DOL Budget and FTE History: Executive Summary

FY 2012 – FY 2021

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Introduction

The “Department of Labor Budget and FTE Summary” materials provide an overview on the 

amount, source, and types of funding available to the Department, budgeting and staffing 

information from FY 2012 to FY 2021, and information on upcoming budget-related issues. Budget 

and staffing information specific to agencies can be found in the agency transition materials. DBC 

will provide information for years prior to FY 2012 upon request. 

Funding Categories

DOL’s budget can be divided into two categories: discretionary and mandatory. Discretionary 

funding levels are determined through annual appropriations bills, while mandatory spending is 

determined by the program’s authorizing legislation. In FY 2020, DOL was appropriated $12.4

billion in discretionary funds, and made up 6.4 percent of the Labor, Health, and Education 

Appropriation. An additional $1.485 billion 

was provided in supplemental 

appropriations for specific purposes (see 

below “Supplemental Appropriations and 

Transfers”). In addition, the CARES Act 

appropriated indefinite amounts (“such 

sums as necessary”) for federally covered 

unemployment benefits and associated 

administrative costs.

The mandatory funding category includes

all spending which is authorized by 

legislation outside of the appropriations 

process. DOL’s mandatory spending 

includes Trade Adjustment Assistance 

benefits; administration of and benefits 

payments under the jurisdiction of the 

Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs;

H-1B fee-funded employment and training and worker protection activities; and the activities of the

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. The category also includes Unemployment Insurance (UI) 

benefits, which are a part of the unified federal budget under the Department of Labor’s control but 

are administered by states. Spending in each of these programs is determined by the authorizing 

statutes’ terms, not the annual appropriations process. In FY 2020, DOL spent approximately $500 

billion in mandatory funds, which was a substantial increase above FY 2019 when the Department 

spent $30.2 billion in mandatory funds, due to a surge in state and federal unemployment benefits 

in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The majority of these 

unemployment benefits were issued by new UI programs authorized under the CARES Act.

Funding Sources

The Department of Labor receives money from multiple sources to fund its operations. The 

majority of funding for discretionary spending comes from the General Fund of the Treasury. In FY 

2020, $8.7 billion of DOL’s $12.4 billion discretionary appropriation came from the General Fund. 

The remaining discretionary funding is drawn from the Unemployment Trust Fund and the 

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$12.4 

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$10.0

$15.0

$20.0

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$35.0

Mandatory Discretionary

DOL Budget Authority, FY 2020 

(Dollars in billions)

*Excludes Supplemental Funding
Longshore and Harbor Workers Trust Fund. The Unemployment Trust Fund resources cover 

expenses related to the administration of the Unemployment Insurance program, including 

oversight, legal services, and statistical programs. The Longshore and Harbor Workers Trust Fund 

resources cover expenses for the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs to ensure the Fund’s 

solvency and financial strength.

The Department’s mandatory spending is funded by the General Fund, trust funds, and fees. The 

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) administers mandatory programs funded by the 

General Funds, the Unemployment Trust Fund, and H-1B visa fees. The Wage and Hour Division

also receives funding from H-1B visa fees, some of which is used to reimburse the Office of the 

Solicitor for legal services. The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs administers mandatory 

benefits programs funded by the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, the Longshore and Harbor 

Workers Trust Fund, Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners, the Energy Employees Occupational 

Illness Compensation Program, and the Federal Employees’ Compensation Fund, as well as

appropriations from the General Fund. 

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is funded from insurance premiums paid by the 

sponsors of pension plans, assets in pension plans which the agency has taken over, and investment 

income. PBGC is not funded by general tax revenues.

DOL Budget and FTE by Program Area

Employment and training programs are appropriated the majority of DOL’s discretionary funding. 

In FY 2020, ETA’s discretionary budget authority was $9.3 billion, representing 75 percent of DOL’s 

total discretionary spending, not including additional funding in the supplemental disaster relief 

appropriation (see below). Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) was appropriated

$311.3 million. 

Worker Protection agencies were appropriated a total of $1.6 billion in discretionary funding and 

made up 13 percent of DOL’s total discretionary spending in FY 2020. Worker Protection agencies 

include the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA), the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP), Wage and Hour 

Division (WHD), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Office of Federal 

Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS), as 

well as the Office of the Solicitor (SOL). The total operational funding available for Worker 

Protection agencies includes resources from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund and the 

Longshore and Harbor Workers Trust Funds to administer those programs.

DOL Budget by Program Area (Discretionary only), FY 2020

(Dollars in millions)

FY 

2020 Percentage

Employment and training programs 9,293 75%

Worker protection programs 1,649 13%

Departmental management and other programs 1,472 12%

Total 12,414 100%
The remaining agencies are grouped together in the Departmental management and other 

programs category. These include the agencies which make up the Departmental Management 

(DM) appropriation, which are the Office of the Secretary and the Department’s policy and 

evaluation offices, the International Labor Affairs Bureau, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Administration and Management, Adjudication programs, the Women’s Bureau, and the Office of 

the Chief Financial Officer. Also included in this category are the Office of the Inspector General and 

the Office of Disability Employment Policy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is a component of the 

Departmental Management category as well. 

In total, these agencies are appropriated $1.5 billion in discretionary funding with additional Black 

Lung Disability Trust Fund resources to administer and oversee that benefits program.

The Department primarily funds administrative services through the Working Capital Fund (WCF). 

Services funded by the WCF include human resources, procurement, and information technology. 

Agencies reimburse the service providers from their appropriations through the WCF. The services 

and reimbursement amounts are determined through the WCF Operating Plan formulation process. 

In FY 2020, the total reimbursement amount was $414.0 million. The WCF will be used to finance 

enterprise-wide shared services activities in FY 2021. 

For budget purposes, staff are measured in full-time equivalent (FTE) employment. This measure 

refers to the total number of hours worked by federal employees divided by the number of 

compensable hours in a fiscal year. In FY 2020, total direct FTE usage was 14,167, which represents 

a 2.6 percent reduction in FTE usage from the prior year. 

While employment and training activities have the majority of discretionary budget authority, they

do not fund the majority of DOL staff, as most of the funding is appropriated for grants or contracts. 

In FY 2020, direct FTE usage by ETA and VETS totaled 1,152 FTE, or 8.1% percent of the 

Department’s total direct FTE. Worker Protection agencies have the largest actual FTE usage, 

totaling 7,854 direct FTE. This accounted for 55.4 percent of DOL’s overall direct FTE usage. 

Agencies in the Departmental Management program area accounted for the remaining 36.5 percent

of DOL’s FTE usage in FY 2020. 

Budget and FTE Trends

Discretionary 

From FY 2012 to FY 2020, DOL’s discretionary base budget authority increased by 11.2 percent in 

nominal dollars but decreased by 1.2 percent in real dollars. Base budget authority reflects the 

enacted appropriations with any revisions. Revisions include across-the-board rescissions 

determined by Congress to lower total spending and sequestration in FY 2013. Base budget 

authority does not include supplemental appropriations and transfers. Rescissions and 

sequestration affect the “base” funding levels which are the starting point of the appropriations 

process; transfers and supplemental appropriations do not.

Employment and training activities accounted for the majority of the decline in base appropriations

from FY 2012 to FY 2020, with ETA’s discretionary budget authority reduced by $3.3 billion for a

29.2 percent decrease. Worker Protection agencies’ budget authority increased by $38.5 million or 

2.4% percent over that time period and the agency budget authorities of the Departmental 

Management and other programs category increased by a total of $22.4 million or 1.4 percent.
In FY 2012, DOL’s discretionary budget authority decreased by 0.9 percent from FY 2011 enacted 

levels. Worker Protection agencies’ budget levels were increased by 3.0 percent, while ETA’s budget 

was decreased by 1.8 percent. In addition, DOL was subject to an across-the-board rescission of 0.2

percent. 

