American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided funding for the workforce investment system to offer training and employment services to workers who are facing unprecedented challenges to retool their skills and establish themselves in viable career pathways.

Due to the nature of the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker and Wagner-Peyser Employment Service formula-funded programs, the Department of Labor has not yet isolated the number of participants in each of these programs that are attributable to Recovery Act funds.

On a monthly basis, states report on the number of participants served under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs, National Emergency Grants (NEGs), and the Wagner-Peyser Employment Service program.

	Current Month	Program to Date¹
Total number of participants	68,691	409,521
Total number of participants in summer employment	34,352	361,284

Percentage in summer employment	50.0%	88.2%
Percentage male	47.9%	49.4%
Percentage female	51.5%	50.3%
Percentage Hispanic/Latino	23.4%	25.6%
Percentage American Indian or Alaska Native	2.0%	2.0%
Percentage Asian	2.4%	1.9%
Percentage Black or African-American	43.2%	44.0%
Percentage Hawaiian Native or Other Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.6%
Percentage White	39.4%	38.4%
Percentage in-school	55.6%	62.3%
Percentage out-of-school	44.0%	37.6%

	Current Month	Program to Date¹
Total number of participants	725,408	5,445,203
Percentage receiving career guidance	54.6%	26.7%
Percentage receiving job search activities	28.0%	67.3%
Percentage referred to WIA services	4.1%	23.9%

	Current Month	Program to Date¹
Total number of participants	20,333	23,683
Percentage in training	48.7%	58.0%
Percentage receiving supportive services	27.2%	30.6%
¹ Count of all participants who were served since May 1, 2009 ³ Twelve states reporting
Source: State Monthly reports, as of 09/01/10