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DOL Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2006
Performance and Accountability Report

Performance Goal Details¹

Performance Goal 05-1.1A (ETA) Increase placements and educational attainments for youth served through the WIA youth program
Indicator target reached (Y), substantially reached (S) or not reached (N) *Estimated	PY 2001 Goal Achieved			PY 2002 Goal Achieved			PY 2003 Goal Achieved			PY 2004 Goal Not Achieved			PY 2005 Goal Achieved
	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*
Percent of youth who are in employment or the military or enrolled in post secondary education and/or advanced training/occupational skills training in the first quarter after exit	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	base	58%	Y
Percent of students who attain a GED, high school diploma, or certificate by the end of the third quarter after exit	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	base	36%	Y
PY 2002-04: Percent of the 14-18 year-old youth who enter the program without a diploma or equivalent that attain a secondary school diploma or equivalent by the first quarter after exit				51%	55%	Y	52%	63%	Y	53%	65%	Y	—	—	—
PY 2001: Percent of the 14–18 year-old youth either employed, in advanced training, post-secondary education, military service or apprenticeships in the third quarter after program exit	50%	50%	Y
PY 2002-04: Percent of 19–21 year-old youth employed in the first quarter after exit	—	—	—	63%	67%	Y	65%	71%	Y	68%	72%	Y	—	—	—
PY 2001-04: Percent of 19–21 year-old youth employed in the first quarter after exit still employed in the third quarter after program exit	75%	75%	Y	77%	80%	Y	78%	81%	Y	79%	82%	Y	—	—	—
PY 2004: Average cost per participant	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$2663	$2856	N	—	—	—
Data Source(s): Annual State WIA performance reports included in the Enterprise Information Management System (EIMS) and Unemployment Insurance Wage Records

¹New indicators often lack data needed to establish targets. For such indicators, the first year’s target may be to establish a baseline (abbreviated as “base” in this table); success is determined by gathering the data as planned.

Performance Goal 05-1.1B (JC) Improve educational achievements of Job Corps students, and increase participation of Job Corps graduates in employment and education
Indicator target reached (Y), substantially reached (S) or not reached (N) *Estimated	PY 2001 Goal Substantially Achieved			PY 2002 Goal Not Achieved			PY 2003 Goal Not Achieved			PY 2004 Goal Not Achieved			PY 2005 Goal Not Achieved
	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*
Percent of Job Corps graduates (within 1 year of program exit) and former enrollees (within 90 days of program exit) who enter employment or enroll in post-secondary education or advanced/occupational skills training							—	—	—	85%	84%	N	85%	80%	N
PY 2001-02: Percent of graduates who enter employment or enroll in education	85%	90%	Y	90%	87%	N
Percent of students earning a GED, high school diploma or certificate while enrolled in the program	—	—	—							64%	64%	Y	64%	60%	N
PY 2002-03: The number of students who attain high school diplomas while enrolled in Job Corps				3912	6381	Y	7658	8003	Y
Percent of students who achieve literacy or numeracy gains of one or more Adult Basic Education (ABE) levels	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45%	47%	Y	45%	58%	Y
PY 2004: Average cost per participant	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$22,503	$24,809	N	—	—	—
PY 2001-03: Percent of graduates who continue to be employed or enrolled in education six months after initial placement date	70%	64%	N	65%	63%	N	65%	63%	N	—	—	—	—	—	—
PY 2001-03: Average hourly wages of graduates with jobs at six months after initial placement	$7.25	$7.96	Y	$8.20	$8.03	S	$8.20	$8.95	Y	—	—	—	—	—	—
Data Source(s): Job Corps Management Information System

Performance Goal 05-1.1C (VETS) Improve the employment outcomes for veterans who receive One Stop Career Center services and veterans’ program services
Indicator target reached (Y), substantially reached (S) or not reached (N) *Estimated	FY 2002 Goal Achieved			FY 2003 Goal Not Measured			PY 2003 Goal Achieved			PY 2004 Goal Achieved			PY 2005 Goal Achieved
	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*
Percent of veteran job seekers employed in the first or second quarter following registration	34%	43%	Y	—	—	—	58%	58%	Y	58%	60%	Y	59%	62%	Y
Percent of veteran job seekers still employed two quarters after initial entry into employment with a new employer	—	—	—	—	—	—	72%	79%	Y	80%	81%	Y	81%	81%	Y
Percent of disabled veteran job seekers employed in the first or second quarter following registration	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	54%	56%	Y	55%	57%	Y
Percent of disabled veteran job seekers still employed two quarters after initial entry into employment with a new employer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78%	79%	Y	79%	80%	Y
Entered employment rate for homeless veterans participating in the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP)	54%	54.4%	Y	54.5%	60.3%	Y	54.5%	61%	Y	60%	65%	Y	61%	68%	Y
Employment retention rate after 6 months for homeless veteran HVRP participants	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	base	58%	Y	58%	67%**	Y
Data Source(s): State Workforce Agency administrative reports, State UI wage records and homeless veteran grantee reports. Note: In FY 2003, this program transitioned to a new system of measuring and reporting outcomes that is consistent with the common measures and operates on a program year basis. HVRP entered employment rates for periods prior to PY 2004 were reported under another performance goal.

