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Department of Labor: FY2005 Annual Report To Congress | Homelessness | Employment
Department of Labor: FY2005 Annual Report To Congress
PREPARED BY: OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210
Introduction Executive Summary ........................................................... 1
VETS’ Programs – Performance & Outcomes
Jobs • • • for Veterans State Grants Program ......................................... 3 Local Veterans’ Employment Representative ........................... 3 Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program Specialist ...................... 5 State Level Outcome Analysis for Veterans/Disabled Veterans ... 6 Performance Analysis .................................................. 6 Incentive Award Analysis ............................................. 8 Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program ..................................... 9 • Homeless Veterans’ Stand Downs........................................ 12 • Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program Demonstration Grants… .................................................................. 13 Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program ..................................... 15 Transition Assistance Program (TAP)............................................ 17 • TAP Employment Workshops .............................................. 17 • Domestic ......................................................................... 18 • Reserve and National Guard ............................................... 18 • Overseas ......................................................................... 19 Compliance .............................................................................. 20 • Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act................................................................ 21 • Federal Contractor ............................................................ 21 • Veterans’ Employment Opportunities Act .............................. 22
VETS’ Initiatives
REALifelines Program................................................................. 24 President’s National Hire Veterans Committee ............................... 26 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment.................................... 27
ETA/ODEP/Women’s Bureau/ILAB................................................ 30
Appendix A (ETA 9002/VETS 200 Definitions) ............... Appendix B (PY 2004 Final Reports) .............................. …
st Veterans succeediing iin the 21stt Century Workforce Veterans succeed ng n the 21s Century Workforce
This report is prepared in accordance with Title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.) §§4107(c),4212(c), and 4215(d), and describes the programs and activities for which the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training (OASVET) has primary responsibilities. Some of the activities described in this report are carried out on a Program Year (PY) basis while others operate on a Fiscal Year (FY). For this report the appropriate reporting periods are PY 2004 (July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005) and FY 2005 (October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2005).
“Provide veterans with the resources and services to succeed in the 21st Century Workforce by maximizing their employment opportunities, protecting their employment rights, and meeting labor market demands with qualified veterans.”
- VETS’ Mission Statement
The Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) successfully refocused its energies and resources in FY 2005 to provide intensive services to meet the employment and training needs of eligible veterans. Consequently, VETS met or exceeded all employment entry and retention targets (see page 2) with the following priority in the provision of those services for: • special disabled; • other disabled; and • other eligible veterans. VETS also made a concerted effort to help employers find well qualified, reliable and resilient veterans to fill their job vacancy needs. National exposure was provided through the marketing campaigns of the President’s National Hire Veterans Committee. The Jobs for Veterans State Grants continue to be VETS’ primary focus in terms of program emphasis, total budget, numbers served, and positive outcomes derived. Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists and Local Veterans’ Employment Representatives (LVER) staff provide intensive case management services to veterans and promote the hiring of veterans through direct marketing activities with employers. In FY 2005, the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) and the Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) grantees placed veterans in non-subsidized employment in greater numbers than at any other time. VETS views HVRP as a model program for reintegrating homeless veterans into society and the workforce. For a relatively small investment, the HVRP program is successfully putting veterans on a path to self-sufficiency and ending the cycle of homelessness. Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Employment Workshops conducted in FY 2005 steadily increased in number, as did the number of participating transitioning service members and their spouses. The Overseas Transition Assistance Program (OTAP) continues to grow in scope and attendance, helping facilitate an easier and faster return to civilian employment. Innovations and improvements continue to increase positive outcomes in the majority of VETS’ programs and in other special projects undertaken on behalf of veterans. The Recovery & Employment Assistance Lifelines (REALifelines) and the Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program (IVTP) are two initiatives where focused services to veterans with severe barriers to employment have met with ever increasing success. The following report demonstrates VETS’ compliance with the requirements of the Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA). It describes the successful implementation of a variety of program changes and new initiatives that illustrate a sharper focus on serving veterans and preparing them to succeed in the 21st century workforce.
VETS’ DEPARTMENTAL PERFORMANCE GOALS PY 2004/FY 2005
Performance Goal 04-1.1D (VETS) – PY 2004
Improve the employment outcomes for veterans who receive One-Stop and homeless veterans’ services……………
Percent of job seeking veterans employed in the first or second quarter following registration Percent of job seeking veterans still employed two quarters after initial entry into employment with a new employer Percent of job seeking disabled veterans employed in the first or second quarter following registration Percent of job seeking disabled veterans still employed two quarters after initial entry into employment with a new employer Entered employment rate for homeless veterans participating in the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) Employment retention rate after 6 months for homeless veterans participating in HVRP
PY 2003 Result 58% 79% 53% 77% 61% N/A
PY 2004 Target 58% 80% 54% 78% 60% baseline
PY 2004 Result 60% 81% 56% 79% 65% 58%
Target Reached Y Y Y Y Y Y
Performance Goal 05-3.2C (VETS) – FY 2005
Reduce employer-employee employment issues originating from service members’ military obligations conflicting with their civilian employment……………
Percent of USERRA cases resolved within 90 days of filing Percent of USERRA cases resolved within 120 days of filing Percent of USERRA cases resolved within one year of filing
FY 2004 Result 84.2% 91.9% 99.5%
FY 2005 Target 85% 92% 99%
FY 2005 Result 80.0% 88.1% 99.8%
Target Reached N N Y
VETS’ PROGRAMS – PERFORMANCE & OUTCOMES Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program
The U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) offers employment and training services to eligible veterans through the Jobs for Veterans State Grants. Under this non-competitive grant program, funds are allocated to the designated administrative entity that operates the One-Stop employment and workforce information service system within each state. The grant supports two principal staff positions: • • Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP) Specialists Local Veterans’ Employment Representative (LVER) staff
VETS allocates program funds to each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands based upon the number of veterans seeking employment within that state as compared with the number of veterans seeking employment nationwide. The formula is based upon a combination of the ratio of the general unemployment level in each state compared with the unemployment level in all states using Local Area Unemployment Statistics and the ratio of the number of veterans in the Civilian Labor Force (CLF) in each state compared with the total number of veterans in the CLF across all states. Services are provided to maximize employment and training opportunities for veterans, other eligible persons, transitioning service members, their spouses (through the Transition Assistance Program Employment Workshops) and, indirectly, employers. The grant allows states more flexibility to determine the most effective and efficient distribution of staff resources based upon the distinct roles and responsibilities of the DVOP and LVER positions. Local Veterans’ Employment Representative (LVER): The LVER program has been integral to veterans’ employment services for the past 60 years. The program was first authorized under the original “GI Bill”, the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (P. L. 78-396). Most recently, the program was amended by the Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA) (P. L. 107-288) enacted on November 7, 2002. The LVER program is codified at 38 U.S.C. § 4104. LVERs are located in service delivery points - such as One-Stop Career Centers throughout the states. Their specific responsibilities are to: • • conduct outreach to employers in the area to assist veterans in gaining employment; provide seminars for employers and, in conjunction with employers, conduct job search workshops and establish job search groups; and
facilitate employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans under the applicable State employment service delivery system.
The Table below indicates $72,449,811 was projected in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 to support 1,074 LVER positions. The actual number of LVER positions supported was 1,039 or 97% of the planned level. The average cost per LVER position was $72,574. The JVA allows each state to establish annually the appropriate number of LVERs and to allocate a corresponding share of its Jobs for Veterans grant funds to support those staff members. State discretion in this area accounts for the reduction in the amount of funding allocated to LVER staffing between FY 2004 and FY 2005. Each State also continues to exercise the authority to determine the salary levels and associated indirect cost levels for LVERs. That area of state discretion accounts for the slight increase in the average cost per LVER position between FY 2004 and FY 2005. LVER STAFF
Projected LVER Funding Projected LVER Staffing Actual LVER Positions Paid % of Planned Level Paid Average Cost per Position
$76,812,002 1,121 957 85.3% $72,078
$72,449,811 1,074 1,039 97% $72,574
During Program Year (PY) 2004, LVERs registered 398,484 veterans, transitioning service members and other eligible persons (does not include the number registered by the Virgin Islands). Of this total, 44,995 (11%) were disabled veterans, 98,359 (25%) were campaign badge veterans, 35,898 (9%) were transitioning service members and 61,484 (15%) were recently separated veterans. Entered Employment and Employment Retention are the current outcomes used to indicate the benefit of services provided to veterans by LVERs. Entered employment is the unduplicated count of all registrants (veterans) who earned wages from a new or different employer in the first or second quarter following the registration quarter. Retained employment is the unduplicated count of all registrants (veterans) who earned wages in the second quarter following the quarter in which they “entered employment.” The Table below depicts the outcomes achieved as a result of services provided by LVER staff in PY 2004.
Veterans Served by LVER Staff
Number of Veterans Entered Employment Entered Employment Rate (EER) Employment Retention Rate (ERR) Veterans/ Eligibles Disabled Veterans Recently Separated Veterans
200,188 61.6% 81.1% 4
19,548 57.9% 78.8%
27,489 64% 81.3%
Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP): The DVOP program was authorized by the Veterans’ Rehabilitation and Education Amendments of 1980 (P.L. 96-466) as amended by P.L. 107-288, and is codified at 38 U.S.C. § 4103A. DVOPs target their services to veterans with barriers to employment, disabled veterans and those who are educationally and/or economically disadvantaged. They may be located within the One-Stop Career Centers or co-located with other service providers such as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). They: • • conduct intensive services to meet the employment needs of special disabled, disabled, and other eligible veterans; and provide a full range of employment and training services to veterans with maximum emphasis on assisting economically or educationally disadvantaged veterans.
The Table below indicates $79,157,180 was projected in FY 2005 to support 1,229 DVOP positions. The actual number of DVOP positions supported was 1,167 or 95% of the planned level. The average cost per DVOP position was $68,921. As described previously, the JVA allows each State to establish annually the appropriate number of DVOP staff and to allocate a corresponding share of its Jobs for Veterans grant funds to support those staff members. State discretion in this area accounts for the increase in the amount of funding allocated to DVOP staffing between FY 2004 and FY 2005. Each State also continues to exercise the authority to determine the salary levels and associated indirect cost levels for DVOPs. That area of State discretion accounts for the sharp increase in the average cost per DVOP position between FY 2004 and FY 2005. DVOP STAFF
Projected DVOP Funding Projected DVOP Staffing Actual DVOP Positions Paid % of Planned Level Paid Avg. Cost per Position
$77,883,995 1,296 1,437.4 111% $53,732
$79,157,180 1,229 1,167 95% $68,921
The Table below depicts the outcomes achieved as a result of services provided by DVOPs in PY 2004. Veterans Served by DVOP Staff
Number of Veterans Registered Number of Veterans Entered Employment Entered Employment Rate Employment Retention Rate Veterans/ Eligibles Disabled Veterans
397,421 203,277 62.2% 81.2%
54,299 23,488 56.9% 78.8%
State Outcome Analysis for Veterans/Disabled Veterans Performance Analysis
The workforce investment system supports economic growth and provides workers with the information, advice, job search assistance and the supportive services they need to get and keep good jobs and provides employers with skilled workers in demand industries and occupations. These programs serve all employers and all job seekers at no cost. They also provide priority of service and supplementary assistance to veterans, disabled veterans and other eligible persons (see 38 U.S.C. § 4215). For PY 2004, in accordance with the JVA, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training established and implemented a system to measure the performance of the One-Stop system regarding services to veterans. There are two key measures of performance for state-based programs: • • Entered Employment Rate (EER), which is the percent of the job seekers served who are employed in the first or second quarter after registration, and Employment Retention Rate (ERR), which is the percent of those entering employment who are still employed two calendar quarters later.
These two performance measures are applied to the outcomes achieved by veterans and by disabled veterans. The results achieved by each state for the two measures are applied to both groups of veterans. For PY 2004, the two measures were applied as defined above. For PY 2005, these two measures were applied as defined under common measures. Under common measures the definitions for both measures differ slightly from the definitions above. The EER and ERR performance measures were negotiated between the Director for Veterans Employment and Training Service (DVET) located in each state and the State Workforce Agency (SWA) administrative staff. One set of negotiated performance measures was for all veterans receiving One-Stop employment services, and the second set was for those veterans served by DVOPs and LVERs. In some instances, the negotiations were conducted simultaneously with the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) regional staff during negotiations of state performance goals under the Workforce Investment Act. Mutually agreed upon measures for veterans were included in the states’ plan of service under the Jobs for Veterans State Grants
The Table below indicates that all national negotiated performance measures were met in PY 2004.
Source: ETA 9002 B & D Qtr Ending June 2005
Veteran EER by State
Negotiated Attained Met
Veteran ERR by State
Disabled Veteran EER Disabled Veteran ERR by State by State
Negotiated Negotiated Attained Attained Met Met
Averages for all States
Y 80%
Y 58%
PY 2004 was deemed a “hold harmless” year for individual states because the outcomes were agreed upon without a full three years of data on which to base negotiations. Additionally, VETS was not able to establish a national threshold due to the unavailability of this same trend data. Implementation of Common Measures across multiple employment programs in PY 2005 will further hinder the agency’s ability to gather and analyze historical information reported by the states to ETA. Common Measures are an integral part of the performance accountability system. The clear value of implementing Common Measures is the ability to describe the core purposes and outcomes of the workforce system by crossing agency lines. The new system replaces multiple sets of performance outcomes based on different definitions and methodologies that have burdened states and grantees. The new system will answer: • • • How many unemployed people went to work? How many of those employed remained at work? What were the average earnings?
