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Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program
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The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers Program is a federal entitlement program that assists workers impacted by foreign trade. Through the provision of a number of employment-related benefits and services, the TAA Program provides trade-affected workers with opportunities to obtain the support, resources, skills, and credentials they need to return to the workforce in a good job in an in-demand industry. TAA Program services include: training, employment and case management services, job search allowances, relocation allowances, wage supplements for workers aged 50 and older, and income support in the form of Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA).
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In FY 2019 (October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019), 1,235 petitions were filed, a 3 percent decrease from FY 2018. An estimated 88,001 workers became eligible to apply for TAA, up 14 percent from the previous year, and 28,348 participants received benefits and services, down 18 percent from the previous year. Performance remained at a 5-year high in FY 2019 with 77 percent of TAA participants obtaining new employment within 6 months of completing the program. While 53 percent of FY 2019 TAA petitions were from the manufacturing industry, 62 percent of participants who exited the program were re-employed in non-manufacturing industry sectors, coinciding with the general U.S. economic trend of growth in non-manufacturing industry employment.
Of the 8,251 TAA exiters who received training in FY 2019, approximately 75 percent (6,162) completed training and about 88 percent (5,446) of training completers received a credential. The fourth-quarter employment rate of those participants who completed training and received a credential were higher than those participants who did not, continuing a multi-year trend.
The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program works. Of the 6,301 TAA exiters who received training in FY 2020, approximately 76 percent (4,762) completed training and about 91 percent (4,324) of training completers received a credential. The fourth-quarter employment rate of those participants who completed training and received a credential were higher than those participants who did not, continuing a multi-year trend. These performance results demonstrate that even during a year of an economic crisis such as FY 2020, the TAA Program is vastly relevant in providing important benefits and services to help trade-affected workers obtain reemployment.
In FY 2021, 801 petitions were certified, a nearly 4- percent increase from FY 2020. An estimated 107,454 workers became eligible to apply for TAA, up approximately 12 percent from the previous year. Of the 5,296 TAA exiting participants, or “exiters”, who received training in FY 2021, approximately 79 percent (4,156) completed training, the highest level in five years. More than 72 percent of training participants received a credential within a year of exiting the program, which is also the highest level in five years. The fourth quarter employment rate of those participants who completed training was higher than that of participants who did not, continuing a multi-year trend. These performance results demonstrate that even during a global pandemic, the TAA Program is an especially important part of the workforce system and continues to provide important benefits and services to help trade-affected workers obtain reemployment.
TAA Participants age 30 and under experienced a 101 percent wage replacement rate after TAA Program completion.
o In FY 2022 (October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022), 168 petitions were certified, a nearly 80-percent decrease from FY 2021, and an estimated 25,099 workers became eligible to apply for TAA, down approximately 77 percent from the previous year; both of these decreases are due to program reversion and termination in FY 2022. These decreases are directly attributable to the implementation of the reversion and termination provisions of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (TAARA 2015). Some performance results were below previous 5-year high levels achieved in FY 2020 but improved over COVID-19 impacted FY 2021 results with approximately 71 percent of TAA participants obtaining new employment within 6 months of exiting the program. Median Earnings (ME) reached 5-year high levels in FY 2022 with earnings nearly 15 percent higher than FY 2021. o Wage replacement was also noteworthy for FY 2022 with post participation earnings at 96.1 percent of pre-participation employment earnings – the highest in known history of the TAA Program. Also worth noting is wage replacement for TAA participants aged 30 or under at 122.7 percent, meaning post TAA participation they earned 22.7 percent more than pre-participation earnings. Similarly, TAA participants aged 30 through 39 and 40 through 49 also earned after participating in TAA than their pre-participation employment earnings. With many highly skilled jobs unable to be filled due to the workforce lacking the necessary training or skills, the TAA Program and its vital training benefits and services is an essential part of the workforce system and if reauthorized, will continue to provide important training benefits and services to help trade-affected workers obtain reemployment for the future.
Since 1974, more than 5 million American workers have been served by the TAA Program. In FY 2023 (October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023), States and other parties continued to submit petitions to the Department even though no investigations could be conducted. During this timeframe, an additional 387 petitions were submitted, covering an estimated 71,481 workers. Petitions have continued to be submitted in FY 2024. In FY 2023, approximately 76.7 percent of TAA participants obtained new employment within 6 months of exiting the program. Median Earnings reached historic high levels in FY 2023 with reported earnings nearly 23 percent higher than in FY 2019. Wage replacement was also noteworthy for FY 2023, with post-participation earnings at 106.5 percent of pre-participation employment earnings – the highest in the history of the TAA Program. Even more impressive, wage replacement for TAA participants aged 30 or younger was at 132.8 percent. This means that, post-TAA participation, these workers earned 32.8 percent more than their pre-participation earnings.
Annual Report for FY2024 is not yet available.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