Performance Goal 06-1.1A (ETA) Strengthen the registered apprenticeship system to meet the training needs of business and workers in the 21st Century.
Indicator target reached (Y), substantially reached (S) or not reached (N) *Estimated	FY 2002 Goal Achieved			FY 2003 Goal Substantially Achieved			FY 2004 Goal Achieved			FY 2005 Goal Achieved			FY 2006 Goal Achieved
	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*
Percent of those employed nine months after registration as an apprentice	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	base	78%	Y	78%	82%	Y
Average hourly wage gain for tracked entrants employed in the first quarter after registration and still employed nine months later (see note below)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	base	$1.26	Y	$1.26	$1.32	Y
FY 2005: Average cost per registered apprentice	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	base	$109	Y	—	—	—
FY 2002-04: New programs in new and emerging industries	293	326	Y	359	359	Y	366	526	Y	—	—	—	—	—	—
FY 2004: New apprentices registered by OATELS staff only							68,592	69,597	Y	—	—	—	—	—	—
FY 2002-03: All registrations	86,647	129,388	Y	133,909	130,615	S
FY 2002: New apprenticeship programs	1854	2952	Y	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
FY 2002: New businesses involved in apprenticeship	3248	5883	Y	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Data Source(s): Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) and Apprenticeship Information Management System (AIMS) Note: Twenty-three states are Federally-registered apprenticeship programs and enter data on individuals into the Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS). A group of “tracked entrants” is defined as the cohort of apprentices registered and entered into RAIS during a given reporting period.

Performance Goal 06-1.1B (ODEP) Advance knowledge and inform disability employment policy that affects systems change throughout the workforce development system.
Indicator target reached (Y), substantially reached (S) or not reached (N) *Estimated	FY 2002 Goal Achieved			FY 2003 Goal Not Achieved			FY 2004 Goal Achieved			FY 2005 Goal Achieved			FY 2006 Goal Achieved
	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*
Number of policy related documents disseminated	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	base	20	Y
Number of formal agreements initiated	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	base	20	Y
Number of effective practices identified	—	—	—	—	—	—	base	10	Y	11	19	Y	21	26	Y
FY 2004-05: People with disabilities served through ODEP projects	—	—	—	—	—	—	2391	6151	Y	6718	9768	Y	—	—	—
FY 2004-05: Entered employment rate at pilot sites	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.3%	19.0%	Y	24%	24.1%	Y	—	—	—
FY 2004-05: 3-month and 6-month retention rates for people with disabilities served by the pilots	—	—	—	—	—	—	base	12.3% 6.9%	Y	22% 17%	46.7% 39.0%	Y Y	—	—	—
FY 2003: Implement 30 new Olmstead grant projects, targeted at persons with significant disabilities who are institutionalized	—	—	—	30	16	N	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
FY 2003: Implement 12 youth grant projects (6 of which are new technology skills projects) to assist youth through the One-Stop Centers and the WIA youth programs	—	—	—	12	21	Y	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
FY 2002: Implement 12 demonstration programs, through grants, designed to develop and test strategies and techniques that need to be implemented in order for One-Stop Centers and WIA youth programs to effectively serve persons with significant disabilities.	12	16 WIA, 22 other	Y	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Data Source(s): ODEP Division of Program Management and Research & Evaluation Team

