnings six to nine months
after leaving the program. (Quarterly earnings are the result of hourly wage
rates and the number of hours worked in a calendar quarter. Toderive annualized
earnings, quarterly earnings are multiplied by four.) |
$33,870 |
Skills - Percentage of participants who obtained an
appropriate credential. (Percentage based on all participants, including those
who did not receive training through the program.) |
41% |
Participant Satisfaction - Percentage of participants,
including non-completers, who reported satisfaction with the program, as
evidenced by survey responses six to nine months after leaving the
program. |
88% |
| Employer Satisfaction – Percentage of employers who reported satisfaction with new employees who were program completers as evidenced by survey responses. |
89% |
Net Employment Impact - Difference between the employment
rate for all participants and the control group of non-participants, measured 9
to 12 quarters after leaving the program. |
4.7 percentage
points |
Net Earnings Impact - Difference between the average
annualized earnings for all participants and the control group of
non-participants, measured nine to 12 quarters after leaving the program. |
$3,461 |
Participant Return on Public Investment - The ratio of the
present values of additional lifetime participant earnings and employee benefits
to public costs of the program. Additional lifetime participant earnings and
benefits are additional earnings and employee benefits received (minus
participant program costs, taxes on added income, and any loss in unemployment
insurance benefits), when compared to the non-participant control group. |
$7 to 1 |
Taxpayer Return on Investment - The ratio of the present
values of projected additional lifetime taxes paid by the participant (plus any
decrease in unemployment insurance benefits), in comparison to the public costs
of the program. Additional taxes are those additional taxes projected to be
paid in comparison to the taxes projected to be paid by the non-participant
control group. Change in unemployment insurance benefits is the change in
benefits paid to participants compared to the non-participant control group. |
$2 to
1 |
* Includes some out-of-state employment data but not all of it and does
not include data on self-employment. Understates total employment by about 10 percent.
Employment & Earning Indicators Over Time
Employment Rate - Percent of WIA Dislocated Worker Participants with Reported Employment in Third Quarter after Exiting Program
Earnings - Median Annualized Earnings of Participants in Third Quarter after Exiting Program (First Quarter 2011 dollars)
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