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Seventeen states will share up to $57 million to launch One-Stop Career
Center Systems, Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich announced today. With these
grants, the U.S. Department of Labor continues its efforts to provide
convenient and useful career services to America's workers and employers.
"This Administration is committed to building One-Stop systems
throughout the country," said Reich. "One-Stop offers easy access to the
services Americans need to find jobs, explore careers and upgrade their skills
through education and training. These new grants will more than double the
number of states receiving Federal funds for One-Stop implementation."
Under the grants announced today, eight new states
will share $27 million immediately. These allocations are as
follows:
Grant
State (in millions)
Alaska $2.0
California 8.0
Colorado 3.5
Idaho 2.0
Michigan 5.0
Oklahoma 3.0
Utah 2.0
Vermont 1.5
Nine additional states will receive up to $30 million in July 1997 for
One-Stop centers. The Labor Department is negotiating the final dollar amounts
and exact provisions of these grants.
The states and the range of their grants, based on each
state's civilian labor force, are:
Grant
State (in millions)
Florida $5.0 - 8.0
Maine 1.0 - 2.5
Nevada 1.0 - 2.5
New Mexico 1.0 - 2.5
New York 5.0 - 8.0
Oregon 2.5 - 5.0
Rhode Island 1.0 - 2.5
Tennessee 2.5 - 5.0
Washington 2.5 - 5.0
In the past two years, the Department has awarded One-Stop
implementation grants to 16 states: Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New
Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin.
Currently, there are more than 125 One-Stop Career Centers operating in
the 16 original implementation states. One-Stop centers offer employment
services, including access to education and training, through a single delivery
system. These include labor exchange functions, Job Training Partnership Act
programs, services for veterans, assistance in moving from welfare to work,
unemployment insurance, vocational rehabilitation and adult education. The goal
is to make the recruitment, training and hiring process easier and more
efficient for both job-seekers and employers.
These new grants bring the number of One-Stop
implementation states to 33. When fully operational, One-Stop Career Center
Systems in these states will make services available to 80 percent of the
nation's civilian labor force.
Reich said these grants are important because more
Americans need help navigating the new labor marketplace. He said One-Stop
systems also provide valuable services to employers when searching for job
applicants. Customers have been overwhelmingly positive about the One-Stop
system.
The investment in One-Stop has also produced new
technology which makes labor market information and services more readily
available to the public. These resources include America's Job Bank (with
information on over 600,000 jobs) and the newly emerging America's Talent Bank,
where job-seekers can list their resumes for employers to consider.
Editor's Note: Brief descriptions of the workplans for the eight states
receiving implementation grants are attached.
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