Performance Goal 06-1.2A (BLS) Improve information available to decision-makers on labor market conditions, and price and productivity changes
Indicator target reached (Y), substantially reached (S) or not reached (N) *Estimated	FY 2004 Goal Not Achieved			FY 2005 Goal Substantially Achieved			FY 2006 Goal Not Achieved
	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*
Percent of output, timeliness, accuracy, and long-term improvement targets achieved for labor force statistics	—	—	—	—	—	—	85%	79%	N
Percent of output, timeliness, accuracy, and long-term improvement targets achieved for prices and living conditions	—	—	—	—	—	—	85%	94%	Y
Percent of output, timeliness, accuracy, and long-term improvement targets achieved for compensation and working conditions	—	—	—	—	—	—	85%	77%	N
Percent of output, timeliness, accuracy, and long-term improvement targets achieved for productivity and technology	—	—	—	—	—	—	85%	100%	Y
Cost per transaction of the Internet Data Collection Facility	—	—	—	$3.32	$2.44	Y	$2.58	$1.82	Y
Customer satisfaction with BLS products and services per the American Customer Satisfaction Index	75%	82%	Y	75%	74%	S	75%	79%	Y
FY 2004-05 (Improve relevancy): Cumulative number of series (e.g., Current Employment Statistics, Employment Cost Index, etc.) converted to the North American Industry Classification System (12 series in total)	8	8	Y	9	9	Y	—	—	—
FY 2004-05 (Improve accuracy): Increase the percent of domestic output of in-scope services included in the Producer Price Index	59.2%	59.2%	Y	75.7%	76.3%	Y	—	—	—
FY 2004-05 (Improve accuracy): Increase the percent of in-scope industries in the labor productivity measures	58.0%	58.0%	Y	58.3%	59.2%	Y
FY 2004-05 (Improve accuracy): Improve the response to the Employment Cost Index	78%	78%	Y	—	—	—
FY 2004-05 (Enhance information technology): Lessen the likelihood of major systems failures that could affect the PPI's ability to release data on time, as measured by the percent of the components of the new repricing system completed	33%	17%	N	40%	37%	N	—	—	—
Deliver economic data on time (Percent of scheduled releases issued on time)	100%	96%	S	100%	100%	Y	—	—	—
Percent of accuracy measures met (e.g., revision, response rates, etc.)	100%	83%	S	100%	100%	Y	—	—	—
Data Source(s): Office of Publications and Special Studies report of release dates against OMB release schedule for BLS Principal Federal Economic Indicators; News releases for each Principal Federal Economic Indicator; BLS budget submissions and Quarterly Review and Analysis System; ACSI Quarterly E-Government scores.

Performance Goal 06-2.1A (ESA) American workplaces legally employ and compensate workers
Indicator target reached (Y), substantially reached (S) or not reached (N) *Estimated	FY 2003 Goal Substantially Achieved			FY 2004 Goal Achieved			FY 2005 Goal Achieved			FY 2006 Goal Achieved
	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*
Ensuring Customer Service Number of workers for whom there is an agreement to pay or an agreement to remedy per 1,000 enforcement hours										base	293	Y
Ensuring Customer Service FY 2005: Average number of days to conclude a violation complaint							187	178	Y
Ensuring Customer Service FY 2003-04: Average number of days to conclude a complaint	126	108	Y	108	92	Y
Reducing employer recidivism Percent of prior violators who achieved and maintained FLSA compliance following a full FLSA investigation	—	—	—	74%	71%	N	72%	72%	Y	73%	76%
Reducing employer recidivism Percent of reinvestigations without any violations	36%	37%	Y	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
Reducing employer recidivism Percent of reinvestigations with identical violations	17%	17%	Y	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
Increasing compliance in industries with chronic violations Percent of low-wage workers across identified low-wage industries paid and employed in compliance with FLSA and MSPA	—	—	—	—	—	—				base	92%	Y
Increasing compliance in industries with chronic violations FY 2005: for Southern CA garment and NYC garment only							base	54% 76%	Y
Ensuring timely and accurate prevailing wage determinations Number of wage determination forms processed per 1,000 hours	—	—	—	base	1491	Y	1506	1667	Y	1491	1834	Y
Ensuring timely and accurate prevailing wage determinations Percent of survey-based DBA wage determinations issued within 60 days of receipt of the underlying survey data	—	—	—	80%	87%	Y	81%	84%	Y	82%	100%	Y
FY 2003-04: as indicated in the garment manufacturing industry by Percent of employees paid “on the payroll” in New York City	base	33%	Y	34%	39%	Y
FY 2003-04: as indicated in the garment manufacturing industry by Number of manufacturers in southern California that monitor contractors	714	715	Y	729	729	Y
FY 2003-04: as indicated in the garment manufacturing industry by Percent of employees paid “on the payroll” in southern California	base	91%	Y	—	—
FY 2003-04: as indicated in the garment manufacturing industry by New contractors in NYC participating in Compliance Assistance program	72	73	Y	—	—
FY 2003-04: as indicated in the garment manufacturing industry by Number of manufacturers in NYC that monitor contractors	153	158	Y	—	—
FY 2003-04: as indicated in the long-term health care industry by Percent of nursing homes in compliance with the FLSA.	—	—	—	45%	55%	Y
FY 2003-04: as indicated in the long-term health care industry by Percent of nursing home employees employed or paid in compliance with the FLSA	—	—	—	91%	90%	N
FY 2003-04: as indicated in the long-term health care industry by Percent of nursing home complaint cases concluded in 180 days	42%	48%	Y	—	—
FY 2003-04: as indicated in the long-term health care industry by Percent of employees in residential care paid in compliance with the FLSA overtime requirements	85%	77%	N	—	—
FY 2003-04: as indicated in agricultural commodities by Number of employees affected by compliance assistance programs for agricultural employers subject to the DWHaT provisions of MSPA	—	—	—	4743	911,004	Y
FY 2003-04: as indicated in agricultural commodities by Number of agricultural housing providers who corrected violations following an investigation	170	256	Y	259	335	Y
FY 2003-04: as indicated in agricultural commodities by Number of agricultural housing providers who corrected violations following a first investigation	98	133	Y	—	—
Data Source(s): Wage and Hour Investigator Support and Reporting Database (WHISARD) data; WH significant activity reports; regional logs and reports on local initiatives; and statistically valid investigation-based compliance surveys in defined industries