By minimizing the different reporting and performance requirements, common performance measures can facilitate the integration of service delivery, reduce barriers to cooperation among programs, and enhance the ability to assess the effectiveness and impact of the workforce investment system. VETS will continue to work with ETA to collect data on program activities, participants, and outcomes from states and grantees providing services to veterans. Common measures, once fully implemented, will improve program management and convey full and accurate information on the performance of workforce programs to policy-makers and stakeholders.
Incentive Award Analysis
The JVA established the requirement for performance incentive awards for quality employment, training and placement services to be administered by states. JVA stipulates that one percent of a state’s total grant allocation shall be used for this purpose. The intent is to: • • encourage the improvement and modernization of employment, training and placement services for veterans, and recognize eligible employees for excellence in the provision of such services, or for having made demonstrable improvements in the provision of services to veterans.
Incentive awards are intended as cash awards for individual recipients. However, nonfinancial incentives may be awarded in lieu of, or in combination with, cash awards as outlined in an approved State Veterans’ Services Plan. One percent of the total funds authorized in FY 2005, $1,552,040, were set aside for incentive awards. Ten states utilized their total authorized percentage and 16 states expended a portion of their funding for a total of $613,275 expended on incentive awards. The remaining 27 states (including Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) did not use the incentive award funding due to legislative restrictions, state policy, union agreements or other unspecified reasons.
Unspecified 15% 55% State Policy Union Agreements Legislative 15%
The purpose of the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) is to provide services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force and to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing veterans. HVRP is the only nationwide program focused on assisting homeless veterans to reintegrate into the workforce. For FY 2004, HVRP was authorized $18,888,000. The 80 HVRP grantees provided services to 12,516 homeless veterans and placed 8,087 participants into employment for a 65% placement rate at an average hourly wage of $9.28 per hour, and an average cost per placement of $2,335. As VETS establishes baseline data for retention purposes, we find that 64% of the participants placed are still employed after 90 days and 58% are still employed after 180 days. In FY 2005, with the performance period of July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, HVRP was authorized $20,832,000, which funded 88 active grants. VETS awarded second and third year funding to 70 grantees in the amount of $16,800,000 and second year funding in the amount of $255,000 for the non-competitive Colorado Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program (IVTP), and 7 competitively awarded IVTP demonstration grants at $1,600,000. VETS competitively awarded 9 Urban HVRP grants at $2,100,000 and noncompetitively awarded an “employment focused” $99,000 grant to an existing HVRP Louisiana grantee as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
2000 Funding Level $9,636,000 2001 $17,500,000 2002 $18,250,000 2003 $18,131,000 2004 $18,888,000 12,516 8,087 2005* $20,832,000 14,154 9,746
7,800 14,150 15,336 13,060 Participants Entered 4,118 8,537 9,255 8,191 Employments Entered Employment 52.8% 60.3% 60.3% 62.7% Rate Cost Per $1,235 $1,237 $1,190 $1,388 Participant Cost Per $2,340 $2,050 $1,972 $2,214 Placement Avg Wage @ $8.73 $8.98 $9.29 $9.43 Placement 90-Day Retention 180-Day Retention *Planned Performance for the period July 1, 2005, thru June 30, 2006.
65.0% $1,509 $2,336 $9.55 72% 57%
68.9% $1,472 $2,137 $9.77 77% N/A
The entered employment rate has steadily increased from 60.3% in PY 2001 to 65% for PY 2004. Average wage at placement has also increased by 57 cents during this time frame. The funding level of the HVRP has increased 216% from program year 2000. These additional funds have allowed us to reach and serve more homeless veterans.
25 20 Millions 15 10 5 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Program Year Funding Level
The HVRP participant and entered employment levels for PY 2004, as indicated in the chart below, have nearly doubled since PY 2000. This was somewhat expected as funding almost doubled during that same timeframe.
20000 15000 10000 5000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005* Program Year *2005 Planned Goals Participants Ent. Employ.
The entered employment rates illustrated in the graph below show a steady increase from year to year. The period of performance for 2005 encompasses July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006. The final report that contains the 90 day follow-up information ends on December 31, 2006.
70 68 66 64 62 60 58 56 2001 2003
Entered Employment Rate 2005*
*Planned Goals
Not only have the employment rates gone up, but so have the average wages, as indicated in the chart below. HVRP’s goal is to reintegrate homeless veterans into the workforce.
10 Dollars 9.5 9 8.5 8 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005* Program Year *Planned Goals Average Wages
Homeless Veterans’ Stand Downs
VETS uses a portion of HVRP funds to support stand down activities. A “stand down” is an event held in a local community where a variety of social services are provided to homeless veterans. Stand down organizers partner with local business and social service providers to provide critical services such as: • • • • • • • • • • shower facilities/haircuts; meals; legal advice; medical examinations; dental treatment; hygiene care kits; immunizations; information on veterans benefits; information on training and employment opportunities; and emotional support and camaraderie amongst other veterans.
The maximum amount awarded to HVRP eligible entities that do not have a competitive HVRP grant to support a stand down event is $8,000 per year per event. VETS also allows all of its competitive grantees to budget and expend up to $8,000 per year of their existing funds on stand down support as it is considered an effective means of outreach. During FY 2004, VETS provided $135,000 for 29 stand down events that provided direct assistance to 6,799 homeless veterans. During FY 2005, VETS provided $218,250 in non-competitive grants for 37 stand down events that provided direct assistance to 7,637 homeless veterans. In addition, current competitive HVRP grantees expended $146,220 of their existing funds on stand down events for outreach purposes and served 2,518 homeless veterans. Therefore, the total stand down expenditures for FY 2005 was $364,470 for 10,155 homeless veteran participants.
$400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 $0 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year Funds Obligated 40 30 20 10 0 2003 2004 2005 Year Grant Awards
Stand Down Grant Awards
Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program Pilot (IVTP)
The Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act (P.L. 107-95) amended Title 38 U.S.C. to revise, improve and consolidate provisions of law providing benefits and services to homeless veterans. 38 U.S.C. § 2023 mandated a Demonstration Program of referral and counseling for veterans transitioning from certain institutions who are at risk of homelessness. The demonstration program was to be carried out by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Secretary of Labor in at least six locations (one of the locations was to be in a penal institution under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Prisons). DOL/VETS and the VA implemented a two-pronged approach to provide referral and counseling services to incarcerated veterans who are at “high risk” of homelessness. • The first approach was to develop a Solicitation for Grant Application using HVRP funds to serve incarcerated veterans at four demonstration sites. The first four IVTP demonstration grants were competitively awarded at $250,000 each for a total of $1 Million for the period April 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005. The four IVTP grantees were Volunteers of America (KY), Quad Area Community Action (LA), Joint Efforts (CA) and Volunteers of America (CA). The second approach was to train DVOPs and LVERs to facilitate an IVTP workshop for incarcerated veterans. Further, we requested State Workforce Agencies to volunteer to participate and implement an IVTP program utilizing existing DVOP and LVER staff.
Three additional IVTP demonstration sites were competitively awarded at $150,000 each for a total of $450,000 from July 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005: Salvation Army (NY); Vietnam Veterans of San Diego (CA); and Veterans Benefits Clearinghouse (MA). The seven IVTP demonstration grants were extended for a second year of funding for the period April 1, 2005, through March 31, 2006 for a total of $1,600,000. The actual accomplishments to date are included in the table below.
Assessments Enrollments Entered Employment Entered Employment Rate Average Wage
First Year (4/1/04 – 3/31/05) 1109 682 332 48.7% $8.98
Second Year through 12/31/05 1210 555 274 49.4% $10.18
In addition, five states volunteered to pilot IVTP programs within their state utilizing existing DVOPs and LVERs. They include: • • • • • Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, and Washington
These five states are at various stages of implementation including training their existing DVOPs and LVERs to provide workshops within their correctional facilities. The chart below reflects that 836 participants took part in the IVTP workshops, 827 were enrolled in case management, 671 were referred to One-Stop Career Centers, 262 individuals have entered employment, and 320 received VA services. Volunteer States IVTP Data Summary for FY 2005
# Workshop Participants # Enrollments in Internal Case management # Referrals to One-Stop Centers # Reported to One-Stop Centers # Registered for Case Management Services # Entered Employment after Case Management Services # received VA Services # entered employment for 90 days (Retention) # entered employment for 180 days (Retention)
GA IL WA CT 454 180 14 80 454 180 454 254 254 215 79 61 61 16 17 15 6 7 2 5 0 0 68 68 46 19 9 0 0 0
CO 108 108 55 38 38 20 0 9 3
TOTAL 836 827 671 405 379 262 320 25 10
135 180 0 0 16 7
To date, 2,000+ incarcerated veterans have participated in the IVTP demonstration grants. Furthermore, the data reflects that many of the IVTP participants will go from “tax taker to tax payer” at a cost that is significantly lower than the cost to retain them in prisons or jails. Cost for incarceration at state and federal prisons is approximately $22,000 a year compared to IVTP demonstration grantee costs at $4,300 per placement.
Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program
The Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) is authorized by Public Law 105-220, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Section 168. The primary objectives of VWIP are to provide services to assist in reintegrating eligible veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force and to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing eligible veterans. VWIP eligible participants include: • • • • veterans with service-connected disabilities; veterans who have significant barriers to employment; veterans who served on active duty in the armed forces during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; and recently separated veterans (within 48 months of discharge).
VWIP funds are awarded to eligible entities through a competitive grants process as outlined in the Solicitation for Grant Applications. Eligible entities include state and local workforce investment boards, state and state agencies, local public agencies, and private non-profit organizations, including community-based and faith based organizations. VWIP grantees provide an array of services utilizing a case management approach that directly assists veterans as well as provide critical linkages for a variety of supportive services available in their local communities. The program is employment focused and veterans receive the employment and training services they need in order to re-enter the labor force. • VWIP allows for specialized employment, training, and educational resources to be tailored to meet the needs of the specific target populations of veterans served. In many programs, minority, female, economically disadvantaged, homeless, and/or disabled veterans can be targeted to receive these specialized resources.
In FY 2004, for the performance period of July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005, VWIP was appropriated $7,505,000. With these funds VETS awarded: • • • 9 existing grants with a six-month extension at total of $3,200,000 for the performance period July 1, 2004, through December 31, 2004; 17 competitive grants at a total of $3,800,000 for the performance period January 1, 2005, through June 30, 2005, and, $500,000 for the DOL/HUD five year collaborative initiative to provide systems change and services to Chronically Homeless Persons (including veterans).
For FY 2005 for the performance period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, VWIP was appropriated $8,482,000. With these funds, VETS awarded: • • • • $7,429,000 in funding for 17 grants; Three emergency “employment focused” grants totaling $298,000 to grantees in Louisiana and Texas, as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; One grant at $255,000 to an Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program pilot program in Colorado; and $500,000 for the DOL/HUD five year collaborative initiative to provide systems change and services to Chronically Homeless Persons (including veterans).
Funding Level Participants Entered Employments Entered Employment Rate Cost Per Participant Cost Per Placement Avg. Wage @ Placement 90-Day Retention 180-Day Retention
2003 $7,377,000 3,728 2,561 68.7% $1,979 $2,881 $12.67 N/A N/A
2004 $7,505,000 3,505 2,691 76.8% $2,141 $2,789 $12.58 74.6% 62.7%
2005* $8,482,000 4,096 3,279 80.0% $2,071 $2,587 $12.50 56.7%** 51.1%**
$7,550,000 4373 2872 65.7% $1,727 $2,629 $11.42 N/A N/A
*Planned Performance for the period July 1, 2005, thru June 30, 2006. ** Year-end results for retention tend to be higher than the planning projections.
$8,000 $6,000 $4,000 $2,000 $0 2002 2003 Program Year 2004 **Thousands Funding Level** Participants Entered Employment
The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for separating and retiring service members is a cooperative effort between DOL/VETS, the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the VA. The TAP Employment Workshop provided by VETS is a mission critical function in support of the Secretary’s goals of “A Prepared Workforce” and a “Competitive Workforce”. Title 10, U.S.C. Chapter 58, requires the DOL to assist the DOD, DHS and VA in providing transition assistance services to separating service members and their spouses. VETS provides employment search workshops based on projections made by each of the Armed Services and the DHS (U.S. Coast Guard). Public Law 108183 added Section 4113 to Title 38, U.S.C Chapter 41 mandating VETS to provide TAP services at military installations overseas. DVOPs and LVERs are the primary source for TAP Employment Workshop facilitation stateside. However, because of the distance between many state employment offices and the military installations, and the rapid increase in Workshop participants, contract facilitators were added in early FY 1992 and supplemented by Federal staff in FY 1996. Since 1990, the TAP Employment Workshops have provided job preparation assistance to over one million separating and retiring military members. At these comprehensive workshops, participants learn about job search strategies, career decision-making, current occupational and labor market conditions, resume and cover letter preparation and interviewing techniques. Participants also receive an evaluation of their employability relative to the job market. An independent national evaluation of the program estimated that service members who had participated in TAP, on average, found their first post-military job three weeks sooner than those who did not participate in TAP. TAP Workshops: TAP Employment Workshops are standardized so that all attending service members/spouses receive the same high level of instruction. The current course curriculum covers 2.5 days of classroom instruction and provides information on a variety of topics including: • • • • • • • • Career exploration; Resume preparation; Strategies for an effective job search; Interview techniques; Reviewing job offers; Prevention of homelessness; Entrepreneurship information; and Other available support and assistance.
