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	62,298	394,123
Total number of participants in summer employment	23,601	334,485
Total number of INA participants²	898	5,169

Percentage in summer employment	37.9%	84.9%
Percentage male	46.9%	48.4%
Percentage female	52.5%	49.7%
Percentage Hispanic/Latino	25.4%	25.8%
Percentage American Indian or Alaska Native	2.2%	2.0%
Percentage Asian	2.3%	1.9%
Percentage Black or African-American	38.8%	42.1%
Percentage Hawaiian Native or Other Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.6%
Percentage White	42.9%	38.6%
Percentage in-school	54.7%	61.5%
Percentage out-of-school	44.9%	36.7%

	Current Month	Program to Date¹
Total number of participants	738,995	4,957,257
Percentage receiving career guidance	20.0%	25.5%
Percentage receiving job search activities	55.5%	68.1%
Percentage referred to WIA services	17.5%	23.3%

	Current Month	Program to Date¹
Total number of participants	16,342	18,815
Percentage in training	53.8%	58.7%
Percentage receiving supportive services	29.8%	32.5%
¹ Count of all participants who were served since May 1, 2009 ² Fifteen states reporting
Source: State Monthly reports, as of 08/02/10