ETA Highlights
March 19, 2010
Recovery
Information and reports
Unemployment Insurance
Unemployment claims need to be filed with your state agency.
The U.S. Department of Labor does not process individual claims.
The U.S. Department of Labor does not process individual claims.
Grants
Regions and States
ETA Program and News Updates
- Online Tools for Grant Applicants
- News Releases
- Mentoring, Educational, and Employment Strategies to Improve Academic, Social, and Career Pathway Outcomes grantee fact sheets
- 2011 Budget for the Department of Labor
- The President's Budget Fact Sheet for DOL
- Notice of Town Hall Meeting on Federal Regulations for Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship and Training
- State Labor Market Information Improvement grant fact sheets
(SGA/DFA PY 08-17) - Healthcare and High Growth grant fact sheets
- State Energy Sector Partnership grant fact sheets (SGA/DFA PY-08-20)
- Pathways Out of Poverty grant fact sheets (SGA/DFA PY 08-19)
- Energy Training Partnership grant fact sheets (SGA/DFA PY 08-18)
- Green Capacity Building grant fact sheets (SGA/DFA PY 08-21)
- Latest Unemployment Insurance Data
- PY 2009 State Allotments for WIA and Wagner-Peyser
- 2009 Lower Living Standard Income Level Guidelines
- WIA State Plans Posted
Find A Job
- Find Jobs, Training Opportunities, and Career Information
- Career Voyages
Guidance and resources for advancing your career - Jobseekers
Programs, resources and online tools help workers in all stages of the job and career development - Worker Reemployment Portal
Employment, training, and financial help during job transition - Youth
A variety of career resources available specifically for youth - Jobs for Veterans Act
ETA Library / Policy / Budget / Research
- Search Agency Policy and Guidance
- TEGL–Training & Employment Guidance Letter
- TEN–Training & Employment Notice
- UIPL–Unemployment Insurance Program Letter and other ETA advisories
- Legislative Information
- Budget Information
- Research Publications
ETA Programs & Offices
Foreign Labor Certification (FLC)
Latest Labor Market Data
| Consumer Price Index: | unchanged in February 2010 |
| Unemployment Rate: | 9.7% in February 2010 |
| Payroll Employment: | -36,000(p) in February 2010 |
| Average Hourly Earnings: | +$0.03(p) in February 2010 |
| Producer Price Index: | -0.6%(p) in February 2010 |
| Employment Cost Index: | +0.5% in 4th Qtr of 2009 |
| Productivity: | +6.9% in 4th Qtr of 2009 |
| U.S. Import Price Index: | -0.3% in February 2010 |
| Other DOL Statistics: | |
| Unemployment Initial Claims: | 457,000 in the week ending March 13, 2010 |
| UI Claims 4-Week Average: | 471,250 in the week ending March 13, 2010 |
| Federal Minimum Wage: | $7.25 in Current |
| p - preliminary; c - corrected | |