VETS requires that all TAP facilitators receive training conducted by the National Veterans Training Institute (NVTI) at the University of Colorado in Denver. All TAP attendees receive the same student manual, and all TAP facilitators receive the
same facilitator manual. Both the TAP Employment Workshop manual and the facilitator manual are available via the internet through the NVTI website. All TAP attendees are offered the Benefits Briefing presented by the VA. Benefits Briefings include four additional hours to provide information on benefits and services available through the VA to all separating and retiring service members. Service members leaving the military with a service-connected disability are offered the Disabled Transition Assistance Program (DTAP) presented by the VA. DTAP includes four additional hours of individual instruction intended to help determine job readiness, address the special needs of veterans with disabilities, and provide information on applying for benefits and services available through the VA and other agencies. Domestic Activity: The following table depicts the increase in TAP activity in FY 2005 and the agency’s progress toward meeting its goal of 140,000 participants per fiscal year, while limiting the class size to 35 whenever possible.
National Rollup of Domestic TAP Activity – Comparison of FY 2004 & FY 2005 FY 2004 FY 2005 # Difference % Difference
3,391 127,909
3,660 130,622
+269 +2,713
+8% +2%
Reserve and National Guard Activity: VETS began offering TAP Employment Workshops to members of the Reserve and National Guard returning from active duty assignments in FY 2005. VETS’ State Directors coordinate closely with their respective State Workforce Agency to ensure staff support is available to provide TAP Employment Workshops to returning Reserve component service members. Additionally, VETS’ State Directors work directly with officials of the State Adjutant General offices and local Reserve Unit Commanders to advertise the availability of providing a TAP Employment Workshop to their returning service members. These workshops are provided on an “as needed” basis as deployed service members are deactivated. If a local workshop is not scheduled, demobilizing service members are provided information on scheduled TAP Employment Workshops at the nearest location. The mini-TAP classes provided to the Reserve and National Guard may be as short as a half- to full-day to fit within the demobilization timeframe. In addition, VA representatives provide pertinent information on benefits, education assistance and Post Traumatic Stress. Spouses are also encouraged to attend these workshops. NVTI, the sole trainer of TAP Employment Workshop facilitators, has been instrumental in ensuring trained facilitators are available to conduct workshops for returning Reserve and National Guard members.
Overseas Activity: In the past, DOD has provided the career transition support services available at military installations overseas. The Assistant Secretary for VETS noted that this is a VETS responsibility and directed staff to develop a plan to make TAP Employment Workshops available at all military installations. After coordination with DOD, VETS initially sent four Federal staff (all VETS employees) to Japan, Okinawa, Korea and Germany. Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA) were negotiated in several countries allowing contractor and VETS’ staff to provide workshops on a regularly scheduled basis. VETS has, to date, successfully completed SOFA requirements in Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Germany, Guam and England. VETS is also initiating SOFA negotiations in Bahrain, Turkey, Belgium, Portugal, Iceland and Spain. The Belgium SOFA agreement is almost complete and TAP Employment Workshops are scheduled to begin in January 2006. VETS is working toward being able to provide TAP Employment Workshops at all military installations overseas where the DOD has requested this service. SOFA negotiations using a DOL contractor are problematic in Italy; therefore, VETS is exploring the possibility of using an existing DOD contract as a mechanism for providing TAP Employment Workshops. In the meantime, VETS Federal employees will continue to facilitate TAP Employment Workshops in Italy. VETS currently offers TAP Employment Workshops at 49 sites in Germany, the United Kingdom, Guam, Japan, Okinawa, Korea, and Italy. The table below depicts the increase in workshops provided and total participants between FY 2004 and FY 2005. Under future expansion plans, VETS will provide workshops at locations in Bahrain, Turkey, Belgium, Portugal, Iceland and Spain.
Rollup of Overseas TAP Activity – Comparison of FY 2004 & FY 2005 Data FY 2004 FY 2005 # Difference % Difference
269 5,569
555 10,098
+286 +4,529
+106% +81%
FEDERAL CONTRACTOR PROGRAM
VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITES ACT
VETS has the responsibility of providing protection for veterans under three Federal compliance programs. The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act protects veterans from employer discrimination due to military obligations; the Federal Contractor Program requires that Federal contractors and subcontractors report at least annually the number of special disabled veterans and Vietnam-era veterans in their workforce by job category and hiring location; and, the Veterans’ Employment Opportunities Act improves redress for veterans’ preference eligibles in applying for Federal jobs.
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) (38 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4334) of 1994 provides reemployment rights and antidiscrimination protections for veterans, National Guard and reserve component members. VETS administers and enforces the statute with the assistance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). In 2005, VETS staff closed 1,246 USERRA complaints, recovering $1,707,166 in lost wages and benefits. VETS’ primary measure of success is to facilitate smooth reintegration of all returning service members into the civilian workforce. This is accomplished through an aggressive series of pre-deployment and demobilization briefings, employment seminars and internet-based information. VETS also provides technical assistance on requests from employers and service members, conducts investigations into alleged USERRA violations, mediates USERRA disputes, and refers unresolved claims to the Department of Justice or the OSC for litigation as appropriate. VETS’ interactive elaws Advisor for USERRA at www.dol.gov/elaws/userra.htm provides information for employers and employees on their eligibility, responsibilities, and obligations under USERRA. For those veterans who seek further formal assistance, USERRA complaint forms (Form 1010) and associated instructions are also available through the Advisor. NOTE: VETS is submitting a stand alone FY 2005 USERRA Report to Congress
Federal Contractor Program (FCP)
Title 38, U.S.C. § 4212 (d), requires that Federal contractors and subcontractors report at least annually on the number of qualified covered veterans in their workforce by job category and hiring location. VETS collects and compiles data on the Federal Contractor Program (FCP) Veterans’ Employment Report (VETS-100) from Federal contractors and subcontractors who receive a Federal contract at the threshold amount as noted below. The VETS 100 Report for FY 2005 requires reporting on the number of special disabled veterans, Vietnam era veterans, “other protected veterans” (veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized), and newly separated veterans. Federal contractors/subcontractors must also report on the maximum and minimum number of employees during the period covered by the report. The JVA amends the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, changing the Federal Contractor VETS-100 reporting requirements for contracts entered on or after December 1, 2003. These changes raise the reporting threshold
from $25,000 to $100,000 and modify the veterans’ categories in the report. The changes will not take effect until regulations are put into place. A Notice of Proposed Rule Making to revise the VETS-100 Report to reflect the changes made by the JVA amendments is currently in Department clearance.
Veterans’ Employment Opportunities Act
The Veterans’ Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) was signed into law on October 31, 1998. Section 3330a of Title 5, U.S. Code improved redress for preference eligibles and transferred the administrative provisions of veterans’ preference to VETS. By law, veterans are entitled to employment preference for most Federal civil service jobs, under certain eligibility conditions and criteria based on period of service, duration of service and service-connected disability status. Veterans’ preference entitles a veteran an additional five or ten points on examination scores if specific eligibility requirements are met. Veterans’ Preference also protects preference eligibles during a Reduction in Force. The most significant impact of the VEOA is that VETS, and not the Office of Personnel Management, investigates complaints regarding possible violations of Federal veterans’ preference statute and regulations. If a person believes his or her eligibility for preference is not being extended for the purpose of hiring or a RIF, that person may file a complaint to the Secretary of Labor within 60 days of the alleged violation. VETS will investigate each complaint and try to bring about voluntary compliance. If resolution cannot be achieved within 60 days, the claimant may appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). If the MSPB does not issue a judicially reviewable decision within 120 days, the claimant may seek judicial redress in U.S. District Court. VETS has also developed the Veterans’ Preference Advisor. The Advisor provides electronic information and advice to employers and employees on veterans’ preference with specific focus on the user’s particular situation. The Advisor can be found on the Department’s elaws site at http://www.dol.gov/elaws/vetspref.htm and includes instructions and the DOL/VETS Form 1010 for filing complaints for Veterans’ Preference violations. The 1010 Form may be downloaded, completed and mailed or submitted electronically.
Table 1 indicates the total number of Veterans’ Preference cases that were investigated during FY 2005. Of the 527 complaints received and the 45 cases carried over from FY 2004, VETS resolved 506 cases (88.5%). The 66 cases that were unresolved in FY 2005 were carried over into FY 2006. Table 2 indicates the case determination of the 506 case closures by issue. The average case was opened for 24 days (92% closed within 60 days; 99.6% closed within 90 days). Table 1
Cases Carried over from FY 2004 Cases Opened during FY 2005 Total Cases Cases Closed during FY 2005 Cases Carried to FY 2006
45 527 572 506 66
*FY 2005 data is skewed due to 156 cases filed on one claimant in Texas during August, 2005. Thirty-one (31) of these cases were immediately closed and 29 were carried into FY 2006.
CASE CLOSURES BY ISSUE
Issue Hiring Reduction in Force Total Number of Cases Merit Finding NonMerit Finding Admin Closure Claim Withdrawn Not Eligible
490 16 506
370 10 380
Recovery & Employment Assistance Lifelines (REALifelines)
“Our country owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to the brave young men and women who have defended our nation with such honor in the Global War on Terror. These wounded veterans are to be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve and all of us need to do all we can to help them transition successfully to careers in the private sector.” U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao
The Recovery & Employment Assistance Lifelines (REALifelines) initiative is a project of DOL. It creates a seamless, personalized assistance network to ensure that seriously wounded and injured service members and their spouses are trained and employed in rewarding careers in the private sector. The program is focused on America's recovering wounded and injured in the Global War on Terror. Dedicated REALifelines professionals meet personally with wounded or injured service members at Military Treatment Facilities around the country who will be transitioning into the civilian workforce. In addition, REALifelines experts staff the Military Severely Injured Center (MSIC) in Arlington, Virginia, to coordinate field efforts and work in partnership with DOD and other federal agencies on employment and training issues. Approximately 425 service members or veterans and 32 spouses are currently enrolled in this program. There have been over 700 employmentrelated inquiries recorded, to date. (MSIC data system) The program started at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda National Naval Medical Center in 2004. The project expanded to Madigan Army Medical Center in Washington in FY 2005, and other sites are scheduled for FY 2006. The program assists with re-employment, employment and employment-related concerns facing service members, veterans or their family members. REALifelines staff helps each person discover his or her special interests and unique talents to pursue the right career path. They are also available to answer questions and provide insight into the processes of choosing job training opportunities and career paths. The REALifelines Advisor, a website that was under development in FY 05 and is now available, provides veterans and transitioning service members wounded and injured as a result of the War on Terrorism, and their family members, with the resources they need to successfully transition to a rewarding civilian career. The Advisor provides valuable information and access to contact information for one-on-one employment assistance and online resources to facilitate their reintegration into the civilian workforce. The REALifelines Advisor can be found on the Department’s elaws site at http://www.dol.gov/elaws/realifelines.htm.
An invaluable component of the REALifelines program is the connection made to the local One-Stop Career Center in the home region to which the service member will return. This connection ensures that those who cannot return to active duty are trained for or enter rewarding new careers. In addition to assisting wounded and injured veterans, job training and employment services will also be made available to spouses in families that have suffered an active duty casualty, as well as to family members who have temporarily left their jobs to be with their loved ones during recovery.
“If you have been wounded or injured serving this nation, real people are going to meet you face-to-face with the personalized help that you may need to recover and to succeed in a career that you love."
Secretary Elaine Chao, October 4, 2004 -
President’s National Hire Veterans Committee
The President’s National Hire Veterans Committee continues to have success in carrying out its mission to reach the employers who can and will hire veterans. The Committee has taken a practical, proactive message to employers that veterans are a great-untapped resource of can-do performers. Hiring veterans benefits the bottom-line of a business, their productivity in the workforce is good for the economy, and hiring veterans is worthy of all employers’ support. This message is encapsulated in the national “Hire Vets First” campaign, which is supported by the www.hirevetsfirst.gov website, magazine, news and multimedia messaging. The campaign’s theme line, “American Excellence at Work”, succinctly summarizes the campaign message for employers. The Committee, through regional meetings, grass-root campaigns, national media placements and gubernatorial proclamations, continued to carry its HireVetsFirst message to all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Through four meetings, in different regions of the United States, the Committee learned of many different ways employers value the unique contribution of veterans for their organizations and industries. The cornerstone of the Committee’s outreach campaign, the HireVetsFirst website www.hirevetsfirst.gov, received increased traffic through the year. The website offers a portal for employers to find veterans and veterans to find employers. The site also provides employment resource information, listing of job fairs nationwide, and highlights examples of veterans in transition. In FY 2005, state governor’s embraced the HireVetsFirst message by signing state proclamations. For the year, 30 governors completed such proclamations, bringing the total to 47 states with such documents, many highlighted by gubernatorial press conferences. The Committee reached an estimated 1,000,000 employers and over 2,000,000 veterans with the powerful message, “hiring veterans is not goodwill, it is good business.” During this year, the unemployment rate of veterans decreased and remains lower than the level of FY 2004, and the quantity of job openings posted with the One-Stop Career Center network increased over the FY 2004 level.
The focus on employment assistance for VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VA/VR&E) disabled veterans was intensified in FY 2005. VA/VR&E and DOL/VETS jointly developed and formally signed an updated Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) outlining the process – and responsibility - to work together to maximize the services they provide on behalf of disabled veterans and their dependents. Consequently all states and their VR&E counterparts will update and further implement their local written agreements. The ultimate goal in this partnership is successful job placement and adjustment to employment for disabled veterans without duplication, fragmentation, or delay in the services provided. The joint interagency initiatives to increase the employment opportunities and placements of service connected disabled Chapter 31 veterans continue to improve. The development and signing of the updated VA/VR&E - DOL/VETS MOA provided the impetus to plot a formal course of interagency strategy and action that has and will increase the level of interagency cooperation and coordination on behalf of service connected disabled veterans. FY 2005 data, as indicated in the chart below, shows a steady increase in the referral, registration and entry into employment for disabled veterans who have completed VR&E and have been referred to State Workforce Agencies (SWA) for intensified employment services.
