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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker Program
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Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) authorized three of the six WIOA core programs. The WIOA Dislocated Worker program is one of the three core programs. The purpose of the WIOA Dislocated Worker (DW) program is to help dislocated workers get back to work as quickly as possible and overcome barriers to employment. When individuals become dislocated workers as a result of job loss, mass layoffs, global trade dynamics or transitions in economic sectors, the DW program provides services to assist them in re-entering the workforce. States can reserve up to 25 percent of their DW funds for Rapid Response activities. The program's success is measured by the following core indicators of performance: 1. Employment Rate - 2nd Quarter After Exit; 2. Employment Rate - 4th Quarter After Exit; 3. Median Earnings - 2nd Quarter After Exit; 4. Credential Attainment Rate; 5. Measurable Skill Gains.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
Program budget is available at: https://www.doleta.gov/budget/ Program data not yet available. Program budget is available at: https://www.doleta.gov/budget/
Program budget is available at: https://www.doleta.gov/budget/ Program data not yet available.
Fiscal Year 2018: Program budget is available at: https://www.doleta.gov/budget/ Program data not yet available.
States allocate Dislocated Worker funds to their local workforce development areas to provide career and training services to individuals who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own, including separating service members, military spouses, and displaced homemakers. Additionally, the program allows for states to reserve up to 25 percent of their Dislocated Worker funds for Rapid Response activities. Rapid Response is a pro-active, business-focused, and flexible strategy to help growing companies access an available pool of skilled workers and can respond to layoffs by quickly coordinating services and aid to companies and their workers. For the first three quarters of Program Year 2020, the WIOA Dislocated Worker program served more than 702,000 participants; of those, more than 70,000 received training, and more than 62,000 were low income individuals. Of the more than 70,000 in training, 52.3 percent had a Measurable Skill Gain and over 70 percent of exiters from training attained an industry-recognized credential. After exiting the program, 61.9 percent of exiters were employed 2 quarters after exit. Exiters who were employed had a median earnings of $8,535 in the 2nd quarter after exit (months 4-6).
The recipients of the WIOA DW program obligations for FY 2023 and FY 2024 are the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the outlying areas. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 allows the outlying areas the option to submit a single application according to the requirements established by the Secretary for a consolidated grant for Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth funds. Please refer to CFDA 17.290 for information on the outlying areas only. PY allotments are comprised of Base funds (beginning of PY) + Advance funds (beginning of fiscal year). Performance data is available for PY 2022 at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/performance/wioa-performance. Performance data for PY 2023 will be available later this year.
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.