In FY 2013, a full-year bill was 

not signed until halfway 

through the year, and it was 

the first year sequestration 

reductions went into effect, 

reducing discretionary budget 

authority by more than 5 

percent in every account. See 

the “Sequestration” section 

below for additional 

information on the impacts of 

this reduction.

FY 2014 began with a lapse in 

appropriations, as neither a 

full-year appropriation nor a 

continuing resolution was enacted. No discretionary spending was authorized and all DOL 

employees except those deemed “excepted” were furloughed. Excepted employees were those 

determined to be conducting activities which were essential to protect life and property. The lapse 

in appropriations did not directly affect mandatory accounts, and benefits payments were still 

made. Normal operations for the Department began after a continuing resolution was enacted on 

October 16.

The FY 2014 full-year appropriation reflected an increase of 1.5 percent over FY 2013’s 

sequestration levels. ETA’s Training and Employment Services programs received an additional 

$109.9 million for a 1.2 percent increase. State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services 

saw a $114.9 million decrease, which reflected the reduced workload associated with fewer people 

collecting unemployment insurance benefits. Additionally, worker protection agencies received 

increases which partially restored or, in the case of MSHA, exceeded the pre-sequestration funding

level. 

The FY 2015 and FY 2016 discretionary appropriations were relatively stable. Final FY 2015 

enacted levels were 0.8 percent below the FY 2014 levels, and the FY 2016 budget authority was 

1.9 percent above the FY 2015 level. The largest change was in the SUIESO program which was 

decreased by $101.3 million in FY 2015, which again is attributable to lower workload levels for 

states operating UI programs. FY 2016’s appropriations increased TES by $195.7 million for a 6.2 

percent increase and provided a $14.4 million increase for IT Modernization initiatives and a $16.8 

million increase for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Worker Protection agencies were funded at 0.1 

percent above FY 2015 levels. 

In the FY 2017 appropriations, the Department’s discretionary budget authority was reduced to 

$12.1 billion from $12.2 billion. The appropriation reduced ETA by $66.2 million, IT Modernization 

by $11.0 million and OLMS by $2.4 million. TES received an additional $3.3 million and Job Corps 

received an additional $15.0 million. 

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$11.6

$11.8

$12.0

$12.2

$12.4

$12.6

$12.8

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Discretionary Budget Authority, FY 2012 - FY 2020

(Dollars in billions, excludes transfers and supplementals)
The FY 2018 appropriations were increased due to the passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 

2018, which increased the spending caps enacted under the Budget Control Act of 2011. DOL’s FY 

2017 appropriation was $12.2 billion, an increase of $141.9 million or 1.2 percent above FY 2017. 

ETA received the most significant increases with an additional $160.0 million in Training and 

Employment Services and $14.5 million in Job Corps. VETS also received a sizable increase, totaling 

$16.0 million or 5.7 percent above FY 2017. In general, worker protection accounts were level 

funded. 

The FY 2019 appropriations decreased by 2 percent to $12.1 billion from FY 2018 funding levels as 

the federal government sought to reorganize and consolidate federal workforce development 

programs. DOL and the Department of Education administer most of these programs, and worked 

together on this initiative. ETA received the most significant decreases with a 2.5 percent reduction 

of $235 million. This reduction was mostly from reductions in SUIESO, Job Corps, and Training and 

Employment Services. VETS received a slight increase of $5 million, and the worker protection 

group remained relatively level funded.

The FY 2020 appropriations provided $12.414 billion in discretionary funds for DOL, an increase of 

$282.3 million, or 2.3%. This provided funding increases for most DOL agencies and provided a pay 

increase of 3.1 percent for federal workers. ETA received the bulk of the increase with $108.5 

million above FY 2019 in its Training and Employment Service activity. Of the increased funding 

above FY 2019, $47.5 million was for worker protection programs and VETS received an increase of 

$11.3 million.

Mandatory

Unemployment Insurance payments make up the largest portion of DOL’s mandatory spending.

During FY 2020, there were estimated payments of $493.0 billion in Federal and state UI benefits. 

Within this total, the programs created by the CARES Act resulted in benefit payments totaling 

approximately $346.9 billion during FY 2020. The remaining balance is attributed to payments for 

regular state benefits, extended benefits, FECA benefits, interest, and federal administrative costs. 

The next largest accounts are the benefits and administration for the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation Program at $1.6 billion. Mandatory spending is determined by 

eligibility terms defined in authorizing statutes and is dependent on economic and demographic 

trends that affect benefit recipient pools. As a result, the Department’s mandatory budget has 

fluctuated significantly from FY 2012 to FY 2020. For example, changes in the unemployment rate 

caused unemployment insurance payments to increase dramatically in FY 2020 due to the impact of 

COVID-19. The declining population eligible for OWCP’s Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners 

program has led to a reduction in payments in that program. Benefit payments decreased from 

$177 million in FY 2012 to $60.1 million in FY 2020 due to a declining population of beneficiaries. 

Mandatory accounts have been subject to sequestration since FY 2013. See the “Sequestration” 

section below for additional information on the impacts of this reduction.

Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers

Supplemental appropriations related to COVID-19

As of August 2020, Congress passed two bills that provided supplemental funding for the 

Department: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA, or P.L. 116-127) and the CARES 

Act (P.L. 116-136). 
FFCRA appropriated $1.0 billion as an Emergency Transfer for Unemployment Compensation 

Administration, which ETA transferred to states and territories for processing unemployment 

claims. 

The CARES Act created several new unemployment programs, most of which had indefinite 

appropriations (“such sums as necessary”). During FY 2020, the Department obligated 

approximately $350 billion for the new CARES programs. The majority of these were benefit 

payments. The largest proportion was the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation 

benefits, which provided the supplemental $600 in unemployment benefits per week through July 

31, 2020. In total, the Department obligated $275 billion for that program during FY 2020. CARES 

Act UI provisions also included Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Benefits to provide 

unemployment to self-employed and independent contractors, as well as Partial Reimbursement 

Benefits for Government Entities and Non-profit organizations to reimburse 50% of benefits for 

beneficiaries laid off from non-profit organizations or government entities. Please refer to tab 4 as 

well as the COVID-19 Supplemental Funding and Programs section of the ETA transition material 

for additional information on these and other new unemployment provisions.

In addition, the CARES Act appropriated $345.0 million for the National Dislocated Worker Grants, 

$15.0 million to the Departmental Management to be transferred to OIG, ETA PA, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Wage and 

Hour Division, and $25.0 million for the OIG to investigate fraud associated with the new UI 

programs created in the CARES Act. 

Supplemental appropriations for natural disasters

The Department has received additional resources through supplemental appropriations or 

transfers to address issues that required funding above that fiscal year’s budget authority.

DOL received supplemental appropriations totaling $25.0 million (which was reduced to $23.7 

million under sequestration) to address the impacts of Hurricane Sandy through the Disaster Relief 

Appropriations Act of 2013. In addition to using base resources, ETA, OSHA, and the WHD received 

supplemental funding to support recovery and rebuilding efforts after the storm. 

ETA provided a total of $70.3 million in National Emergency Grants to New York, New Jersey, 

Connecticut, West Virginia, and Rhode Island for continuing cleanup and recovery efforts. This 

included $20.5 million provided by the Disaster Relief Recovery Act and $49.8 million provided 

through ETA’s Dislocated Worker National Reserve (now called the National Dislocated Worker 

Grants). ETA transferred resources to both OSHA and WHD. OSHA used $1.3 million to deploy 

safety and health professionals throughout the impacted areas to protect workers engaged in storm 

response and recovery work. OSHA also provided $1.0 million grants to non-profit organizations 

for recovery-specific training and education. WHD was transferred $1.0 million to perform 

outreach and compliance assistance to ensure labor standards for workers engaged in cleanup and 

rebuilding initiatives. 

In FY 2018, the Department received supplemental appropriations totaling $130.9 million for 

disaster relief related primarily to hurricane and wildfire recovery activities. $100.0 million was 

provide for National Dislocated Worker Grants and $30.9 million was provided for Job Corps. 