Comparison of VR&E Activity (Quarter 4, FY 2004 through Quarter 4, FY 2005)
FY 2004 # Referred from VA to SWA # Registered by SWA # Entered Employment *Average Entry Wage
5,417 5,026 3,657 $12.62
6,980 6,092 4,524 $13.78
+1,563 +1,066 +867 +$1.16
+29% +21% +24% +9%
*Average entry wage is an optional entry for all states. On average, 48 states report entry wage data.
This increasingly positive working relationship has carried over into local initiatives and strengthened cooperation and coordination with VETS’ state partners. VETS’ staff was included in the development of the VA’s Five Track Model for direct employment services, and was also invited as active participants in the VA’s Five Track formal training program provided to joint staff in 2005. The Five-Track process consists of five tracks or options that are available to a VR&E (Chapter 31) eligible disabled veteran. The disabled veteran is advised of these tracks and the benefits of each and is able to make an informed choice of which one best fits his/her career plans. The veteran may switch between tracks if circumstances warrant. The Five Tracks are: • • • • • Reemployment (return to the employment that the veteran had prior to military service); Rapid Access to Employment (needs a job right away); Employment through Long-Term Services; Self-Employment (entrepreneurship); and Independent Living Services
During FY 2005, VETS initiated a study to evaluate vocational rehabilitation referrals to DVOPs in local SWAs, and subsequent registration for employment services by job ready VR&E clients. VETS’ management will determine our success in terms of employment and retention of referred and registered disabled veterans. The study will help determine the impact of the delivery system on this category of disabled veterans. One objective of this study is to assist in determining future service delivery strategies for this targeted population. This project will provide valuable information, which will improve collaboration between VR&E staff and SWAs. The results of this study should be available in the summer of 2006. Our collaborative efforts have also extended to veterans-related publications. For instance, VETS’ National Veterans Training Institute (NVTI) publishes a quarterly e-newsletter know as VETS NET. The Director of VR&E contributed an article on the “National Deployment of the Five Track Employment Process” for our January 2006 issue. That same issue contained a link to our Veterans Program Letter (VPL) transmitting the new MOA. This NVTI newsletter is distributed to over 3400 individuals who are involved in veterans’ employment and training nationwide. Finally, since the MOA was signed, VR&E has also conducted two training programs at the NVTI. VETS’ national, regional and state staff participated in
this training. In fact, national office staff made presentations at both sessions. VETS and VA/VR&E have established three work groups identified in the new MOA. VETS’ participants include one individual from each of VETS’ six regions and two individuals from the national office. The goal of each work group is to improve the quality of employment services and job placements for veterans with disabilities. Each work group will have an established list of roles and responsibilities that will direct their efforts. The work groups are: o o o Performance Measures for Assessment of Partnership Program Results National Veterans’ Training Institute (NVTI): Curriculum Design Joint Data Collection, Analysis, and Reports
Two VETS representatives from the national office and two VETS regional representatives will participate on all three workgroups. VETS will also furnish VR&E with states’ quarterly data: • • • by state and total number of job ready veterans referred from VR&E to local employment office for intensive enrollment assistance; by state and total numbers and rates of referred veterans who registered with the local employment offices for services; and by state and total numbers and rates of registered veterans who entered employment.
VETS and VR&E know the importance of the joint mission. The relationship and collaboration between VETS and VR&E is the best it has ever been.
The DOL has a long history of providing priority of service to veterans. Even before the JVA of 2002, veterans have been given priority in job postings both electronically and in person. Veterans and certain spouses are given priority of service in DOL funded qualified job training programs. Data for PY 2004 indicates that adult programs served 1,301,605 veterans among their 14,149,597 job seekers. The term “priority of service” means, with respect to any qualified job training program, that a covered person shall be given priority over non-veterans for the receipt of employment, training, and placement services provided under that program, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Priority of service was implemented with the JVA of 2002 (Section 2 of P. L. 107-288), and seventeen DOL-funded workforce programs are covered. Most of these programs have only general program eligibility requirements and do not target specific participant groups. However, DOL also administers a number of programs that have existing statutory targeting provisions that must be taken into account when applying veteran’s priority. The programs in which veterans receive priority of service include: Employment and Training Programs: • • • • • • • • • Wagner-Peyser Funded Programs Trade Act Programs Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Programs National Emergency Grants Senior Community Service Employment Program Native American and Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants Job Corps Projects authorized under WIA §171, including grants to smaller or grassroots entities such as faith-based and community organizations, and Offender grants under the Youth Offender Initiatives and the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative. ETA’s Electronic Workforce Tools, such as CareerOneStop Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative
Veterans Employment and Training Programs: • • • • • Local Veterans’ Employment Representative Program Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program Transitional Assistance Program
Other partner Agencies/Offices: ○ The Women’s Bureau Grants and Initiatives ○ Office of Disability Employment Policy Pilot and Demonstration grants ○ Bureau of International Labor Affairs Grants Veteran’s Priority Provisions: The JVA (P.L. 107-288) generally establishes provisions for priority of service to veterans. The purpose is to provide priority of service to veterans and spouses of certain veterans for the receipt of employment, training, and placement services in any job training program directly funded, in whole or in part, by DOL. Please note that, to obtain priority service, a veteran must meet the program’s eligibility requirements. ETA Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 5-03 (September 16, 2003) provides general guidance on the scope of the veterans priority statute and its effect on current employment and training programs. DOL Strategies for Enhancing Services to Veterans: DOL has made it a departmental priority to develop and implement innovative and enhanced strategies for connecting veterans to good jobs and career opportunities. In addition to implementing the technical features of the JVA, these strategies are designed to promote overall systemic change in how the workforce system serves veterans. Outreach and communication – the “Key to Career Success” campaign, sponsored and funded by ETA, is rolling out during the first six months of 2006 to galvanize the workforce system’s energy and desire to serve veterans. The campaign will also provide promising practices and suggested service delivery strategies to ensure that veterans have access to the full array of resources available. Another campaign component is a resource guide for One-Stop Career Center staff serving veterans and other priority eligible persons. The guide is currently under review for publication. It will detail resources and policies on serving veteran and military service members. There is a section on priority of service in the resource guide. Additional training materials for One-Stop Career Center staff are being developed for our long-term capacity development strategy.
By connecting over 1.3 million veterans (138,605 disabled) to the workforce investment system, One-Stop Career Centers are helping to provide the support veterans need to be successful and competitive in the 21st century workforce. Building on this success, DOL continues to strive to increase veterans’ awareness of, access to, and use of the One-Stop system. CareerOneStop Electronic Tools: (www.careeronestop.org) currently consists of the following Web pages and related sites: • • America’s Career Info Net – a site that offers access to a wide array of current and accurate career and labor market information; America’s Service Locator – a tool that directs citizens to available workforce services and location information at the Federal, state and local level; O*Net Online – a site that provides detailed information on occupational characteristics and skill requirements; and Career Voyages – a site that provides information on high growth, high demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Recruitment and Retention: DOL has implemented a joint MOU with DOD and identified 16 priorities in the areas of military recruitment, retention, and re-entry into the civilian workforce. Collaborative efforts to improve the quality of life for service members, their families and the American labor force as a whole are the focus. One of the most important outcomes of the MOU has been the development of a framework for collaboration between DOD, the military branches, and DOL. This framework for collaboration has enabled leveraging a wide array of existing resources in new ways as well as the ability to create new approaches to service delivery on behalf of veterans. Demand-Driven Workforce Solutions for Veterans: ETA has, for the past three years, been spearheading a transformation of the workforce system to become more demand-driven to ensure that services to every individual include a comprehensive understanding of the jobs available and the skills and competencies needed for the jobs. This change is based on the workforce system working in strategic partnerships with business and industry and education providers to develop solutions to ensure the individuals we serve are gaining the right skills and access to careers in highgrowth, high- demand industries. The President’s High Growth Job Training Initiative is one of the key strategies for driving this change by funding national models and demonstrations of workforce solutions. ETA and VETS are currently working with fourteen high-growth industry sectors. To remain globally competitive, these industries need to tap every available labor pool.
As a result, veterans are now much sought after by businesses because of their transferable skills and work ethic. Therefore, ETA and VETS continue to work collaboratively to identify workforce solutions to more effectively help veterans make the connection with businesses and to support them gaining the right skills and competencies and credentials to be successful in the civilian workforce. ETA’s Business Relations Group connected employers to DOL VETS and the DOD Transition Assistance Program. The Home Depot moved ahead to form a relationship with DOD and the VA to hire veterans. “Operation Career Front” will kick off on September 21, 2005, and involve the One-Stop Career Center system as the vehicle for Home Depot stores to access the veteran labor pool. One-Stop Services for Veterans with Disabilities: The One-Stop Career Center system has become increasingly accessible to all individuals with disabilities through initiatives such as the Disability Program Navigator, Work Incentive Grants, and the issuance of a Disability Checklist under Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act. Almost 139,000 individuals served at OneStop Career Centers in PY 2005 identified themselves as disabled veterans. Coordination with Faith-Based and Community Initiatives: The DOL Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI) works with grant-making agencies to develop innovative programs to foster partnerships between DOL-funded programs and faith-based and community organizations (FBCO). This cooperation is evident in ETA grants for Grassroots FBCO non-profits and grants for Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) partnering with local FBCOs, and VETS’ Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) grants for intermediaries. In each case, CFBCI plays a policy guidance role, while ETA and VETS are responsible for competing and administering the grant programs. The same roles also exist in CFBCI’s work with The Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Occupational and Health Administration, and Office of Disability and Employment Policy. Accordingly, the monitoring of compliance with the Veterans’ Priority of Service requirement is the responsibility of the DOL agency that administers grants, while the responsibility for application of the requirement is the responsibility of the participating grantees, which may include FBCOs. In order to provide support and assistance in this area to ETA and to the grantees responsible for implementing the Grassroots and WIB programs, CFBCI collaborated with ETA to design an online reporting system that captures demographic data on the veterans that each Grassroots and WIB grantee is serving. Veterans’ Program Participation Rates: The JVA requires that the Secretary of Labor shall evaluate whether covered persons are receiving priority of service and are being fully served by qualified job training programs, and whether the representation of veterans in such program is in proportion to the incidence of representation of veterans in the labor market, including
within groups that the Secretary may designate for priority under such programs, if any. PY 2003 was the first year under the JVA requirement for priority of service. The Department used that year as a base to establish the priority of service ground rules. As stated earlier in this report, the Department developed and issued guidance to the public labor exchange on how priority of service was to be implemented within the various programs. The Department also used PY 2004 to collect data on the participation of veterans in various programs covered by priority of service. Data for PY 2004, as indicated on the pie chart below, shows that adult programs subject to veterans’ priority of service provisions (38 U.S.C. § 4215) served 1,301,605 veterans among their 14,149,597 job seekers. The participation rate for veterans in DOL-funded adult programs was 8.42 percent—which is slightly higher than Veteran’s participation rates in the U.S. workforce. Outcomes for Veterans served in these programs closely mirror those of all job seekers in the program.
Veterans Participating in Department of Labor Programs
14,149,597 91.58%
Non-Veterans Veterans
1,301,605 8.42%
The table below shows that veterans are essentially represented in proportion to their incidence of representation within the workforce for the major adult programs.
DOL/ETA ADULT PROGRAMS:
Public Labor Exchange/Wagner Peyser Program Trade Act Program *WIA Adults *WIA Dislocated Workers Senior Community Services Employment Program – Ages 55+ America’s Job Bank National Emergency Grants **H-1B Skills Grants ***Indian and Native American Program National Farmworker Jobs Program - Adult Job Corps
Number of Veterans Served
Veterans Participant Rate (%) in DOL Programs
Veterans’ Labor Force Participant Rate (%)
1,301,605 5,439 15,629 18,086 14,115 132,731 3,013 1,091 369 235 89
9.4% 9.2% 6.5% 9.4% 6.5% 15.4% 10.5% 2.3% 2.9% 0.8% 0.1%
Source: Figures reflect PY 2004 data ending 06/30/2005. *The WIA Adult and Dislocated Workers Programs track exiters and not participants. **84.3% of grantees operational in 2004 grantees captured and reported veterans’ information. Data in this table is only from these grantees. ***The Indian and Native American Program tracks terminees and not participants.
Priority of Service Summary: DOL is pleased to report that implementation of the priority of service for veterans in accordance with the JVA has been successful. However, it is our intent to continue to highlight the requirement for priority of service, to implement strategies overall that support veterans moving successfully into employment, and to explore methods of capturing the outcomes of these efforts. Currently the Department has the ability to capture data on services veterans receive, but has no structural way, in the highly devolved workforce investment system, to capture detailed data on how the priority of service provision is actually applied. It is important to note that there have been no complaints from veterans regarding application of the priority of service provision. The Department is currently exploring strategies for evaluating the priority of service provision in greater depth.
Appendix A ETA 9002 Definitions
Veterans and Eligible Persons Counts of registered job seekers who are veterans or eligible persons. A veteran is an individual who served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days and was discharged or released with other than a dishonorable discharge or was discharged or released because of a service connected disability; or as a member of a reserve component under an order to active duty pursuant to section 672 (a), (d), or 673 (a) of Title 10 U.S.C. served on active duty during a period of war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized and was discharged or released from such duty with other than a dishonorable discharge. An eligible person is one who is: (a) the spouse of any person who died on active duty or of a serviceconnected disability; or, (b) the spouse of any member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who at the time of application for assistance under this part, is listed, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 101 and the regulations issued there under, by the Secretary concerned, in one or more of the following categories and has been so listed for more than 90 days: (i) missing in action (ii) captured in the line of duty by a hostile force, or (iii) forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by a foreign government or power or (c) the spouse of any person who has a total disability permanent in nature resulting from a service-connected disability or the spouse of a veteran who died while a disability so evaluated was in existence. Campaign Badge Veterans Counts of registered job seekers who are campaign badge veterans. The registered job seeker is a campaign badge veteran if the individual is a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized as identified and listed by the Office of Personnel management (OPM). Transitioning Service Members Count of registered job seekers who are in active duty status (including separation leave) who registers for employment services and is within 24 months of retirement or 12 months of separation.
