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The first six states selected to receive grants for
designing one- stop career systems are sharing a second round of $23 million in
grants from the U.S. Department of Labor to continue meeting their workforce
needs, Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich announced today.
Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Texas and
Wisconsin are receiving individual grants ranging from $2.9 to $6.7 million.
The six states received a total of $21.5 million in grants last year through a
highly competitive process to begin building their one-stop systems.
"One-stop career systems represent the new wave in delivery
of customer services," Reich said. "At one-stop centers employers and employees
alike can access an array of services and information about job training
programs and opportunities in the job market. Customers can count on efficient
services and up-to-date information to make informed career and business
decisions."
Second-year funding for the six states was based on the
amount of the first grant, performance to date and size of the civilian labor
force. Funds were allocated as follows:
In Millions
| States |
New Grants |
First-Year Grants |
| Connecticut |
$2.9 |
$3.0 |
| Iowa |
2.9 |
3.0 |
| Maryland |
3.5 |
3.5 |
| Massachusetts |
3.3 |
3.5 |
| Texas |
6.7 |
5.0 |
| Wisconsin |
3.5 |
3.5 |
Each state develops its own one-stop plan tailored to
specific labor market conditions and needs. In general, all one-stop systems
offer customers:
- information on a full array of employment and training-related
services.
- assistance filing claims for unemployment insurance;
- preliminary career counseling, assessment and eligibility review;
- information and help with job openings, searches, referrals and
placements.
One-stop centers also have labor market information. These
computerized data bank systems house information on local job vacancies and
worker availability, salary and wage rates and other key information about
local labor conditions to match workers in search of jobs with employers
seeking to hire.
In addition to the six states receiving second-year funding
today, 10 other states also are in the process of building one-stop career
systems. They are Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey,
North Carolina, Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio. And 20 more states have received
smaller grants from the department to plan their one-stop delivery systems.
Remaining states and territories have been invited to
submit proposals by December for non-competitive planning grants. By early next
year, it is expected the entire country will be gearing up for a one-stop
system.
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