States submit a four-year State Plan with an interim two-year modification to ETA under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).  To access, read, and/or download the current approved State Plan for Alabama, please visit the WIOA State Plan Portal.  

In addition to identifying a single State or multiple State Plans for review and/or download, users may also search across all Plans in the portal with keywords or phrases of interest (e.g. equity, inclusion, apprenticeship, career pathways, eligible training providers, sector strategies, etc.).  As plans and modifications are approved, access to them will also be available through the portal. 

State Plans and their modifications are expected to address changes in the provision of workforce services during the current planning period, and the expectations for continuation of these and other service integration and delivery improvements soon.  The diagnosis of the State’s situation and trends in the Plan examines both the short-term and long-term consequences of labor market changes in the State, and the potential impact (including challenges and opportunities) on the public workforce system.

All workforce programs operate within the context of a regional economy.  Therefore, each State Plan and its modification opens with a cogent and thoughtful analysis of economic, labor market, and workforce development activities currently occurring within the State and its regional labor markets. The incorporation of timely, comprehensive, and accurate labor market information (LMI) establishes key scaffolding for the State’s strategic and operational planning.

In addition, an important companion to the State Plan is the annual Economic Analysis Report submitted by the State as a deliverable for their Workforce Information Grant (WIG).  The Economic Analysis Report is an environmental scan of the state that sets the stage for informed, data-driven decision-making in workforce programs. 

The annual statewide Economic Analysis Reports for Alabama can be found in the drop-down menu below.

Users may also wish to visit LMI Central, a repository for data sources, data tools, and other LMI resources supporting data-driven planning and decision-making.

• Quick Start Action Planner
• WIOA Waiver Information
• WIOA Operating Guidance
• WIOA Resources