Disabled Veterans Counts of registered job seekers who are disabled veterans. A disabled veteran is a veteran who is entitled to compensation regardless of rating (including those rated at 0%); or who but for the receipt of military retirement pay would be entitled to compensation, under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs; or was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability. A veteran rate of 0% for disability is a service-connected disabled veteran who is entitled to compensation (the law does not require receipt of compensation) whether or not he/she receives monetary benefits or compensation. 0% rated disabled veterans may be reevaluated at a later date to 10% or more. Special Disabled Veterans Counts of registered job seekers who are special disabled veterans. A special disabled veteran is a veteran who: (a) is entitled to compensation (or who, but for the receipt of military retirement pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) for a disability. (i) rated at 30 percent or more or; (ii) rated at 10 or 20 percent in the case of a veteran who has been determined by DVA to have a serious employment handicap; or (b) a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability. “Special Disabled” is also included in the count of “Disabled”. Recently Separated Veterans Counts of registered job seekers who are within 36 months of separation from Veterans active U.S. military service. Referred to Employment Count of all registered job seekers who were referred to employment. A referral to employment is: (a) the act of bringing to the attention of an employer and job seeker or group of registered job seekers who are available for a job and; (b) the record of such a referral. It means the same as “referral to a job”.
Count of registered veterans and eligible persons, who, in the first or second quarter following the registration quarter, earned wages from a new or different employer than that from which the registered veteran and eligible person earned wages in the quarter prior to registration. Retained Employment at Six Months Count of registered veterans and eligible persons age 19 and older at the time of registration who earned wages in the second quarter following the quarter in which they entered employment. Referred to Federal Job Count of registered job seekers who are veterans referred to a job opening filed with a placement office by a department or agency of the Federal government or other entity under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Placed in Federal Job Count of registered job seekers who are veterans placed in a job opening filed with a placement office by a department or agency or other entity under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Staff Assisted Services Count of registered job seekers who have received staff-assisted services during the current registration year. Staff-assisted services include: (a) referral to a job; (b) placement in training; (c) reemployment services; (d) assessment services, including an assessment interview, testing, counseling, or employability planning; (e) case management; (f) career guidance; (g) job search activities; (h) job development contacts; (i) federal bonding program; (j) tax credit eligibility determination; (k) referral to other services, including skills training, educational services, and supportive services; or (l) any other service requiring significant expenditures of staff time. Application taking/registration and the use of self-service or facilitated selfhelp services are not included as staff-assisted services.
Case Management Count of registered job seekers who are veterans assigned a case manager who receive career guidance, referral to supportive services, job development contacts, referral to jobs, referral to training, or any combination of those services. Referred to Federal Training Count of registered job seekers who are veterans referred to any in Federal Training or training program supported by the Federal Government, such as WIA funded projects, TAA, NAFTA, and Job Corps. This does not include DVA-OJT. Placed in Federal Training Count of registered job seekers who are veterans verified to have entered any Federal Training program supported by the Federal government such as WIA, Job Corps, etc. This does not include placements in DVA-OJT.
Appendix B ETA 9002 Attachments For PY 2004
Veterans Registered Veterans Referred to Employment Veterans Who Entered Employment Veterans Who Retained Employment at Six Months Veterans Referred to Federal Jobs Veterans Placed in Federal Jobs Veterans Who Received Some Reportable Service Veterans Who Received Intensive Services Veterans Placed in Federal Training Veterans Referred to Federal Training
Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Attachment 4 Attachment 5 Attachment 6 Attachment 7 Attachment 8 Attachment 9 Attachment 10
ETA 9002 Report Veterans Registered by State For All Veterans’ and Age Groups
Program Year 2004
Number of Veterans Registered by State for All Veterans' and Age Groups - 2005*
VETERANS Total Veterans & State Eligible Persons 3827 Alaska 17184 Alabama 8899 Arkansas 9526 Arizona 50156 California 13443 Colorado 1606 Connecticut 571 District of Colu 1515 Delaware 39943 Florida 32428 Georgia 108 Guam 1,998 Hawaii 6,544 Iowa 7,823 Idaho 23,125 Illinois 21,600 Indiana 5,740 Kansas 15,171 Kentucky 2,800 Louisiana 3,489 Massachusetts 4,090 Maryland 2,836 Maine 16,462 Michigan 4,838 Minnesota 10,788 Missouri 10,452 Mississippi 4,161 Montana 41,023 North Carolina 1,404 North Dakota 2,903 Nebraska 2,261 New Hampshi 7,459 New Jersey 4,112 New Mexico 2,765 Nevada 21,669 New York 9,469 Ohio 9,129 Oklahoma 14,010 Oregon 10,020 Pennsylvania 2,970 Puerto Rico 549 Rhode Island 17,284 South Carolina 2,536 South Dakota 12,671 Tennessee 114,446 Texas 7,011 Utah 22,605 Virginia 77 Virgin Islands 657 Vermont 16,648 Washington 4,322 Wisconsin 5,369 West Virginia 2,452 Wyoming National Totals 656,944
Age 19-44 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 500 488 345 3260 126 1832 983 271 863 643 0 434 11828 15769 5638 2228 0 1821 401 154 150 186 0 110 793 0 145 10105 0 5204 7192 0 2997 15 7 300 273 1,885 78 708 2,508 462 1,235 282 378 3,222 6,038 31 1,526 831 1,545 609 1,956 82 1,845 1,067 994 929 24 537 681 3 673 515 123 347 3,781 1,886 199 412 1,668 78 1,123 1,875 557 791 1,364 8 686 7,632 4 4,874 102 323 125 748 1 330 370 41 379 501 136 735 2,606 198 193 37 402 599 2,670 2,250 1,344 1,364 409 1,461 2,799 468 1,149 2,564 191 805 294 20 165 34 2 89 5,008 22 1,978 363 12 352 3,836 750 1,365 30,751 11 4,808 645 99 677 1,555 2,410 3 7 107 31 76 1,710 671 2,068 1,102 280 681 969 481 793 222 401 132,911 23,907 66,443 Total Special Veterans & Disabled Eligible Veterans Persons 147 2142 795 7927 454 4097 155 5398 2291 26071 504 7940 80 1126 93 442 56 812 1873 19893 1263 13763 2 69 104 923 332 3,488 505 3,837 1,122 11,235 660 11,489 240 2,599 390 6,912 57 1,315 120 2,762 390 2,305 151 1,754 653 9,224 173 3,195 352 6,722 332 4,720 266 1,697 2,097 19,820 58 555 149 1,736 329 1,649 177 5,008 213 2,486 154 2,215 815 11,634 914 5,512 556 4,417 490 8,703 393 5,517 51 967 47 332 785 8,504 165 1,363 643 6,347 2,236 49,199 253 3,361 885 10,067 4 40 43 400 1,096 10,282 289 2,445 208 2,222 224 1,353 26,834 329,991
State Abbr. AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA GU HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA PR RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VI VT WA WI WV WY
Age 45-54 Total Campaign Transitioning Special Veterans & Badge Service Disabled Disabled Eligible Veterans Members Veterans Veterans Persons 129 23 268 141 1568 1140 34 1004 481 5449 169 34 428 223 3068 1303 0 332 134 5409 14096 884 2676 1269 25447 4409 0 1025 310 6790 200 20 87 42 1951 218 0 102 83 219 394 0 97 40 824 4298 0 2880 1159 19426 2705 0 1678 795 9431 17 8 2 25 118 165 76 800 1,063 26 305 147 3,023 290 40 500 257 3,389 77 82 1,419 580 10,811 2,631 953 401 9,852 286 84 374 165 2,031 779 8 911 229 5,798 678 508 36 1,088 557 3 457 102 3,659 397 386 251 1,612 819 13 225 108 2,007 1,703 1,017 362 8,929 111 256 189 3,422 3,624 8 642 260 5,191 808 44 555 253 3,188 494 295 137 1,394 4,330 447 2,631 1,306 15,199 20 34 75 43 374 271 630 138 97 1,407 249 1 256 219 1,999 392 20 527 134 6,997 1,893 136 145 2,136 244 2 331 131 2,199 300 5,757 1,344 489 16,410 2,164 644 411 4,647 327 38 688 323 3,504 1,897 47 886 314 8,635 1,196 59 394 176 5,379 66 451 56 25 639 17 161 37 16 372 2,106 3 1,066 499 6,724 137 1 238 122 1,022 3,402 80 801 394 4,940 24,583 23,443 2,894 1,504 47,809 1,021 9 379 160 3,264 377 1,387 574 6,939 13 4 3 20 81 3 48 28 376 1,542 76 1,450 836 8,970 610 44 371 177 2,292 936 170 71 1,803 447 18 203 102 1,104 92,121 32,640 36,707 16,531 300,961
Age 55 and over Campaign Transitioning Special Badge Service Disabled Disabled Veterans Members Veterans Veterans 149 0 185 91 1319 10 580 269 220 3 262 122 2039 0 303 92 18276 25 1553 712 5039 0 619 195 461 636 71 27 99 0 32 28 545 0 77 40 6285 0 1926 736 2441 0 824 359 18 4 2 188 117 49 1,422 34 191 88 152 5 352 139 125 7 1,079 476 3,850 707 317 378 15 255 112 732 536 141 774 351 25 1,271 1 513 125 398 213 138 931 500 143 54 1,926 710 289 225 246 215 3,783 421 167 1,066 4 353 166 581 188 79 6,035 477 1,582 768 42 8 30 16 341 657 66 61 481 1 256 222 1,090 2 636 173 1,751 121 107 425 2 285 108 826 10,871 1,645 573 2,904 383 258 434 9 452 203 3,161 56 692 245 2,021 21 293 131 54 382 40 13 40 275 26 12 2,779 718 320 197 151 82 3,705 29 466 239 27,679 26,451 1,920 981 1,199 355 135 442 750 310 1 16 1 107 28 16 1,669 3 922 452 878 6 258 110 1,027 137 74 541 1 151 58 114,522 40,507 25,175 10,920 Total Recently Separated Veterans 136 5195 1938 4845 17217 3627 401 331 498 19116 17602 19 927 1,872 2,306 11,165 7,060 1,333 5,291 21 1,265 1,284 676 4,415 262 2,286 4,222 1,695 6,019 401 658 402 2,293 19 840 5,485 370 2,977 3,445 2,701 1,203 185 6,383 805 1,759 21,880 3,091 10,609 22 142 5,352 1,074 1,504 574 197,198
*Source: ETA 9002 (6/30/05)
ETA 9002 Report Veterans Referred to Employment by State For All Veterans’ and Age Groups
Veterans Referred to Employment by State for all Veterans' and Age Groups- 2005*
