UIPL 01-27
Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 Reporting Year 2026 Procedures for the Completion of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Accuracy Measurement Data
To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) guidelines and upcoming key dates for the completion of the 2026 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) paid and denied claims sample cases.
Please direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA Regional Office.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
MAREK LACO
Acting Assistant Secretary
UIPL No. 16-26
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance Weekly Benefit Amount: October 1 – December 31, 2026
To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) amounts for all major disasters declared from October 1 – December 31, 2026 (first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2027).
Please direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA Regional Office.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
MAREK LACO
Acting Assistant Secretary
UIPL No. 15-26
Fiscal Year 2027 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines
To provide states with information about preliminary Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Unemployment Insurance (UI) State Administration base resource planning targets, with general guidelines for resource planning, and an explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among the states.
Please direct questions to the appropriate ETA regional office.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
MAREK LACO
Acting Assistant Secretary
UIPL 14-26
Additional Planning Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2027 Unemployment Insurance State Quality Service Plan
To initiate the fiscal year (FY) 2027 State Quality Service Plan (SQSP) process and define additional requirements relevant to the FY.
Please direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA RO.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
MAREK LACO
Acting Assistant Secretary
TEN 05-26
Framework for Effective Pre-Apprenticeships
The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to: (1) present the core components of effective pre-apprenticeships through a clear, actionable framework; (2) reaffirm the definition of pre-apprenticeship and its essential connection to Registered Apprenticeship programs; and (3) clarify how pre-apprenticeships can be delivered across federally-funded workforce and education programs.
This TEN rescinds and replaces TEN 23-23: Quality Pre-Apprenticeship Programs, published on March 5, 2024.
Questions regarding this TEN may be directed to the Office of Apprenticeship at apprenticeship@dol.gov.
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY HEADS AND COMMISSIONERS
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES, LIAISONS AND ADMINISTRATORS
STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARD CHAIRS AND DIRECTORS
STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCIES AND DIRECTORS
STATE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DIRECTORS
STATE LABOR COMMISSIONERS
OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP (OA) STATE DIRECTORS
APPRENTICESHIP GRANT RECIPIENTS
ALL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION GRANTEES
YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS
AMERICAN JOB CENTERS
JOB CORPS CENTER OPERATORS AND DIRECTORS
MAREK LACO
Acting Assistant Secretary