Performance Goal 06-2.1B (ESA) Ensure union financial integrity, democracy and transparency
Indicator target reached (Y), substantially reached (S) or not reached (N) *Estimated	FY 2003 Goal Not Achieved			FY 2004 Goal Achieved			FY 2005 Goal Substantially Achieved			FY 2006 Goal Not Achieved
	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*
Percent of unions with fraud				base	9%	Y	—	—	—	8%	8%	Y
FY 2003: Percent of investigative resources applied to criminal investigation that result in convictions	53%	63%	Y
Percent of union reports meeting standards of acceptability for public disclosure	base	73%	Y	75%	92%	Y	95%	94%	S	96%	93%	N
FY 2003: The timely filing of union annual financial reports by unions with annual receipts over $200,000	85%	64%	N
Percent of unions complying with standards for democratic union officer elections	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	base	92%	Y
FY 2005: Union dollars protected per staff day	—	—	—	—	—	—	base	$136,617	Y	—	—	—
Data Source(s): OLMS union compliance audit information and e.LORS data system Note: Fraud indicator data are reported every other (even) year.

Performance Goal 06-2.2A (ETA) Make timely and accurate benefit payments to unemployed workers, facilitate the reemployment of Unemployment Insurance claimants, and set up Unemployment tax accounts promptly for new employers
Indicator target reached (Y), substantially reached (S) or not reached (N) *Estimated	FY 2002 Goal Not Achieved			FY 2003 Goal Not Achieved			FY 2004 Goal Achieved			FY 2005 Goal Not Achieved			FY 2006 Goal Not Achieved
	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*	Target	Result	*
Payment Timeliness: Percent of all intrastate first payments made within 14/21 days	91%	88.7%	N	91%	89%	N	89.2%	90.3%	Y	89.9%	89.3%	N	89.9%	87.4%**	N
Detect Overpayments: Percent of estimated detectable/recoverable overpayments that States establish for recovery	—	—	—	59%	54%	N	59%	59.5%	Y	59.5%	58.7%	N	59.5%	61.4%**	Y
Facilitate Claimant Reemployment: Percent of UI claimants who were reemployed by the end of the first quarter after the quarter in which they received their first payment	—	—	—	—	—	—				—	—	—	base	62.4%	Y
Facilitate Claimant Reemployment: FY 2004: Entered employment rate for UI claimants							base	51.5%	Y
Establish Tax Accounts Promptly: Percent of new employer liability determinations made within 90 days of the end of the first quarter in which liability occurred.	80%	81.7%	Y	80%	83%	Y	82.2%	82.5%	Y	82.4%	82.4%	Y	82.5%	82.8%**	Y
FY 2005 (Efficiency): Quality-weighted base initial claims per $1,000 of inflation-adjusted base grant funds	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.55	8.60	Y	—	—	—
Data Source(s): Eligibility Determinations Quality: ETA 9056; Payment Timeliness: 9050, 9050p Reports; Payment Accuracy: Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) program and ETA 227 report; Facilitate Reemployment: Unemployment Insurance wage records; New Status Determinations Timeliness: ETA 581 report Note: This goal was reported as not achieved in the FY 2004 PAR based on estimated data; actual data for the first indicator exceeded the target. In the FY 2005 PAR, the goal was reported as substantially achieved based on estimates; actual data for the first three indicators were slightly lower, affecting results for two of them.

Performance Goal 06-2.2B (ESA)
Minimize the impact of work-related injuries

*Indicator target reached (Y), substantially reached (S) or not reached (N)
**Estimated

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Lost production days (LPD) per 100 employees for FECA cases of the United States Postal Service (see note below)

115

131

130

143

146

147

148

135

146

139.9

LPD rate for FECA cases of All Other Governmental Agencies (see note below)

54.7

55.4

62.6

52.6

FY 2003-04: FECA Vocational Rehabilitation placements with new employers for injured USPS employees

—

Savings in the FECA program through use of Periodic Roll Management

$19 million

$26 million

$20
million

$25
million

$18
million

$24
million

$17
million

$21 million

$13
million

$16
million

Trend in indexed cost per case of FECA cases receiving medical treatment remains below the Milliman Health Cost Index