To provide State Workforce Agencies (states) with the new FIC (810-destination 0001) for the USSF to be used for all Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers (UCX) claims and billing activities related to this military branch.

To provide states information about preliminary FY 2024 UI State Administration base resource planning targets, general guidelines for resource planning, and an explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among the states.

This guidance 1) clarifies the allowable uses of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), its successors, and other competitive grant funds for outreach activities; and 2) provides examples of how grantees can use grant funds to effectively and equitably conduct outreach to meet the needs of and better engage businesses and jobseekers.

To announce the availability of a recently developed online training lesson about the fundamentals of equitable access in UI programs. 

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) guidelines and key dates for the completion of the 2023 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) paid and denied claims sample cases and the publication of 2023 BAM data.

Consistent with Joint WIOA Final Rule requirements, the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education (the Departments) have determined it is appropriate and reasonable for PY 2022 for the:

• U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to assess performance for four performance indicators under WIOA title I core programs and three performance indicators under the Employment Service (referred to as “WIOA title III”) core program;
• U.S. Department of Education (ED) to assess performance for four performance indicators under the Vocational Rehabilitation (“WIOA title IV”) core program; and
• Departments to delay assessing performance for the purpose of imposing sanctions for the WIOA title II core program and for the remaining performance indicators in the WIOA titles I, III, and IV core programs to provide for the orderly transition from the requirements of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to those of WIOA, as permitted under section 503(a) of WIOA.

The Departments’ determinations, as will be described more fully herein, are consistent with the phased-in approach to performance assessments described in Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 11-19, Change 1 issued on May 10, 2023.  

To announce the availability of BAM Investigator Virtual Training sessions and DV Training sessions.

To advise State Workforce Agencies, or agencies designated by Governors as “Cooperating State Agencies” (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as “states”) of the state distribution amounts of FY 2023 TAA Program TaOA funds. 

To announce a virtual Tribal Consultation the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) will conduct regarding the Confidentiality and Disclosure of State UC Information, scheduled for August 28, 2023, 2:00 p.m. ET on http://www.workforcegps.org.

This guidance 1) advises states of the availability of disadvantaged Youth and Adult data for use in the WIOA Youth and Adult within-state allocation formulas and, 2) requests that states use this data in their PY 2023 and future within-state allocation formulas.