Authority was provided to transfer up to $0.5 million to OIG for oversight of disaster relief 

activities, which are to remain available until expended. The Department also has the flexibility to 

transfer up to $2.5 million from the National Dislocated Worker Grants to other DOL agencies for 
hurricane and wildfire-related activities. The National Dislocated Worker Grant money was 

available for obligation until September 30, 2019. The Job Corps resources are available for 

obligation until June 30, 2021. 

In FY 2019, the Department received supplemental appropriations of $50.0 million for National 

Dislocated Worker Grants in response to hurricanes, typhoons, wildfires, earthquakes, tornadoes, 

and floods. The Department was to transfer $0.5 million to OIG for oversight of disaster relief 

activities, which shall remain available until expended. The NDWG resources were available for 

obligation until September 30, 2020. 

Sequestration 

There are two separate areas of law that either mandate or could lead to automatic reductions in 

spending, commonly referred to as sequestration.

The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010 ensured that, on net, enacted legislation 

affecting direct spending or revenues does not increase projected deficits. If the requirements of the 

law are not met, the executive branch is required to implement automatic spending reductions. 

Statutory PAYGO sequestration has never occurred. When automatic reductions would have been 

triggered, Congress has always waived or delayed them from taking effect.

The Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA), which amended the Budget Control and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA), imposed tight limits on annual, discretionary appropriations by 

creating spending caps that apply in fiscal years 2013 through 2021 and then by requiring 

reductions if these caps were breached. Congress subsequently passed legislation raising the caps 

four times, most recently by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 which raised the caps for fiscal years 

2020 and 2021. The discretionary spending caps expire after FY 2021.

In FY 2013, these caps were breached resulting in across-the-board cuts to most appropriated 

programs. DOL’s discretionary budget authority was reduced by $620.8 million. DOL took 

numerous steps to mitigate the effects of sequestration. Agencies were instructed to define key 

services and identify programs or activities which were lower priorities. When necessary, funds 

were reprogrammed within agencies to shift resources towards the highest priority activities. To 

reduce costs, the Department reduced the quantity and/or size of its grants, cut back on training 

and hiring, and several agencies were forced to furlough employees. Among DOL’s agencies that did 

furlough employees, the number of furlough days varied by agency, ranging from 0.5 days to 7 days. 

The BCA also applied sequestration to certain mandatory programs of the Department. With the 

exception of benefits for the long-term unemployed, funds for benefits payments were exempt. 

However, the administration accounts for these funds are subject to sequestration. In FY 2013, 

these administration accounts were subject to a sequester of 5.1 percent, except for OWCP’s energy 

benefits program which was subject to a sequester of 7.9 percent because it is classified as a 

defense program. The exempted benefits include certain unemployment benefits, Federal 

Employees Compensation Act benefits, Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners, and benefits paid 

by the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Fund and the Black Lung Disability 

Trust Fund. Additionally, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's accounts that fund its pension 

insurance and pension plan termination activities were exempt, although its account for 

operational support is not.
Sequestration for mandatory programs has been extended from FY 2021 through FY 2030. The 

CARES Act most recently extended the mandatory sequester for an additional year – from FY 2029 

to FY 2030. It had been previously extended from FY 2021 by other legislation.

In FY 2020, the Department’s affected mandatory programs were sequestered at 5.9 percent, except 

for OWCP’s Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program which was sequestered 

at the defense program rate of 8.6 percent. The FY 2021 sequester for non-defense and defense 

programs is 5.7 percent and 8.3 percent, respectively. These sequester percentages from FY 2021 

will be applied to the Department’s non-exempt mandatory programs in fiscal years 2022 through 

2030, unless changed by Congress.

FY 2021 President’s Budget and Congressional Action

DOL submitted the FY 2021 President’s Budget to Congress in February 2020. The President’s 

Budget requests $11.1 billion in discretionary appropriations, which is 11.7 percent below the FY 

2020 enacted level. Compared to the FY 2020 appropriation, the FY 2021 President’s Budget 

includes program increases of $122.4 million for State Administration of Unemployment Insurance, 

$25 million for apprenticeship, $10.2 million for EBSA along with $6.9 million in additional 

resources for worker protection activities in OLMS’s enforcement program.

The Budget reduced ETA overall by $1.2 billion (13.4 percent), eliminating the Senior Community 

Service Employment Program, Indian and Native American Program, Migrants and Seasonal 

Farmworkers Program, Workforce Data Quality Initiative and reduced funding for other ETA grant 

programs and Job Corps. The Budget also proposed to reduce the Women’s Bureau to $3.5 million 

(compared to an FY 2020 appropriated level of $14.1 million), and eliminated ILAB’s $67.3 million

grants program.

On July 31, 2020, the House passed a consolidated FY 2021 appropriations act (H.R. 7617), which 

included six regular appropriations bills, including the Labor-HHS-Education appropriation bill. 

The House-passed bill provided a total of $12.6 billion in discretionary funding for the Department, 

an increase of $228 million above the FY 2020 full-year bill, and an increase of $1.6 billion above 

the FY 2021 President’s Budget. As of early October, the Senate appropriations subcommittees had 

not taken action on any of the twelve appropriations bills. 

On September 30, 2020, Congress passed the Continuing Appropriations, 2021 and Other 

Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159). This continuing resolution provides funding through December 11, 

2020. 
Program Direction and Support Budget Overview

At-A-Glance

• The Office of the Secretary of Labor (OSEC) and offices that directly support the 

Secretary in developing policy and managing the Department are primarily funded 

through the Departmental Management (DM) appropriation.

• The DM appropriation includes the Program Direction and Support (PDS) budget 

activity, which provides funding for the following offices in addition to OSEC:

o The Office of the Deputy Secretary of Labor; 

o The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP), including the Office of 

Regulatory and Programmatic Policy, the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO), the 

Office of Compliance Initiatives (OCI), the Office of Data Governance, and the 

Chief Economist’s Office;

o The Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs (OCIA); 

o The Office of Public Affairs (OPA); 

o The Centers for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives; and 

o The Office of Public Liaison.

• The DM appropriation also funds the Departmental Program Evaluation (DPE) 

budget activity. The DPE activity funds evaluations of the Department’s programs 

and activities.

• In addition, both OPA and the Office of the Executive Secretariat (ExecSec) within 

OSEC receive funding through the Working Capital Fund (WCF). The WCF is used to 

finance centralized administrative services and is not directly appropriated, but 

collected from agencies on a reimbursable basis for services provided. 

• All budget data for appropriated funding in the following tables is reported at the 

budget activity level. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer can provide additional 

detail upon request for any funding for these offices.

Budget and FTE Trends

Program Direction and Support

• PDS’s budget authority was reduced by a total of $1.7 million in FY 2013 due to 

sequestration and a small rescission. The Department reprogrammed an additional 

$0.5 million from PDS to address deficits in DM caused by sequestration, leaving 

PDS with a budget authority of $31.0 million. 

• PDS’s enacted budget authority has been stable since that time.

• The President’s Request for PDS includes an increase of $1.8 million to fully support 

OCI, which was first created and partially funded in FY 2018. 

Departmental Program Evaluation

• The CEO was established in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP) in 

FY 2010 to coordinate, manage and implement the Department’s evaluation 

program. The DPE budget activity was also first centralized in FY 2010.

• Prior to the creation of the DPE activity, evaluation funding was decentralized 

across agencies with an additional $3.5 million in the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM).
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• DPE’s appropriated funding has been stable since FY 2010. In FY 2010, it was 

directly appropriated $5.0 million and used the additional $3.5 million in OASAM 

funding for a total of $8.5 million. In subsequent years, it has been directly 

appropriated between $8.0 and $8.5 million in each year. 

• Beginning in FY 2012, the Department has had authority in the general provisions to 

transfer up to a certain percentage of specific agency’s funding to DPE, to be 

managed by the Chief Evaluation Officer for DOL evaluations. The largest source of 

transfers is the Employment and Training Administration (ETA). 