VETERANS Total Veterans & State State Eligible Abbr. Persons AK Alaska 709 AL Alabama 11,717 AR Arkansas 4,404 AZ Arizona 3,219 CA California 4,430 CO Colorado 6,852 CT Connecticut 481 DC District of Colu 204 DE Delaware 263 FL Florida 16,747 GA Georgia 19,492 GU Guam 23 HI Hawaii 795 IA Iowa 4,093 ID Idaho 6,106 IL Illinois 9,789 IN Indiana 10,817 KS Kansas 1,887 KY Kentucky 7,948 LA Louisiana 1,773 MA Massachusett 932 MD Maryland 2,278 ME Maine 1,704 MI Michigan 4,411 MN Minnesota 1,628 MO Missouri 7,428 MS Mississippi 5,400 MT Montana 2,132 24,494 NC North Carolina ND North Dakota 120 NE Nebraska 1,268 NH New Hampshi 1,243 NJ New Jersey 1,849 NM New Mexico 1,749 NV Nevada 1,647 NY New York 9,457 OH Ohio 3,324 OK Oklahoma 4,647 OR Oregon 8,628 PA Pennsylvania 7,029 PR Puerto Rico 324 RI Rhode Island 55 SC South Carolin 10,995 SD South Dakota 1,988 TN Tennessee 7,919 TX Texas 48,033 UT Utah 5,546 VA Virginia 11,642 VI Virgin Islands 47 VT Vermont 425 WA Washington 6,052 WI Wisconsin 1,190 WV West Virginia 3,468 1,201 WY Wyoming National Totals 302,002
Age 19-44 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 88 6 69 2,204 23 1,112 389 31 410 270 189 1,189 646 1,197 921 168 7 57 62 42 142 24 3,016 2,264 3,813 1,656 3 2 112 120 1,169 15 378 2,007 323 923 173 33 1,511 3,100 20 869 371 133 198 1,096 35 909 642 648 254 1 164 381 374 330 69 225 1,071 694 72 230 1,157 69 779 1,029 123 369 675 1 326 4,295 2 2,809 18 5 17 320 156 214 210 116 15 189 1,155 96 123 15 215 287 1,125 700 440 649 179 657 1,878 291 619 1,735 41 552 27 2 9 3,151 12 1,291 270 10 254 2,324 336 815 18,612 1,915 480 63 553 681 1,284 1 4 62 14 50 661 25 766 388 72 228 560 313 358 67 162 65,220 2,036 30,865 Special Disabled Veterans 23 463 219 72 314 293 25 35 8 835 672 1 45 173 363 558 384 80 201 38 33 213 100 216 97 234 156 122 1,246 5 83 183 46 81 83 325 293 226 221 253 3 1 521 117 374 874 203 471 2 25 399 99 132 87 12,326 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 504 5,104 1,920 2,397 2,928 4,680 417 174 143 8,534 7,885 13 414 2,245 2,960 5,230 5,811 961 3,376 808 800 1,273 1,056 2,495 1,324 4,465 2,285 993 12,282 62 781 1,006 1,380 1,159 1,340 5,362 1,998 2,313 5,297 3,835 176 49 5,312 1,028 3,996 19,681 2,878 5,382 26 269 4,196 666 1,401 677 153,747
Age 45-54 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 28 59 746 4 600 65 1 187 584 157 1,601 392 2,687 581 86 45 78 37 75 15 1,417 1,319 1,368 878 3 1 56 68 706 3 162 219 21 394 41 17 713 1,374 569 107 7 146 426 1 443 411 308 148 134 210 224 511 7 136 471 379 55 145 2,385 7 439 376 11 238 274 140 2,540 252 1,480 5 1 11 127 310 48 168 164 93 2 149 876 63 161 1 199 170 2,669 566 712 223 160 15 327 1,306 37 495 821 5 279 61 8 1 24 7 1,273 3 666 96 168 2,179 28 483 9,073 8,504 1,081 896 8 308 196 773 8 2 62 3 27 680 1 522 200 2 119 593 106 223 4 76 39,119 12,017 17,259 Special Disabled Veterans 23 254 104 52 220 189 20 32 5 527 404 1 29 77 201 302 240 64 106 16 36 143 66 118 103 193 107 60 698 8 39 139 39 66 72 206 129 149 139 114 6 4 324 82 222 543 132 320 12 289 66 37 38 7,565 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 299 2,998 1,091 2,206 2,311 3,937 449 72 141 6,630 4,121 2 284 1,795 2,477 4,075 4,198 629 2,068 585 926 777 818 1,671 1,232 2,979 1,124 842 7,920 71 596 1,085 1,158 831 1,163 5,269 1,477 1,443 4,701 3,386 109 34 3,454 747 2,482 15,979 2,758 3,235 14 216 3,034 594 1,029 568 114,090
Age 55 and over Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 31 36 737 2 303 73 1 94 820 149 1,707 219 2,964 383 197 2 35 29 16 102 11 1,595 740 938 376 1 63 45 861 2 112 106 4 251 64 460 1,778 358 134 1 75 339 198 427 190 361 149 195 109 508 9 83 409 190 107 119 2,269 254 382 1 123 355 94 3,315 242 823 10 9 128 315 25 288 148 177 127 699 44 256 142 421 4,027 503 890 122 165 4 170 2,036 36 358 1,307 4 197 84 9 3 27 1 1,411 386 137 103 1,949 9 236 8,986 9,016 562 1,048 290 205 368 11 1 68 17 604 335 254 1 66 589 79 260 67 42,758 13,798 10,360 Special Disabled Veterans 15 128 42 49 121 130 15 14 7 277 160 16 50 103 186 161 33 45 12 33 73 29 67 109 104 60 39 394 5 30 124 36 41 53 183 76 68 104 77 1 165 52 118 267 115 161 8 159 28 43 24 4,410 Total Recently Separated Veterans 19 3,392 757 1,134 1,688 1,688 147 81 73 6,896 7,822 4 291 1,092 1,765 4,401 3,671 563 2,427 13 316 613 390 1,340 88 1,662 2,079 760 3,020 52 265 208 498 6 462 1,856 127 1,282 2,026 1,712 134 19 3,941 615 1,089 10,927 2,059 4,949 13 80 1,736 349 817 283 83,697
ETA 9002 Report Veterans Who Entered Employment by State For All Veterans’ and Age Groups
Veterans who Entered Employment by State for all Veterans' and Age Groups - 2005*
VETERANS Total Veterans & State State Eligible Abbr. Persons AK Alaska 1898 AL Alabama 12026 AR Arkansas 4205 AZ Arizona 5587 CA California 33930 CO Colorado 8,035 CT Connecticut 1,064 DC District of Colu 486 DE Delaware 880 FL Florida 22,047 GA Georgia 18,497 GU Guam 10 HI Hawaii 923 IA Iowa 2,946 ID Idaho 1,763 IL Illinois 3,723 IN Indiana 11,469 KS Kansas 2,759 KY Kentucky 8,654 LA Louisiana 879 MA Massachusett 1,851 MD Maryland 2,136 ME Maine 1,261 MI Michigan 6,076 MN Minnesota 2,056 MO Missouri 7,482 MS Mississippi 3,868 MT Montana 1,281 20,654 NC North Carolina ND North Dakota 609 NE Nebraska 1,652 NH New Hampshi 1,513 NJ New Jersey 3,063 NM New Mexico 2,053 NV Nevada 2,144 NY New York 10,606 OH Ohio 6,164 OK Oklahoma 5,030 OR Oregon 7,299 PA Pennsylvania 6,487 PR Puerto Rico RI Rhode Island 411 SC South Carolin 10,250 SD South Dakota 1,536 TN Tennessee 8,419 TX Texas 39,197 UT Utah 3,579 VA Virginia 15,425 VI Virgin Islands 13 VT Vermont 452 WA Washington 8,454 WI Wisconsin 2,307 WV West Virginia 2,359 1,274 WY Wyoming National Totals 328,742
Age 19-44 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 184 0 182 2000 72 1106 320 3 375 354 0 295 6961 0 3356 1,142 936 243 6 94 186 156 429 63 2,871 2,318 3,784 1,478 72 141 1,004 210 500 24 227 27 31 380 2,922 36 740 405 704 347 1,291 904 201 668 376 1 266 406 224 197 4 132 1,231 753 77 250 740 142 674 579 118 269 393 100 2,649 3 2,116 28 88 65 377 1 168 224 258 132 290 1,656 111 118 240 192 1,087 1,327 740 645 252 710 1,058 45 653 1,090 43 506 6 58 2,469 19 1,133 168 6 185 2,069 12 793 6,518 14 1,759 299 137 319 231 1,615 2 69 6 43 912 923 628 155 297 339 203 321 63 183 52,420 1,985 31,101 Special Disabled Veterans 72 427 202 102 1299 227 44 124 28 873 556 46 81 87 101 280 111 204 2 75 90 53 194 98 194 88 42 841 41 73 216 69 96 81 323 495 245 295 239 26 430 73 348 770 104 592 20 486 88 75 102 11,828 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 993 5027 1726 2625 14691 4,419 674 274 447 10,095 6,721 69 441 1,218 824 1,604 5,423 1,482 3,363 423 1,401 1,021 715 2,866 1,225 4,080 1,588 519 9,134 229 303 1,049 1,854 1,099 1,592 5,135 2,989 2,131 4,181 5,287 224 4,284 735 3,742 14,632 1,530 5,949 3 307 5,044 1,127 876 689 150,079
Age 45-54 Campaign Transitioning Special Badge Service Disabled Disabled Veterans Members Veterans Veterans 38 0 124 58 784 24 583 266 74 0 176 82 1091 0 164 62 10720 0 1119 452 2,661 481 127 142 1 41 17 143 75 65 243 50 21 1,349 1,117 431 1,376 607 240 43 61 15 485 97 48 51 78 29 15 4 124 45 1,352 411 163 181 43 187 75 487 397 89 271 315 3 302 193 44 290 128 59 388 1 89 27 580 338 101 37 722 111 78 2,578 10 327 101 308 9 155 50 168 44 18 2,198 526 1,001 508 12 8 38 19 32 513 39 34 170 170 146 154 180 46 974 77 73 225 213 64 141 466 147 1,694 281 171 156 20 281 115 785 9 381 154 767 14 389 166 9 44 16 9 1,096 2 521 227 82 96 52 2,148 1 392 176 8,081 7,409 805 387 452 8 151 59 105 770 334 130 1 26 11 875 567 305 328 6 124 49 454 70 27 231 5 94 36 47,456 9,380 14,740 6,081 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 527 2685 1053 2066 9126 2,855 599 76 330 7,301 3,563 1 321 897 639 1,378 3,300 896 1,774 258 1,400 620 472 1,979 1,003 2,239 837 396 5,271 126 150 965 1,737 1,070 1,275 5,148 2,003 1,311 3,106 4,141 204 2,482 440 1,964 9,363 1,138 3,199 1 220 3,302 856 486 416 98,965
Age 55 and over Campaign Transitioning Special Badge Service Disabled Disabled Veterans Members Veterans Veterans 32 0 55 32 691 0 243 97 39 0 69 33 1041 0 111 43 6398 0 405 180 2,059 213 70 201 1 33 8 40 24 22 232 29 11 1,355 533 194 886 247 101 49 35 9 513 43 18 36 63 27 19 85 29 1,278 169 62 147 10 87 26 311 146 33 212 190 1 494 171 38 235 52 27 307 47 26 445 172 65 40 699 72 62 1,696 132 51 281 1 61 28 158 23 12 2,010 432 427 211 6 3 11 4 36 447 10 23 215 104 87 237 142 49 966 70 63 247 147 58 219 409 139 1,499 139 86 176 7 135 48 850 8 220 83 853 6 216 88 8 49 14 3 974 228 96 82 1 64 34 1,434 1 139 65 6,112 5,723 378 188 386 91 29 84 303 124 1 114 1 17 10 684 273 133 322 2 76 24 320 32 17 189 1 46 18 37,218 7,393 7,201 2,985 Total Recently Separated Veterans 57 3101 620 2365 7740 1,705 289 222 280 8,870 8,580 2 368 653 465 1,454 3,540 771 2,959 1 497 377 278 1,506 98 1,456 1,141 288 4,079 170 335 312 840 2 564 2,170 289 1,518 1,577 1,244 31 3,185 440 1,502 4,155 1,437 5,429 6 81 2,587 665 695 314 83,310
ETA 9002 Report Veterans Who Retained Employment at Six Months By State For All Veterans’ and Age Groups
Veterans who Retained Employment at Six Months by State for all Veterans' and Age Groups - 2005*
VETERANS Total Veterans & State State Eligible Abbr. Persons AK Alaska 1,439 AL Alabama 8,263 AR Arkansas 2,476 AZ Arizona 5,465 CA California 24,100 CO Colorado 6,838 CT Connecticut 972 DC District of Colu 394 DE Delaware 711 FL Florida 20,119 GA Georgia 16,181 GU Guam HI Hawaii 698 IA Iowa 2,038 ID Idaho 256 IL Illinois 2,667 IN Indiana 8,315 KS Kansas 2,417 KY Kentucky 6,360 LA Louisiana 683 MA Massachusett 1,413 MD Maryland 1,942 ME Maine 698 MI Michigan 4,700 MN Minnesota 1,741 MO Missouri 6,916 MS Mississippi 2,181 MT Montana 1,383 NC North Carolina 16,361 ND North Dakota 545 NE Nebraska 1,279 1,206 NH New Hampshi NJ New Jersey 2,246 NM New Mexico 1,622 NV Nevada 1,969 NY New York 8,084 OH Ohio 6,750 OK Oklahoma 4,302 OR Oregon 5,576 PA Pennsylvania 2,799 PR Puerto Rico RI Rhode Island 439 SC South Carolin 8,308 SD South Dakota 704 TN Tennessee 9,084 TX Texas 29,206 UT Utah 2,584 VA Virginia 12,840 VI Virgin Islands 1 VT Vermont 426 WA Washington 6,769 WI Wisconsin 2,137 WV West Virginia 1,445 961 WY Wyoming National Totals 259,009
