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Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich today announced the release
of $18 million in grants to all states to continue implementation of America's
Labor Market Information System(ALMIS). The secretary also formally released
the department's report to Congress on labor market information. The report
contains 19 specific recommendations for improvements in the collection,
dissemination and analysis of labor market information.
"We are moving aggressively to deliver useful information
to the people who need it," Reich said. "These grants will mean that by this
time next year, laid off workers will know what jobs are hot, what they pay,
and where to find them. In many states, they will get this information through
a One Stop Career Center or perhaps from their home computer or a computer in
the local library."
The grants are provided to all states to finance the
production of certain "core products and services" that have been identified as
critical to effect local labor market decision- making. The products and
services include: industry and occupational projections, improved information
on wages, the creation of a standard, state-level computer database of Labor
Market Information(LMI), improved training for LMI professionals and the users
of LMI, and improved dissemination of information, particularly
electronically.
The ALMIS report describes a vision of the information
system and products that will be needed to permit Americans to manage their
work lives into the 21st century. The vision sees a world in which the latest
technology is put in the service of the average working man and woman. The
report lays out 19 initial steps which need to be taken to achieve the visions
and notes several steps which have already been taken.
The grants are part of the Administration's effort to
develop a world class information system to serve America's workers. Other
parts of the effort include:
- + Placing America's Job Bank on Internet (www.ajb.dni.us). AJB is the
largest single job bank on Internet with over 100,000 direct daily job listings
and access to an additional 50,000 listings available through
Internet-accessible state job banks.
- + Creating six state consortia to do basic research and development
work to ensure the continuous improvement of the information and delivery
system.
- + Creating an LMI Training Institute to teach and refine the skills
of analysts at the state level and to disseminate research findings and new
techniques from the state consortia.
- + Starting development and implementation of a nationwide system of
talent banks.
- + Building the technological infrastructure in the six leading edge
One Stop states.
- The grants announced today include:
- Regional Totals
PY 95 Allocation
One Stop/LMI Formula Grants
Region I 1,396,614 Region VI $1,899,580
Connecticut 278,731 Arkansas 236,449
Rhode Island 179,257 Louisiana 296,084
Maine 187,975 New Mexico 200,847
Massachusetts 397,106 Oklahoma 263,578
New Hampshire 189,278 Texas 902,622
Vermont 164,267
Region VII $1,079,323
Region II $1,549,184
Iowa 265,615
New Jersey 463,259 Kansas 246,551
New York 836,388 Missouri 357,675
Puerto Rico 236,041 Nebraska 209,482
Virgin Islands 13,496
Region VIII $1,184,631
Region III $1,922,661
Colorado 300,728
Delaware 169,400 Montana 173,717
District of Columbia 163,697 North Dakota 165,571
Maryland 357,349 South Dakota 168,585
Pennsylvania 612,999 Utah 217,548
Virginia 416,903 Wyoming 158,483
West Virginia 202,313
Region IX $2,117,216
Region IV $3,027,841 American Samoa 7,190
Arizona 300,076
Alabama 303,579 California 1,398,444
Florida 694,061 Guam 14,774
Georgia 428,635 Hawaii 185,612
Kentucky 286,797 Marina's 9,540
Mississippi 240,359 Nevada 201,580
North Carolina 432,138
South Carolina 287,041 Region X $979,931
Tennessee 355,231
Alaska 162,963
Region V $2,843,019 Idaho 186,264
Oregon 271,969
Illinois 626,768 Washington 358,734
Indiana 387,167
Michigan 525,339
Minnesota 348,713 TOTAL $18,000,000
Ohio 589,210
Wisconsin 365,822
Archived News Release--Caution:
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