• CEO’s staff costs and FTE were historically included in OASP’s budget. Beginning in 

FY 2016, the majority of salaries and benefits for CEO have been covered in the 

Departmental Program Evaluation activity.

• CEO will work with agency partners to determine transfer amounts in FY 2021. 
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FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021

Req.

Request $33.2 $32.7 $31.8 $31.2 $35.3 $37.4 $31.0 $30.0 $32.0 $32.3

Enacted $32.7 $31.0 $31.0 $31.0 $31.0 $29.6 $30.3 $30.3 $30.3

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$40

Program Direction and Support

Request vs. Enacted, FY 2012-FY 2021

(Dollars in millions)

FY

2012

FY

2013

FY

2014

FY

2015

FY

2016

FY

2017

FY

2018

FY

2019

FY

2020

Enacted $32.7 $31.0 $31.0 $31.0 $31.0 $29.6 $30.3 $30.3 $30.3

Inflation Adjusted $32.7 $33.2 $33.7 $33.8 $34.2 $34.9 $35.6 $36.4 $36.4

$0

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$10

$15

$20

$25

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$40

Program Direction and Support

FY 2012 Inflation Adjusted BA vs. FY 2012-FY 2020 Enacted BA

(Dollars in millions)
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FY

2012

FY

2013

FY

2014

FY

2015

FY

2016

FY

2017

FY

2018

FY

2019

FY

2020

FY

2021

Req.

Authorized 118 121 127 136 136 88 76 105 96 110

Actuals 121 120 122 136 130 97 88 96 119

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60

80

100

120

140

160

Program Direction and Support

Authorized FTE vs. Actuals, FY 2012-FY 2021
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FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021

Req.

Request $18.4 $9.0 $9.0 $9.0 $9.5 $9.5 $9.5 $8.0 $8.0 $8.0

Enacted $8.5 $8.0 $8.0 $8.0 $8.0 $8.0 $8.0 $8.0 $8.0

$0

$2

$4

$6

$8

$10

$12

$14

$16

$18

$20

Departmental Program Evaluation

Request vs. Enacted, FY 2012-FY 2021

(Dollars in millions)

FY

2012

FY

2013

FY

2014

FY

2015

FY

2016

FY

2017

FY

2018

FY

2019

FY

2020

Enacted $8.5 $8.0 $8.0 $8.0 $8.0 $8.0 $8.0 $8.0 $8.0

Inflation Adjusted $8.5 $8.6 $8.7 $8.8 $8.9 $9.1 $9.3 $9.4 $9.4

$7

$8

$8

$9

$9

$10

$10

Departmental Program Evaluation

FY 2012 Inflation Adjusted BA vs. FY 2012-FY 2020 Enacted BA

(Dollars in millions)
DOL Transfer Authorities*

Transfers

• General Provisions section of annual appropriations provides authority for DOL to transfer a 

limited percentage of discretionary appropriations for the current fiscal year (Section 102).

• Up to one percent of any program, project, or activity (PPA) can be transferred, provided that the 

receiving PPA is not increased by more than three percent by any such transfer. 

• May not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds 

were provided in the Appropriation Act. 

• OMB approval and appropriations committee notification required. 

Reprogrammings

• Refers to funding adjustments within an appropriation by activity.

• Threshold for official reprogrammings is $500,000 or 10 percent (whichever is less).

• OMB approval and appropriations committee notification required for reprogrammings above the 

threshold (General Provisions, Section 514)

ETA Transfer Authorities

• ETA has authority to transfer technical assistance funds to Program Administration for technical 

assistance services to grantees when it is determined that those services will be more efficiently

performed by Federal employees (General Provisions, Section 106). This requires OMB approval 

through the apportionment process, but not Congressional notification. 

• ETA also has authority to transfer up to 0.5 percent of program accounts to Program 

Administration for program integrity purposes (General Provisions, Section 106). This requires 

OMB approval through the apportionment process, but not Congressional notification.

• ETA has the authority to transfer up to 15 percent of funds from the Job Corps Construction account 

into the Job Corps Operations account to meet the operational needs of centers or achieve 

administrative efficiencies. This requires Congressional notification. 

VETS Transfer Authorities 

• VETS has the authority to transfer resources between the JVSG, Federal Administration, TAP, and 

NVTI activities without requiring Congressional notification. The amount must not exceed 3 percent 

of the appropriation from which the reallocation is made. 

Program Evaluation

• DOL has authority to transfer up to 0.75 percent specific agency’s funding to Departmental Program 

Evaluation (DPE), to be managed by the Chief Evaluation Officer for DOL evaluations (General 

Provisions, Section 107).

• OMB approval and appropriations committee notification required, including list of evaluations 

funded through transfer authority. 

Working Capital Fund

• In addition to agency reimbursements, DOL is authorized to transfer up to $18 million from 

unobligated balances of DOL’s salaries and expenses accounts to the unobligated balances of the 

Working Capital Fund. 
DOL Transfer Authorities*

• This authority is to be used for IT modernization. 

• This authority only applies to appropriations from FY 2019 on, so it will take 3-4 fiscal years before 

there are substantial resources available to transfer.

• OMB approval and appropriations committee notification required, including list of projects to be 

funded with transfer authority. 

*Note: These are the Department’s current authorities and are subject to changes each year as new 

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8 | EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

9 | Training and Employment Services

10 | Grants to States:

11 | Adult Employment and Training Activities (Non-Advance) 58,811 18,624 54,080 64,736 103,556 103,556 133,556 133,556 142,649 142,649

12 | Adult Employment and Training Activities (Advance) 712,000 712,000 712,000 712,000 712,000 712,000 712,000 712,000 712,000 712,000

13 | Subtotal Adult Employment and Training Activities 770,811 730,624 766,080 776,736 815,556 815,556 845,556 845,556 854,649 854,649

14 | Youth Employment and Training Activities 824,353 781,375 820,430 831,842 873,416 873,416 903,416 903,416 913,130 913,130

15 | Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities (Non-Advance) 148,151 95,591 141,598 155,530 160,860 160,860 180,860 180,860 192,053 192,053

16 | Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities (Advance) 860,000 860,000 860,000 860,000 860,000 860,000 860,000 860,000 860,000 860,000

17 | Subtotal Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities 1,008,151 955,591 1,001,598 1,015,530 1,020,860 1,020,860 1,040,860 1,040,860 1,052,053 1,052,053

20 | National Activities:

21 | National Dislocated Worker Grants (Non-Advance) 18/ 19/ 20/ 24,066 22,813 20,859 20,859 20,859 20,859 20,859 20,859 70,859 20,859

22 | National Dislocated Worker Grants (Advance) 18/ 19/ 20/ 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 140,000

23 | Subtotal National Dislocated Worker Grants 224,066 222,813 220,859 220,859 220,859 220,859 220,859 220,859 270,859 160,859

24 | Indian and Native American Programs 47,562 45,082 46,082 46,082 50,000 50,000 54,000 54,500 55,000 0

25 | Migrants and Seasonal Farmworkers 84,291 79,897 81,896 81,896 81,896 81,896 87,896 88,896 91,896 0

26 | Technical Assistance 0 0 0 0 3,232 2,500 0 0 0 0

27 | Reentry Employment Opportunities 80,238 76,055 80,078 82,078 88,078 88,078 93,079 93,079 98,079 93,079

30 | Apprenticeship Program 0 0 0 0 90,000 95,000 145,000 160,000 175,000 200,000

31 | Workforce Data Quality Initiative 6,464 6,126 6,000 4,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 0

32 | Youth Build 79,689 75,535 77,534 79,689 84,534 84,534 89,534 89,534 94,534 84,534

33 | H-1B CHIMP (9,000)

34 | Workforce Innovation Fund 49,906 47,304 47,304 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