Age 19-44 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 117 128 1,260 22 799 160 2 209 257 289 4,648 2,341 920 758 130 1 71 168 155 341 40 1,157 2,107 2,936 1,258 58 93 685 139 69 5 32 16 6 255 2,003 17 563 337 240 306 961 646 158 561 277 195 362 213 102 81 898 549 39 2 199 576 99 568 297 44 163 344 125 2,101 3 1,676 14 1 48 244 3 119 132 202 103 204 1,315 94 87 226 123 821 1,240 767 425 68 437 725 41 524 379 25 205 45 1,809 9 871 69 1 94 1,474 9 800 3,823 27 1,378 205 43 191 103 1,322 68 38 600 745 538 122 286 148 140 218 61 123 35,219 851 24,199 Special Disabled Veterans 49 309 102 83 880 184 34 127 23 693 431 22 51 13 74 214 105 128 2 50 68 32 143 74 173 59 52 668 24 47 168 54 70 60 246 525 159 242 98 22 321 39 351 586 60 463 21 344 87 49 69 8,948 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 726 3,502 1,115 2,705 11,058 3,627 608 177 326 9,445 6,106 367 876 135 1,151 3,832 1,200 2,435 330 1,012 900 391 2,122 1,063 3,475 948 620 7,166 223 203 814 1,318 874 1,363 3,994 3,257 1,900 3,125 3,214 257 3,470 326 3,947 11,093 1,089 5,010 285 3,872 1,082 549 544 119,227
Age 45-54 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 27 95 570 8 421 48 108 1,216 172 7,354 818 2,273 381 90 36 102 75 184 28 681 1,001 1,211 542 43 43 400 66 8 16 14 1 76 1,041 281 152 20 155 386 243 216 274 238 141 249 117 241 40 459 263 28 625 77 2,330 6 251 178 3 86 158 53 1,723 442 780 8 1 23 30 394 25 144 130 119 123 783 65 181 171 122 358 2,328 252 180 7 214 554 8 287 349 6 230 2 10 13 891 2 427 40 45 2,554 2 367 6,414 6,028 642 359 2 89 60 623 137 1 21 585 439 340 6 110 375 47 199 5 73 38,374 7,577 11,413 Special Disabled Veterans 38 193 54 59 325 102 17 65 14 365 198 13 33 7 34 109 60 49 41 49 15 80 62 82 32 22 395 13 22 111 28 59 56 115 147 85 127 96 8 184 21 163 320 38 279 8 234 29 11 29 4,696 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 355 1,777 681 2,028 8,479 2,204 533 52 239 6,419 3,160 240 630 93 1,053 2,175 691 1,210 201 1,004 504 260 1,305 741 1,878 497 386 4,089 121 116 694 1,223 859 1,005 3,595 2,197 1,158 2,259 2,565 267 1,900 197 2,076 6,930 770 2,620 183 2,342 768 246 315 77,290
Age 55 and over Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 20 35 433 164 29 40 1,012 88 6,228 390 1,531 150 130 34 37 23 155 19 526 435 739 189 41 26 373 36 9 13 44 825 115 136 1 68 253 102 158 159 344 102 179 36 168 21 288 98 27 533 53 1,416 107 147 36 135 22 1,541 371 309 6 6 22 318 11 126 80 162 93 775 48 184 110 132 270 1,829 134 159 96 546 2 167 363 1 129 1 13 16 701 151 45 1 22 1,614 2 145 4,672 4,477 279 267 47 44 233 110 16 441 178 306 59 214 18 156 1 30 29,759 5,720 5,248 Special Disabled Veterans 15 75 13 33 161 50 11 23 6 130 67 5 16 4 16 46 25 29 1 22 14 5 30 41 44 16 12 147 1 16 69 25 44 37 89 72 24 70 51 4 62 9 86 134 12 89 8 86 22 10 12 2,089 Total Separated Veterans 44 1,886 365 1,866 4,881 1,329 210 163 209 8,390 5,318 256 303 45 801 2,357 589 2,081 1 347 263 141 1,086 52 1,413 552 238 3,139 127 231 223 613 490 1,325 284 1,204 1,098 390 2,351 175 699 1,686 869 3,989 1 71 1,915 511 370 231 57,178
ETA 9002 Report Veterans Referred to Federal Jobs by State For All Veterans’ and Age Groups
Veterans Referred to Federal Jobs by State for all Veterans' and Age Groups -2005*
VETERANS Total Veterans & State State Eligible Abbr. Persons AK Alaska 72 AL Alabama 170 AR Arkansas 54 AZ Arizona CA California 451 CO Colorado 339 CT Connecticut DC District of Colu 3 DE Delaware 1 FL Florida 1,143 GA Georgia 262 GU Guam HI Hawaii 91 IA Iowa 166 ID Idaho 337 IL Illinois 704 IN Indiana 478 KS Kansas 108 KY Kentucky 528 LA Louisiana MA Massachusett 30 MD Maryland 160 ME Maine 16 MI Michigan MN Minnesota 7 MO Missouri 970 MS Mississippi 135 MT Montana 40 NC North Carolina 367 ND North Dakota 1 NE Nebraska 13 18 NH New Hampshi NJ New Jersey 20 NM New Mexico 46 NV Nevada 51 NY New York 229 OH Ohio 25 OK Oklahoma 132 OR Oregon 678 PA Pennsylvania PR Puerto Rico RI Rhode Island 1 SC South Carolin 1,399 SD South Dakota 321 TN Tennessee 129 TX Texas UT Utah 845 VA Virginia 585 VI Virgin Islands VT Vermont 22 WA Washington 105 WI Wisconsin 18 WV West Virginia 71 45 WY Wyoming National Totals 11,386
Age 19-44 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 17 12 36 30 3 1 11 136 89 79 51 1 2 1 269 229 67 26 16 21 54 19 88 20 45 17 1 121 169 2 54 26 19 13 95 3 98 9 3 36 26 1 3 5 1 1 211 23 175 30 3 15 10 4 87 62 5 2 9 4 3 27 1 9 7 6 44 2 6 23 7 33 175 22 59 1 607 7 299 57 2 64 23 16 15 85 16 91 45 79 2 3 4 16 3 25 7 1 4 12 7 20 5 7 2,589 157 1,867 Special Disabled Veterans 5 18 5 50 25 2 94 10 5 14 13 43 31 9 25 15 3 69 9 1 34 1 3 1 4 2 15 4 10 22 141 29 8 40 29 3 17 3 4 5 821 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 44 68 17 248 187 1 2 424 91 57 90 151 304 199 51 227 30 100 13 12 523 74 22 151 2 2 11 18 32 29 86 10 91 455 3 486 155 67 314 239 13 64 9 24 37 5,233
Age 45-54 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 4 8 15 15 3 115 59 120 43 1 86 127 19 18 2 9 43 12 19 2 22 2 2 55 60 32 14 1 17 39 1 57 5 7 29 24 5 4 2 271 2 109 18 1 9 7 3 36 3 45 1 1 2 2 1 4 19 6 6 1 36 15 2 11 1 19 137 2 53 2 141 144 14 46 32 14 98 3 50 15 43 4 2 12 8 4 4 9 4 12 7 1,431 56 1,102 Special Disabled Veterans 3 7 2 37 18 53 6 4 7 12 22 17 9 19 2 18 2 54 5 1 24 1 2 1 6 8 19 78 21 3 25 21 1 6 4 3 6 527 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 32 72 22 200 191 3 288 28 59 84 116 157 171 14 93 44 44 12 8 294 35 18 64 2 2 16 8 17 28 59 15 25 443 3 239 129 35 236 154 14 49 6 18 36 3,583
Age 55 and over Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 4 4 17 9 2 4 149 30 150 20 1 68 36 9 4 7 7 48 11 5 13 5 25 75 17 5 5 16 22 11 8 12 6 10 3 1 2 233 38 16 4 9 2 38 1 8 1 4 3 1 1 15 15 5 7 52 13 11 1 3 4 208 6 41 3 114 60 25 31 30 6 102 37 22 22 4 1 7 9 3 3 7 1 22 6 1,491 62 523 Special Disabled Veterans 2 3 3 18 8 18 2 5 6 5 10 9 2 8 2 6 1 2 13 2 1 6 1 3 3 3 3 1 2 12 29 15 4 18 12 8 3 249 Total Recently Separated Veterans 5 51 9 234 100 1 1 658 148 45 51 117 354 213 41 257 13 52 4 1 338 55 15 91 6 5 5 32 70 1 52 180 812 139 14 380 310 9 40 11 19 9 4,948
ETA 9002 Report Veterans Placed in Federal Jobs by State For All Veterans’ and Age Groups
Veterans Placed in Federal Jobs by State for all Veterans' and Age Groups - 2005*
VETERANS Total Veterans & State State Eligible Abbr. Persons AK Alaska AL Alabama 3 AR Arkansas 2 AZ Arizona CA California CO Colorado 13 CT Connecticut DC District of Colu DE Delaware 1 FL Florida 178 GA Georgia 10 GU Guam HI Hawaii 18 IA Iowa 4 ID Idaho 4 IL Illinois IN Indiana 12 KS Kansas KY Kentucky 33 LA Louisiana MA Massachusett 3 MD Maryland 4 ME Maine 1 MI Michigan MN Minnesota MO Missouri 102 MS Mississippi 9 MT Montana 3 130 NC North Carolina ND North Dakota NE Nebraska NH New Hampshi NJ New Jersey 12 NM New Mexico 3 NV Nevada 5 NY New York 10 OH Ohio 8 OK Oklahoma 26 OR Oregon 33 PA Pennsylvania PR Puerto Rico RI Rhode Island SC South Carolin 64 SD South Dakota 1 TN Tennessee 28 TX Texas 5 UT Utah 14 VA Virginia 28 VI Virgin Islands VT Vermont 1 WA Washington 10 WI Wisconsin WV West Virginia 2 5 WY Wyoming National Totals 785
Age 19-44 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 1 1 2 5 1 41 25 4 5 6 1 1 5 5 7 1 8 1 2 4 1 36 2 27 2 1 37 21 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 7 2 10 5 1 27 2 22 9 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 1 2 1 206 13 157 Special Disabled Veterans 1 2 12 2 1 2 3 2 13 1 12 1 1 1 3 15 4 1 1 1 4 83 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 7 2 5 73 4 13 1 1 1 1 17 2 5 42 22 1 57 14 2 3 2 1 46 16 13 2 17 2 3 20 2 1 398 Campaign Badge Veterans 3 2 15 1 2 1 23 3 1 16 1 1 5 6 6 4 1 1 2 1 95
Age 45-54 Transitioning Service Disabled Members Veterans 1 4 19 2 4 1 1 1 5 5 22 3 1 17 3 2 9 2 6 4 1 2 5 2 5 117 Special Disabled Veterans 1 2 9 2 1 1 2 4 12 1 11 3 1 6 2 2 2 62 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 5 5 55 1 4 7 3 1 11 5 2 19 5 1 29 1 1 3 4 3 9 32 14 6 10 1 10 3 2 5 257
Age 55 and over Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 1 5 1 14 5 2 2 2 4 2 2 15 8 1 2 13 3 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 16 2 8 6 2 1 9 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 1 104 4 45 Special Disabled Veterans 2 2 1 2 5 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 26 Total Recently Separated Veterans 2 5 94 10 8 1 2 3 14 1 1 59 8 20 4 5 3 12 11 51 1 1 3 6 19 1 6 2 353
ETA 9002 Report Veterans Who Received Some Staff Assisted Service by State For All Veterans’ and Age Groups
Veterans Who Received Some Reportable Service by State for all Veteran and Age Groups-2005*
VETERANS Total Veterans & State State Eligible Abbr. Persons AK Alaska 2,749 AL Alabama 16,734 AR Arkansas 8,217 AZ Arizona 5,965 CA California 8,423 CO Colorado 12,121 CT Connecticut 1,161 DC District of Colu 472 DE Delaware 1,010 FL Florida 37,462 GA Georgia 31,072 GU Guam 108 HI Hawaii 1,998 IA Iowa 5,795 ID Idaho 7,434 IL Illinois 18,884 IN Indiana 16,859 KS Kansas 5,623 KY Kentucky 15,171 LA Louisiana 2,656 MA Massachusett 3,486 MD Maryland 3,299 ME Maine 2,383 MI Michigan 16,343 MN Minnesota 4,358 MO Missouri 8,758 MS Mississippi 10,235 MT Montana 2,960 NC North Carolina 40,537 ND North Dakota 758 NE Nebraska 2,699 1,854 NH New Hampshi NJ New Jersey 7,458 NM New Mexico 4,106 NV Nevada 2,731 NY New York 21,669 OH Ohio 7,096 OK Oklahoma 6,616 OR Oregon 12,688 PA Pennsylvania 9,615 PR Puerto Rico 1,687 RI Rhode Island 549 SC South Carolin 16,925 SD South Dakota 2,309 TN Tennessee 12,615 TX Texas 79,840 UT Utah 6,068 VA Virginia 20,251 VI Virgin Islands 77 VT Vermont 552 WA Washington 15,917 WI Wisconsin 2,297 WV West Virginia 4,948 1,611 WY Wyoming National Totals 535,209
Age 19-44 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 359 465 260 3,181 122 1,790 810 264 811 485 335 2,365 15,769 1,180 2,042 1,667 351 60 130 141 91 511 93 9,427 4,903 6,918 2,770 15 7 300 273 1,713 20 641 2,406 452 1,195 238 357 2,735 4,882 29 1,322 815 1,532 597 1,956 82 1,845 1,017 897 929 24 537 596 3 573 450 104 296 3,753 1,872 197 407 1,325 71 908 1,836 545 775 966 8 428 7,571 4 4,825 64 267 76 696 1 305 310 16 302 501 136 735 2,602 198 192 37 395 599 2,670 1,644 997 977 282 1,059 2,557 414 1,064 2,500 182 789 233 6 133 34 2 89 4,908 21 1,936 332 12 324 3,825 750 1,352 28,649 3,017 509 74 583 1,260 2,213 3 7 88 22 66 1,681 577 2,019 682 187 421 904 447 502 103 228 113,807 23,000 55,588 Special Disabled Veterans 114 774 431 125 550 494 74 76 38 1,781 1,153 2 104 301 489 972 569 236 390 56 120 340 133 648 172 275 324 181 2,072 32 139 263 177 213 151 815 669 405 457 387 40 47 775 149 638 1,367 218 807 4 38 1,070 179 194 126 22,354 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 1,445 7,765 3,813 3,969 5,159 7,356 893 349 567 18,701 13,164 69 923 3,084 3,633 9,447 9,170 2,515 6,912 1,229 2,762 1,959 1,529 9,162 2,989 5,453 4,628 1,286 19,593 256 1,614 1,384 5,008 2,473 2,200 11,634 4,227 3,285 8,021 5,337 618 332 8,346 1,208 6,317 31,992 3,081 9,262 40 336 10,077 1,410 1,998 946 270,926