35 | Women in Apprenticeship 996 944 994 994 994 0 0 0 0 0

40 | Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research 6,603 6,259 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

41 | Evaluation 9,563 9,065 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

44 | Advances Appropriated in Prior Year [Non-Add]: 

45 | Advance from Prior Year, Adult [Non-Add] 712,000 712,000 712,000 712,000 712,000 712,000 712,000 712,000 712,000 712,000

46 | Advance from Prior Year, DW [Non-Add] 860,000 860,000 860,000 860,000 860,000 860,000 860,000 860,000 860,000 860,000

47 | Advance from Prior Year, NDWG [Non-Add] 18/ 19/ 20/ 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 125,000 187,500 147,000 200,000 113,858

48 | Total, TES 3,192,693 3,036,670 3,148,855 3,139,706 3,335,425 3,338,699 3,486,200 3,502,700 3,611,200 3,349,304

49 |

50 | Job Corps

51 | Operations 1,569,078 1,487,006 1,578,008 1,580,825 1,581,825 1,587,325 1,603,325 1,603,325 1,603,325 883,334

52 | Construction 104,791 99,310 80,000 75,000 75,000 84,500 83,000 83,000 108,000 100,016

53 | Administration 29,077 27,556 30,147 32,330 32,330 32,330 32,330 32,330 32,330 32,547

54 | Total, Job Corps 1,702,946 1,613,872 1,688,155 1,688,155 1,689,155 1,704,155 1,718,655 1,718,655 1,743,655 1,015,897

55 |

56 | Community Service Employment for Older Americans 448,251 424,805 434,371 434,371 434,371 400,000 400,000 400,000 405,000 0

57 |

60 | TAA Com Coll & Car Trng Grnt Fnd (mand non-add) 500,000 474,500 464,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

61 |
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62 | FEDERAL UNEMPLOY. BEN. & ALLOW. 

63 | TAA Benefits (TRA) 482,100 189,000 270,500 388,000 384,000 357,000 301,000 301,000 208,000 207,000

64 | TAA Training (TaOA) 575,000 534,353 306,268 235,726 391,452 391,419 397,860 401,020 409,880 406,600

65 | A/RTAA Payments 43,000 33,000 32,000 35,000 27,000 42,000 39,000 39,000 22,000 20,000

67 | Total FUBA 1,100,100 756,353 608,768 658,726 802,452 790,419 737,860 741,020 639,880 633,600

68 |

69 | State UI & ES Operations

70 | Unemployment Insurance (Trust Funds):

71 | State Administration 3,175,142 2,949,685 2,801,575 2,687,793 2,630,550 2,572,600 2,519,600 2,364,581 2,365,816 2,446,686

72 | AWIU Contingency 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,545,000 0

74 | Misclassification 49,905 46,793 10,000 10,000 0 0 0 0 0 0

75 | Reemployment Eligibility Assessments-UI Integrity 0 0 70,000 80,000 115,000 115,000 120,000 117,000 117,000 117,000

76 | RESEA Cap Adjustment 21/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33,000 58,000 83,000

77 | National Activities 11,266 10,676 10,676 12,892 14,547 14,897 13,897 12,000 12,000 18,000

78 | Subtotal, Unemp Comp. (TF) 3,236,313 3,007,154 2,892,251 2,790,685 2,760,097 2,702,497 2,653,497 2,526,581 4,097,816 2,664,686

79 |

82 | Employment Service:

83 | Grants to States:

84 | Federal funds 22,595 21,413 21,413 21,413 21,413 21,413 21,413 21,413 21,413 21,413

85 | Trust funds 678,247 642,770 642,771 642,771 658,587 650,000 645,000 641,639 646,639 646,639

86 | Subtotal, Grants to States 700,842 664,183 664,184 664,184 680,000 671,413 666,413 663,052 668,052 668,052

87 | National Activities:

88 | Trust Funds 20,912 19,819 19,818 19,818 19,818 19,818 19,818 19,818 22,318 19,818

90 |

91 | Subtotal, Employment Service 721,754 684,002 684,002 684,002 699,818 691,231 686,231 682,870 690,370 687,870

92 | Federal funds 22,595 21,413 21,413 21,413 21,413 21,413 21,413 21,413 21,413 21,413

93 | Trust funds 699,159 662,589 662,589 662,589 678,405 669,818 664,818 661,457 668,957 666,457

94 |

95 | Foreign Labor Certification

96 | Federal Administration (GF) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,250 0 6,000

97 | Federal Administration (TF) 50,323 47,691 47,691 48,028 48,028 48,028 48,028 48,028 54,528 56,616

98 | Subtotal, FLC Federal Administration 50,323 47,691 47,691 48,028 48,028 48,028 48,028 56,278 54,528 62,616

99 | State Grants (GF) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,000

100 | State Grants (TF) 15,070 14,282 14,282 14,282 14,282 14,282 14,282 14,282 14,282 14,282

101 | Subtotal, FLC State Grants 15,070 14,282 14,282 14,282 14,282 14,282 14,282 14,282 14,282 17,282

102 |

103 | Subtotal, Foreign Labor Certification 65,393 61,973 61,973 62,310 62,310 62,310 62,310 70,560 68,810 79,898

104 | Federal funds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,250 0 9,000

105 | Trust Funds 65,393 61,973 61,973 62,310 62,310 62,310 62,310 62,310 68,810 70,898

106 |

107 | Workforce Information 63,473 60,153 60,153 60,153 67,653 67,653 62,653 62,653 62,653 64,826

108 |
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111 | Total, SUIESO 4,086,933 3,813,282 3,698,379 3,597,150 3,589,878 3,523,691 3,464,691 3,342,664 4,919,649 3,497,280

112 | Federal Funds 86,068 81,566 81,566 81,566 89,066 89,066 84,066 92,316 84,066 95,239

113 | Trust Funds 4,000,865 3,731,716 3,616,813 3,515,584 3,500,812 3,434,625 3,380,625 3,250,348 4,835,583 3,402,041

114 |

115 | Advances to Unemployment Trust Fund 171,000 0 600,000 0 0 0 0 0 68,000,000 89,500,000

116 |

117 | Program Administration

118 | Adult Services 46,677 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

119 | Trust funds 8,520 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

120 | Youth Services 12,260 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

121 | Training and Employment 0 55,854 60,074 60,074 60,074 62,040 62,040 62,040 62,040 74,377

122 | Trust Funds 0 8,074 8,639 8,639 8,639 8,639 8,639 8,639 8,639 8,693

123 | Workforce Security 3,476 3,294 3,469 3,469 3,469 3,440 3,440 3,440 3,440 3,461

124 | Trust Funds 39,342 37,285 39,264 39,264 39,264 39,264 39,264 39,264 39,264 39,507

125 | Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services 27,675 26,228 30,000 34,000 34,000 36,160 36,160 36,160 36,160 36,390

126 | Executive Direction 7,048 6,679 7,034 7,034 7,034 7,034 7,034 7,034 7,034 7,079

127 | Trust Funds 2,083 1,974 2,079 2,079 2,079 2,079 2,079 2,079 2,079 2,093

131 | Total, PA 147,081 139,388 150,559 154,559 154,559 158,656 158,656 158,656 158,656 171,600

132 | Federal funds 97,136 92,055 100,577 104,577 104,577 108,674 108,674 108,674 108,674 121,307

133 | Trust funds 49,945 47,333 49,982 49,982 49,982 49,982 49,982 49,982 49,982 50,293

134 |

137 | Total, ETA 11,349,904 10,800,017 10,892,319 10,785,941 10,975,388 10,822,201 10,987,702 10,841,675 10,838,160 8,034,081

138 | Federal funds 5,527,094 5,248,968 5,453,524 5,448,375 5,652,594 5,640,594 5,797,595 5,822,345 5,952,595 4,581,747

139 | Trust Funds 4,050,810 3,779,049 3,666,795 3,565,566 3,550,794 3,484,607 3,430,607 3,300,330 4,885,565 3,452,334

140 |

141 | EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

142 | Enforcement and Participant Assistance 145,243 135,222 145,000 147,400 147,400 147,400 147,400 147,400 147,140 156,756

143 | Policy and Compliance Assistance 31,205 31,997 26,901 26,901 26,901 26,901 26,901 26,901 26,511 28,811

144 | Executive Leadership, Program Oversight and Administration 6,705 6,354 6,599 6,699 6,699 6,699 6,699 6,699 7,349 7,171

146 | Total, Employee Benefits Security Administration 183,153 173,573 178,500 181,000 181,000 181,000 181,000 181,000 181,000 192,738

147 |

148 | PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

151 | Pension Insurance Activities 84,219 87,532 76,100 79,526 0 0 0 0 0 0

152 | Pension Plan Terminations 238,993 238,128 266,070 170,261 0 0 0 0 0 0

153 | Operational Support 153,689 145,246 154,464 156,638 0 0 0 0 0 0

154 | Consolidated Administrative Budget 0 0 0 0 423,163 510,757 415,823 437,018 444,844 465,289

155 | Total Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (Trust Fund) [Non-Add] 476,901 470,906 496,634 406,425 423,163 510,757 415,823 437,018 444,844 465,289

156 |

157 | OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROG

158 | Salaries and Expenses 115,720 109,667 109,641 110,823 113,324 115,424 115,424 115,424 115,424 114,962

159 | Trust Funds 2,120 2,116 2,142 2,177 2,177 2,177 2,177 2,177 2,177 4,350

160 |
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161 | Special Benefits

162 | Fair Share Admin [Non-Add] 59,488 59,488 60,017 60,334 62,170 66,675 71,188 74,777 74,777 80,257

163 | FECA Benefits 347,000 347,000 393,000 207,000 207,000 217,000 217,000 227,000 232,600 237,000

164 | Longshore and Harbor Workers Benefits 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000

165 | Total, Special Benefits 350,000 350,000 396,000 210,000 210,000 220,000 220,000 230,000 234,600 239,000

166 |

167 | Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act

168 | PART B Program Benefits [non-add] 822,000 658,239 632,514 594,665 649,335 912,596 1,012,038 1,048,286 1,110,818 1,130,835

169 | PART B Administrative Expenses 52,147 47,802 49,769 51,047 53,107 54,400 54,520 53,956 54,699 62,507

170 | PART E Program Benefits [non-add] 459,000 552,679 569,483 639,443 317,016 331,723 354,371 353,648 345,328 332,245

171 | PART E Administrative Expenses [non-add] 11/ 73,443 67,993 66,786 67,358 68,382 69,806 71,964 72,122 72,201 79,256

172 | Total, EEOICPA 1,406,590 1,326,713 1,318,552 1,352,514 1,087,840 1,368,525 1,492,893 1,528,012 1,583,046 1,604,843

173 |

174 | Special Benefits For Disabled Coal Miners

175 | Benefit Payments 177,000 177,000 128,000 96,000 85,000 75,000 65,000 20,000 30,000 50,000

176 | Administrative Expenses 5,227 4,960 4,858 4,878 4,941 4,952 4,968 4,989 4,677 4,970

177 | Less Funds advanced in prior year (41,000) (41,000) (40,000) (24,000) (21,000) (19,000) (16,000) (15,000) (14,000) (14,000)

178 | Total, Disabled Coal Miners, current request 141,227 140,960 92,858 76,878 68,941 60,952 53,968 9,989 20,677 40,970

179 | New Advances, 1st Quarter next FY 41,000 40,000 24,000 21,000 19,000 16,000 15,000 14,000 14,000 14,000

180 | Total Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners 182,227 180,960 116,858 97,878 87,941 76,952 68,968 23,989 34,677 54,970

181 |

182 | Black Lung Disability Trust Fund

183 | Benefit Payments and Interest on Adv (and Refinancing Prem) 242,609 242,200 257,478 259,456 277,385 318,114 335,076 257,789 271,612 308,626

184 | OWCP, Salaries and Expenses 32,906 31,228 30,655 30,889 32,847 35,607 35,722 35,875 35,989 40,643

185 | DM, Legal Services Salaries and Expenses 25,217 7,418 7,297 7,343 7,504 7,909 7,587 7,619 7,644 8,169

186 | DM, Adjudication Salaries and Expenses 17,400 16,513 16,242 20,841 20,716 21,878 22,296 22,391 23,262 24,864

187 | OIG, Salaries and Expenses 327 310 303 303 305 307 308 310 311 333

188 | Subtotal Black Lung TF 318,459 297,669 311,975 318,831 338,757 383,815 400,989 323,984 338,818 382,635

189 | Treasury Administrative Costs (indef.) 356 338 330 356 332 331 333 334 335 356

190 | Total Black Lung TF 318,815 298,007 312,305 319,187 339,089 384,146 401,322 324,318 339,153 382,991

191 |

192 | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

193 | Salaries and Expenses 227,061 215,184 224,330 227,500 227,500 227,500 229,000 229,000 242,000 244,283

194 |

195 | OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS

196 | Salaries and Expenses 41,289 99,685 104,976 106,476 105,476 104,476 102,476 103,476 105,976 106,412

197 |

198 | OFFICE OF LABOR MANAGEMENT STANDARDS

199 | Salaries and Expenses 105,187 39,129 39,129 39,129 40,593 38,187 41,392 42,422 43,187 50,410

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201 | OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMININSTRATION

202 | Safety and Health Standards 19,962 18,918 20,000 20,000 20,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,133

203 | Federal Enforcement 207,753 207,928 207,785 208,000 208,000 208,000 208,000 209,000 221,711 223,848

204 | Whistleblower Protection Programs 15,873 15,043 17,000 17,500 17,500 17,500 17,500 17,500 18,564 20,231

205 | State Programs 104,196 98,746 100,000 100,850 100,850 100,100 100,850 102,350 108,575 108,575

206 | Technical Support 25,819 24,344 24,344 24,469 24,469 24,469 24,469 24,469 24,469 24,622

207 | Compliance Assistance - Total 144,955 126,455 137,895 136,745 136,745 139,918 141,018 143,518 147,518 136,910

208 | Federal Assistance 76,356 61,445 69,433 68,433 68,433 71,606 70,981 73,481 74,481 75,410

209 | State Consultation Grants 57,890 54,862 57,775 57,775 57,775 57,775 59,500 59,500 61,500 61,500

210 | Training Grants 10,709 10,148 10,687 10,537 10,537 10,537 10,537 10,537 11,537 0

211 | Safety and Health Statistics 34,739 32,922 34,250 34,250 34,250 34,750 32,900 32,900 32,900 34,950

212 | Executive Direction 11,491 10,890 10,973 10,973 10,973 10,050 10,050 9,496 9,496 9,544

213 | Total 564,788 535,246 552,247 552,787 552,787 552,787 552,787 557,233 581,233 576,813

214 |

215 | MINE SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

216 | Coal 164,500 158,052 167,859 167,859 164,296 157,204 156,704 156,704 0 0

217 | Metal/Nonmetal 89,063 86,475 91,697 91,697 94,697 95,709 96,209 96,209 0 0

218 | Mine Safety and Health Enforcement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 258,913 256,988

219 | Standards Development 4,764 4,499 5,416 5,416 5,416 5,382 5,382 5,382 5,382 5,416

220 | Assessments 7,103 6,976 6,976 6,976 7,089 7,445 7,445 7,445 7,445 7,555

221 | Educational Policy and Development 38,325 32,004 36,320 36,320 36,320 38,559 38,559 38,559 38,559 38,834

223 | Technical Support 33,613 32,185 33,791 33,791 34,241 34,079 34,079 34,079 34,079 34,548

224 | Program Evaluation and Information Resources 18,157 17,739 17,990 17,990 17,990 19,083 19,083 19,083 19,083 21,693

225 | Program Administration 16,998 15,838 15,838 15,838 15,838 16,355 16,355 16,355 16,355 16,553

227 | Total 372,523 353,768 375,887 375,887 375,887 373,816 373,816 373,816 379,816 381,587

228 |

229 | BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

230 | Labor Force Statistics 209,367 199,276 200,383 194,177 197,892 202,705 207,912 211,000 220,300 228,261

231 | Labor Market Information - (Trust Funds) 67,176 63,662 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 68,000 68,000

232 | Prices and Cost of Living 205,888 194,298 200,585 206,012 213,548 210,357 209,863 210,000 210,000 218,503

233 | Compensation and Working Conditions 80,391 76,067 81,506 81,935 85,793 84,344 82,880 83,500 83,500 84,031

234 | Productivity and Technology 12,013 11,425 10,203 10,477 10,795 10,974 10,798 10,500 11,200 11,295

235 | Executive Direction and Staff Services 34,236 32,485 34,535 34,611 35,972 35,620 35,547 35,000 35,000 35,228

236 | Headquarters Relocation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27,000 13,000

237 | Total 609,071 577,213 592,212 592,212 609,000 609,000 612,000 615,000 655,000 658,318

238 | Federal Funds 541,895 513,551 527,212 527,212 544,000 544,000 547,000 550,000 587,000 590,318

239 | Trust Funds 67,176 63,662 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 68,000 68,000

240 |

241 | DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

242 | Program Direction and Support 32,722 31,010 31,010 31,010 31,010 29,633 29,295 30,250 30,250 32,342

245 | Legal Services 129,647 122,136 125,136 126,136 125,000 124,762 124,995 123,745 123,745 130,371

246 | Trust Funds 325 308 308 308 308 308 308 308 308 308

247 | International Labor Services 92,309 87,481 91,125 91,125 86,125 86,125 86,125 86,125 96,125 18,660

248 | Administration & Management 29,982 28,413 28,413 28,413 28,413 23,971 23,534 29,004 29,004 29,158

250 | Adjudication 29,495 27,953 29,420 29,420 32,000 33,800 35,000 35,000 35,000 37,081

251 | Women's Bureau 11,559 10,954 11,536 11,536 11,536 11,330 11,530 13,750 14,050 3,525

252 | Civil Rights Activities 7,260 6,880 6,880 6,880 6,880 6,880 6,880 6,880 6,880 6,927

253 | Chief Financial Officer 5,340 5,061 5,061 5,061 5,061 9,995 10,432 5,516 5,516 5,540
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254 | Departmental Program Evaluation 8,484 8,040 8,040 8,040 8,040 8,040 8,040 8,040 8,040 8,040

255 | Total, Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses 347,123 328,236 336,929 337,929 334,373 334,844 336,139 338,618 348,918 271,952

256 | Federal Funds 346,798 327,928 336,621 337,621 334,065 334,536 335,831 338,310 348,610 271,644

257 | Trust Funds 325 308 308 308 308 308 308 308 308 308

258 |

259 | OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY

260 | Office of Disability Employment Policy 38,879 36,846 37,745 38,500 38,203 38,203 38,203 38,203 38,500 27,100

261 | Total, Office of Disability Employment Policy 38,879 36,846 37,745 38,500 38,203 38,203 38,203 38,203 38,500 27,100

262 |

263 | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

264 | Program Activities 77,790 73,721 74,721 76,000 80,640 82,061 83,487 83,487 85,187 87,833

265 | Trust Funds 5,898 5,589 5,590 5,590 5,660 5,660 5,660 5,660 5,660 5,660

266 | Total, Office of Inspector General 83,688 79,310 80,311 81,590 86,300 87,721 89,147 89,147 90,847 93,493

267 | Federal funds 77,790 73,721 74,721 76,000 80,640 82,061 83,487 83,487 85,187 87,833

268 | Trust Funds 5,898 5,589 5,590 5,590 5,660 5,660 5,660 5,660 5,660 5,660

269 |

270 | VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE

271 | State Administration Grants 165,081 161,291 175,000 175,000 175,000 175,000 178,000 180,000 180,000 180,000

274 | Transition Assistance Program 8,983 13,524 14,000 14,000 14,100 14,600 19,500 23,379 29,379 29,379

275 | Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) 38,185 36,188 38,109 38,109 38,109 45,000 50,000 50,000 55,000 55,000

276 | Veterans Workforce Investment Programs 14,594 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

277 | Nat'l Veterans Training Institute (NVTI) 2,439 3,285 3,414 3,414 3,414 3,414 3,414 3,414 3,414 3,414

278 | Federal Administration/USERRA Enforcement 35,156 36,317 39,000 39,458 40,487 41,027 44,127 43,248 43,548 44,207

279 | Total, Veterans' Employment and Training Service 264,438 250,605 269,523 269,981 271,110 279,041 295,041 300,041 311,341 312,000

280 | Federal funds 52,779 36,188 38,109 38,109 38,109 45,000 50,000 50,000 55,000 55,000

281 | Trust Funds 226,253 214,417 231,414 231,872 233,001 234,041 245,041 250,041 256,341 257,000

282 |

283 | IT MODERNIZATION

284 | Departmental Support System 11,829 11,211 4,898 4,898 4,898 3,748 4,889 4,889 4,889 4,889

285 | IT Infrastructure Modernizations 7,985 7,567 14,880 10,496 24,880 15,030 15,880 18,380 20,380 32,111

286 | Total, IT Modernization 19,814 18,778 19,778 15,394 29,778 18,778 20,769 23,269 25,269 37,000

287 |

290 | Total, Departmental Management 753,942 713,775 744,286 743,394 759,764 758,587 779,299 789,278 814,875 741,545

291 | Federal funds 536,060 493,461 506,974 505,624 520,795 518,578 528,290 533,269 552,566 478,577

292 | Trust funds 217,882 220,314 237,312 237,770 238,969 240,009 251,009 256,009 262,309 262,968

293 |

295 | Total, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

296 | DISCRETIONARY (Excludes BL S&E) 12,552,758 11,847,373 12,043,669 11,945,326 12,170,896 12,088,155 12,217,573 12,131,501 13,958,848 11,105,499

297 | Federal Funds 8,214,770 7,782,232 8,072,420 8,074,813 8,313,956 8,296,362 8,468,780 8,507,985 8,740,797 7,317,847

298 | Trust Funds 4,337,988 4,065,141 3,971,249 3,870,513 3,856,940 3,791,793 3,748,793 3,623,516 5,218,051 3,787,652

299 | MANDATORY (Includes BL S&E) 2,003,289 1,633,122 1,483,700 1,336,839 1,492,589 1,525,917 1,482,670 1,373,283 1,303,009 1,373,068

300 | Federal Funds 2,003,289 1,633,122 1,483,700 1,336,839 1,492,589 1,525,917 1,482,670 1,373,283 1,303,009 1,373,068

301 | Total, Federal Funds, Current Law 10,218,059 9,415,354 9,556,120 9,411,652 9,806,545 9,822,279 9,951,450 9,881,268 10,043,806 8,690,915

302 | Total, Trust Funds, Current Law 4,337,988 4,065,141 3,971,249 3,870,513 3,856,940 3,791,793 3,748,793 3,623,516 5,218,051 3,787,652

303 | TOTAL Current Law 14,556,047 13,480,495 13,527,369 13,282,165 13,663,485 13,614,072 13,700,243 13,504,784 15,261,857 12,478,567

304 |
Discretionary Budget Authority, 

FY 2012-FY 2021

(Dollars in Thousands)

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FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021

Revised Revised Revised Revised Revised Revised Revised Revised Revised President's

DOL PROGRAMS Enacted Enacted 1/ 2/ 3/ Enacted 4/ Enacted 5/ Enacted 6/ Enacted 7/ 12/ Enacted 8/ 13/ Enacted 9/ 14/ 16/ Enacted 10/ 15/ 17/ Budget

305 | DISCRETIONARY SCOREKEEPING ADJ

311 | Rescission of FY 2011 Advance Funding (4,655) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

312 | Rescission of FY 2012 Advance Funding 0 (10,400) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

313 | Rescission of FY 2013 Non-Advance Funding 0 (1,259) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

314 | Readjustment of FY 2012 Advance Funding 0 (26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

315 | Readjustment of FY 2012 Advance Funding 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

316 | Transfer from FY 2012 Advance Funding to Job Corps 0 (8,000) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

318 | AWIU Contingency Adjustment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1,545,000) 0

319 Offset of RESEA Cap Adjustment 21/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (33,000) (58,000) (83,000)

320 |

323 | TOTAL DISCRETIONARY 12,548,103 11,827,691 12,043,669 11,945,326 12,170,896 12,088,155 12,217,573 12,098,501 12,355,848 11,022,499

1/ Excludes Disaster Relief Appropriations for Hurricane Sandy (P.L. 113-2, "Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013") totalling $25M.

2/ Includes sequestration of 5.0% for non-exempt, non-defense discretionary programs, 5.1% for non-exempt, non-defense mandatory programs, and 7.9% for non-exempt, defense mandatory programs per OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions to Fiscal 

 Year 2013 (dated March 1, 2013).

3/ Discretionary Sequester amounts for non-advance funds calculated using on FY 2012 Enacted plus ATB Increase of 0.612%.

4/ Includes sequestration of 7.2% for non-exempt, non-defense mandatory programs and 9.8% for non-exempt, defense mandatory programs per OMB Sequestration Preview Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2014 and OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint 

 Committee Reductions to Fiscal Year 2014 (dated April 10, 2013; corrected May 20, 2013).

5/ Includes sequestration of 7.3% for non-exempt, non-defense mandatory programs and 9.5% for non-exempt, defense mandatory programs per OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions to Fiscal Year 2015 (dated March 10, 2014).

6/ Includes sequestration of 6.8% for non-exempt, non-defense mandatory programs and 9.3% for non-exempt, defense mandatory programs per OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions to Fiscal Year 2016 (dated February 2, 2015).

7/ Includes sequestration of 6.9% for non-exempt, non-defense mandatory programs and 9.1% for non-exempt, defense mandatory programs per OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions to Fiscal Year 2017 (dated February 9, 2016).

8/ Includes sequestration of 6.6% for non-exempt, non-defense mandatory programs and 8.9% for non-exempt, defense mandatory programs per OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions to Fiscal Year 2018 (dated May 23, 2017).

9/ Includes sequestration of 6.2% for non-exempt, non-defense mandatory programs and 8.7% for non-exempt, defense mandatory programs per OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions to Fiscal Year 2019 (dated February 12, 2018).

10/ Includes sequestration of 5.9% for non-exempt, non-defense mandatory programs and 8.6% for non-exempt, defense mandatory programs per OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions to Fiscal Year 2020 (dated March 8, 2019).

11/ Includes funding for the Energy Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health established in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2015 (P.L. 113-291). (Amounts are: $200k in FY 2015; $500k in FY 2016; $503 in 2017; $512k in 2018; and $512k in 

 2019. All amounts subject to applicable sequester.)

12/ FY 2017 Revised Enacted reflects the Operating Plan submitted to Congress modified to exclude $3.145M transfer from ETA SUIESO to EBSA and OLMS and adjustment of $2.000M within VETS from State Admin Grants to Fed Admin/USERRA.

13/ FY 2018 Revised Enacted reflects the Operating Plan submitted to Congress.

14/ FY 2019 Revised Enacted reflects the Operating Plan submitted to Congress.

15/ FY 2020 Revised Enacted reflects the Operating Plan submitted to Congress. Includes AWIU funding provided by the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94).

16/ Excludes disaster relief funding provided in P.L. 115-123 totalling $130.900M in ETA ($100.000M in TES and $30.900M in Job Corps, with $500k transferred from TES to OIG).

17/ Excludes all supplemental funding from the following Public Laws: P.L. 116-113, P.L. 116-127, & P.L. 116-136. 

18/ $75M Rescission Enacted in FY 2017 (P.L. 115-31) is taken against the Program Year (PY) 2016/2017 Advance appropriation. $75M Rescission to FY 2016 advances to FY 2017 was shown on FY 2017 operating plan, but was moved to FY 2016 here to remain consistent with 

 APT display of funds appropriated rather than funds available.

19/ $12.5M Rescission Enacted included in FY 2018 (P.L. 115-141) is taken against the Program Year (PY) 2017 / 2018 Advance appropriation.

20/ $53M Rescission Enacted in FY 2019 (P.L. 115-245) is taken against the Program Year (PY) 2018/2019 Advance appropriation.

21/ The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-123) provided up to $33M in RESEA cap adjustment funding for FY 2019, $58M in FY 2020, and $83M in FY 2021. This funding does not count against the overall discretionary spending limits for the Federal budget.
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HISTORICAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) TABLE

FY 2012 - FY 2021

FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021

DOL Agency Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Ceiling 3/ Request

Employment and Training Administration 1,156 1,127 1,088 1,089 1,131 1,139 1,091 1,039 967 939

Job Corps 163 155 149 157 162 166 153 145 130 113

Foreign Labor Certification S&E 181 183 183 165 162 163 159 156 152 154

Foreign Labor Certification H-1B Fees 1/ 2/ 30 26 23 30 39 41 40 39 40 36

Program Administration 1/ 2/ 782 763 733 737 768 769 739 699 645 636

Employee Benefits Security Administration 931 977 963 962 946 913 837 802 830 875

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 956 941 954 939 946 968 926 925 951 968

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 1,596 1,631 1,561 1,541 1,520 1,495 1,433 1,434 1,453 1,438

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs S&E 990 998 937 937 922 901 854 855 845 839

Special Benefits 1/ 119 114 110 107 103 105 122 151 158 154

Ombusdman - - - - - - - 6 4 5

Energy Employees' Occupational Illness Comp Part B 229 262 262 250 241 241 225 209 218 214

Energy Employees' Occupational Illness Comp Part E 241 242 236 231 238 232 216 197 215 213

Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners 17 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 13 13

Wage-Hour Division 1,810 1,803 1,727 1,743 1,703 1,732 1,612 1,492 1,507 1,601

Wage-Hour Division S&E 1,510 1,479 1,332 1,367 1,359 1,414 1,350 1,264 1,293 1,387

Wage-Hour Division H-1B Fees 1/ 300 324 395 376 344 318 262 228 214 214

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs 743 726 683 620 581 563 508 478 472 496

Office of Labor-Management Standards 228 222 211 209 199 195 190 189 193 238

Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1/ 2,242 2,226 2,170 2,135 2,049 2,015 1,882 1,842 1,869 1,900

Mine Safety and Health Administration 2,357 2,374 2,286 2,257 2,250 2,150 1,993 1,866 1,817 1,826

Bureau of Labor Statistics 1/ 2,307 2,305 2,248 2,267 2,280 2,305 2,139 2,101 2,128 2,144

Departmental Management 1/ 1,428 1,451 1,426 1,481 1,480 1,371 1,301 1,269 1,285 1,259

Office of Disability Employment Policy 51 51 48 48 50 49 45 46 46 46

Office of Inspector General 409 398 379 367 357 342 342 333 334 336

Veterans' Employment and Training 1/ 210 217 222 229 245 235 223 212 221 223

Working Capital Fund 727 713 689 696 735 766 758 750 766 759

IT Working Capital Fund - - - - - - - - - 290

Total FTE 17,151 17,162 16,655 16,583 16,472 16,238 15,280 14,778 14,839 15,338

1/ Includes Reimbursable or Fee Funded FTE for all years.

2/ FY 2021 excludes 36 FTE for the H-1B Filing Fee and 30 FTE for the Ticket to Work

(transfer from SSA to DOL) Legislative Proposals.

3/ Excludes CARES Act Funded FTE.