Age 45-54 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 95 23 207 1,105 32 987 150 34 405 987 262 2,831 884 657 4,122 946 181 12 82 172 79 271 63 4,070 2,713 2,599 1,562 17 8 118 165 959 3 262 274 40 485 64 77 1,240 2,162 837 272 83 361 779 8 911 618 448 557 3 457 362 334 719 12 195 1,696 1,006 111 254 2,929 8 509 790 43 548 368 189 4,279 439 2,608 11 33 46 259 581 128 216 212 392 20 527 1,882 135 243 2 330 300 5,757 1,344 1,717 503 247 22 529 1,772 44 830 1,161 55 388 53 315 41 17 161 37 2,074 3 1,047 118 1 214 3,386 80 799 15,049 13,964 1,706 946 9 330 320 1,284 13 4 75 3 39 1,521 55 1,428 377 36 229 832 162 315 8 122 66,940 22,863 31,194 Special Disabled Veterans 106 471 207 102 357 300 40 65 27 1,093 736 2 76 126 250 514 363 157 229 35 102 220 97 359 188 215 249 88 1,295 29 91 179 134 144 131 489 328 237 296 173 18 16 490 112 393 852 142 536 3 21 825 115 66 60 13,949 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 935 5,351 2,802 4,057 4,748 6,344 1,509 173 539 18,140 9,109 25 800 2,652 3,219 9,070 7,819 1,977 5,798 1,044 3,655 1,335 1,761 8,859 3,286 4,170 3,122 1,128 15,032 189 1,308 1,687 6,996 2,135 2,179 16,410 3,703 2,413 7,966 5,192 392 372 6,609 907 4,922 30,768 2,950 6,339 20 300 8,795 1,378 1,649 799 244,837
Age 55 and over Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 104 134 1,292 10 570 182 3 244 1,522 251 3,400 25 406 4,717 580 417 405 64 71 28 370 58 5,885 1,821 2,360 776 18 4 188 117 1,267 4 168 150 5 340 103 5 953 3,152 617 369 15 250 732 536 736 319 1,270 1 513 355 181 794 484 129 1,911 703 224 243 3,011 330 1,043 4 345 475 134 5,978 465 1,570 27 8 22 323 595 65 405 213 1,090 2 636 1,750 121 421 2 282 826 10,871 1,645 2,367 301 308 6 295 2,913 51 656 1,959 21 288 39 265 28 40 275 26 2,731 707 171 133 3,688 29 465 17,498 16,287 1,040 1,113 313 370 708 1 16 1 93 22 1,637 2 896 536 5 162 930 127 378 1 103 83,710 29,862 21,639 Special Disabled Veterans 68 262 112 75 214 192 25 24 30 696 332 2 49 76 135 429 273 110 141 25 125 121 47 285 212 134 165 59 765 14 55 183 173 107 108 573 200 125 235 129 10 12 316 68 239 506 122 297 12 438 73 69 39 9,286 Total Recently Separated Veterans 106 5,071 1,636 2,609 3,658 3,365 324 248 304 17,811 17,194 19 927 1,641 2,201 9,096 5,717 1,307 5,291 21 1,265 945 564 4,367 262 1,900 4,142 1,190 6,005 235 627 348 2,293 19 830 5,485 258 2,068 3,162 2,615 889 185 6,258 736 1,750 19,033 2,482 9,197 22 112 4,855 662 1,397 384 165,088
*Source: ETA 9002 (6/30/04)
VETS 200 Report Veterans Who Received Intensive Services (Case Management) by State For All Veterans’ and Age Groups
Veterans who Received Intensive Services by State for All Veterans' and Age Groups - 2005*
VETERANS Total Veterans & State State Eligible Abbr. Persons AK Alaska 249 AL Alabama 290 AR Arkansas 137 AZ Arizona CA California 6,491 CO Colorado 456 CT Connecticut 99 DC District of Colu 142 DE Delaware 54 FL Florida 545 GA Georgia 405 GU Guam 108 HI Hawaii 36 IA Iowa 363 ID Idaho 244 IL Illinois 103 IN Indiana 106 KS Kansas 87 KY Kentucky 316 LA Louisiana 119 MA Massachusett 1,653 MD Maryland 320 ME Maine 65 MI Michigan 133 MN Minnesota 316 MO Missouri 138 MS Mississippi 270 MT Montana 116 NC North Carolina 502 ND North Dakota 146 NE Nebraska 175 406 NH New Hampshi NJ New Jersey 252 NM New Mexico 3,957 NV Nevada 125 NY New York 291 OH Ohio 297 OK Oklahoma 108 OR Oregon 181 PA Pennsylvania 107 PR Puerto Rico 1 RI Rhode Island 17 SC South Carolin 1,039 SD South Dakota 128 TN Tennessee 177 TX Texas 1,904 UT Utah 386 VA Virginia 168 VI Virgin Islands 2 VT Vermont 26 WA Washington 279 WI Wisconsin 484 WV West Virginia 77 37 WY Wyoming National Totals 24,633
Age 19-44 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 37 7 18 56 194 10 91 1,815 920 151 185 42 5 55 97 66 26 4 127 301 99 162 15 7 7 18 138 2 231 75 134 1 45 35 36 18 4 52 56 80 47 60 517 4 339 84 102 19 5 28 38 53 25 134 21 1 33 49 2 59 42 44 123 247 17 13 22 53 63 78 71 37 82 2,485 191 11 2 49 25 161 81 112 18 3 66 63 10 56 24 96 1 5 402 161 44 46 61 36 67 707 353 26 2 37 11 76 3 7 33 123 152 128 22 42 16 3 9 8,140 99 5,721 Special Disabled Veterans 5 137 56 420 99 42 55 1 205 111 2 8 134 78 24 20 35 24 20 77 75 18 22 72 15 35 26 141 10 48 63 37 205 24 89 87 42 36 60 2 71 29 54 224 15 50 7 107 64 23 5 3,309 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 158 197 69 3,955 267 55 164 31 334 219 69 16 182 134 69 74 49 182 61 1,322 236 47 85 245 113 130 55 335 50 123 331 168 2,374 112 150 183 66 113 39 13 678 40 78 897 356 123 15 247 289 30 14 15,342
Age 45-54 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 11 21 39 102 7 49 2,183 479 159 69 21 28 141 68 15 4 74 173 44 91 17 8 2 8 70 84 11 1 51 23 21 19 10 33 24 43 26 27 269 284 61 63 25 1 22 18 22 19 86 49 1 24 21 35 17 18 85 2 144 1 13 24 43 23 55 50 16 1 58 1,791 131 16 51 11 77 76 59 50 8 33 39 31 10 28 1 6 4 223 113 8 26 52 2 39 386 368 218 107 25 5 51 4 1 6 33 102 93 60 12 16 4 4 6,396 504 3,286 Special Disabled Veterans 7 74 25 248 31 18 57 1 123 66 2 7 50 34 13 11 22 10 10 68 50 15 12 65 13 22 16 98 9 26 42 24 140 20 38 39 19 17 21 3 67 15 24 147 8 27 5 89 47 11 2,006 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 105 59 34 3,626 181 30 62 23 181 113 25 10 96 103 45 73 29 92 36 1,632 131 22 35 208 42 66 56 130 41 81 470 134 2,070 113 111 123 23 78 23 19 420 22 45 485 148 45 10 103 285 29 26 12,149
Age 55 and over Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 16 10 24 34 5 23 2,644 293 161 51 14 9 56 21 19 2 60 88 28 34 18 4 5 3 62 43 7 9 2 12 31 10 11 15 24 21 32 22 647 327 46 32 12 1 12 10 11 23 55 38 6 24 18 28 19 68 2 52 5 6 24 38 15 120 59 24 52 1,693 118 30 39 26 95 55 86 37 3 11 41 17 11 13 6 15 3 238 69 7 13 38 1 24 251 355 95 51 14 5 17 3 3 25 35 106 39 19 13 13 11 6,940 507 1,994 Special Disabled Veterans 5 27 12 153 36 7 18 2 60 21 2 2 22 6 4 7 9 6 4 92 29 6 6 48 3 13 11 34 3 20 48 22 105 16 32 27 6 13 8 1 32 9 20 68 5 10 1 26 20 7 7 1,151 Total Recently Separated Veterans 22 101 38 2,742 200 35 92 12 266 197 19 14 123 54 42 31 24 120 665 74 23 51 43 24 139 48 83 81 39 94 106 19 49 52 18 30 71 26 10 453 105 28 440 101 54 2 72 170 24 7 7,333
ETA 9002 Report Veterans Placed in Federal Training by State For All Veterans’ and Age Groups
Veterans Placed in Federal Training by State for all Veterans' and Age Groups - 2005*
VETERANS Total Veterans & State State Eligible Abbr. Persons AK Alaska 6 AL Alabama AR Arkansas AZ Arizona 22 CA California 17 CO Colorado 6 CT Connecticut DC District of Colu 6 DE Delaware 21 FL Florida 217 GA Georgia 40 GU Guam HI Hawaii 22 IA Iowa 31 ID Idaho 25 IL Illinois 15 IN Indiana 39 KS Kansas 2 KY Kentucky 54 LA Louisiana 15 MA Massachusett 87 MD Maryland ME Maine 54 MI Michigan 26 MN Minnesota 14 MO Missouri MS Mississippi 61 MT Montana 7 348 NC North Carolina ND North Dakota 4 NE Nebraska NH New Hampshi 1 NJ New Jersey 20 NM New Mexico 7 NV Nevada 16 NY New York 14 OH Ohio 29 OK Oklahoma 20 OR Oregon 177 PA Pennsylvania 196 PR Puerto Rico 3 RI Rhode Island 1 SC South Carolin 36 SD South Dakota 30 TN Tennessee 137 TX Texas UT Utah 102 VA Virginia 81 VI Virgin Islands 1 VT Vermont 4 WA Washington 31 WI Wisconsin 11 WV West Virginia 1 14 WY Wyoming National Totals 2,071
Age 19-44 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 9 1 29 68 15 28 4 3 12 21 9 21 9 9 12 2 2 5 5 7 11 21 15 15 2 11 7 10 1 6 12 4 6 2 3 90 59 2 2 3 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 54 3 90 60 68 1 1 8 5 7 22 44 46 24 7 2 10 17 13 2 8 17 1 1 4 1 2 482 60 567 Special Disabled Veterans 2 1 42 20 2 15 8 6 6 2 1 3 3 4 2 4 3 2 31 1 3 2 58 48 2 15 13 3 5 2 12 1 322 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 4 15 10 4 11 81 21 17 5 6 8 18 17 2 86 48 5 13 4 21 5 146 3 2 18 7 8 12 13 2 60 128 2 32 13 30 76 33 17 14 6 1,023
Age 45-54 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 5 2 6 2 3 1 5 9 25 7 16 1 3 4 3 4 2 3 5 3 2 1 1 16 13 21 12 4 7 4 1 6 2 2 40 27 1 1 2 6 1 1 1 8 4 3 1 1 19 30 28 31 2 7 6 3 13 13 6 6 16 5 4 8 9 3 1 1 3 247 16 249 Special Disabled Veterans 1 2 1 15 12 4 4 3 3 4 2 7 2 17 1 1 1 22 22 1 7 3 2 4 7 1 149 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 1 14 8 3 4 40 6 11 2 5 9 2 10 2 110 36 4 7 3 11 102 20 4 7 13 5 2 42 100 3 32 4 10 30 13 1 6 5 3 690
Age 55 and over Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 10 1 8 2 3 8 7 1 3 5 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 34 11 18 3 3 2 1 1 3 1 39 12 4 2 4 1 1 11 3 3 2 1 18 18 55 12 2 16 2 4 8 2 9 5 1 2 1 3 2 5 2 270 13 105 Special Disabled Veterans 5 2 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 7 1 1 1 2 1 11 9 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 63 Total Recently Separated Veterans 5 6 1 4 4 76 27 10 14 11 8 12 2 12 28 13 15 3 24 1 53 2 5 3 5 2 7 52 43 2 7 15 24 29 30 1 11 2 3 572
ETA 9002 Report Veterans Referred to Federal Training by State For All Veterans’ and Age Groups
Veterans Referred to Federal Training by State for all Veterans' and Age Groups - 2005*
VETERANS Total Veterans & State State Eligible Abbr. Persons AK Alaska 97 AL Alabama 38 AR Arkansas 7 AZ Arizona 1 CA California 287 CO Colorado 387 CT Connecticut 9 DC District of Colu 30 DE Delaware 4 FL Florida 681 GA Georgia 449 GU Guam HI Hawaii 40 IA Iowa 267 ID Idaho 89 IL Illinois 56 IN Indiana 50 KS Kansas 12 KY Kentucky 91 LA Louisiana 221 MA Massachusett 1 MD Maryland 19 ME Maine 172 MI Michigan 67 MN Minnesota 199 MO Missouri 19 MS Mississippi 156 MT Montana 28 624 NC North Carolina ND North Dakota 36 NE Nebraska 149 NH New Hampshi 5 NJ New Jersey 15 NM New Mexico 161 NV Nevada 10 NY New York 144 OH Ohio 72 OK Oklahoma 54 OR Oregon 286 PA Pennsylvania 227 PR Puerto Rico 174 RI Rhode Island 14 SC South Carolin 67 SD South Dakota 73 TN Tennessee 333 TX Texas 161 UT Utah 60 VA Virginia 106 VI Virgin Islands 1 VT Vermont 4 WA Washington 299 WI Wisconsin 79 WV West Virginia 26 3 WY Wyoming National Totals 6,660
Age 19-44 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 11 2 8 7 12 1 2 95 58 85 66 6 4 10 5 1 173 206 135 214 7 4 91 3 77 40 53 1 28 20 18 3 8 13 15 109 67 1 3 5 56 14 45 28 23 13 37 2 4 55 4 14 11 9 279 67 13 3 3 45 31 3 4 1 2 106 8 1 1 14 21 16 21 14 6 15 102 23 51 78 1 36 18 2 6 36 12 19 34 154 21 72 90 20 7 2 9 37 19 3 66 90 36 26 3 4 2,098 81 1,554 Special Disabled Veterans 2 7 2 30 22 4 128 141 2 46 33 16 10 5 2 11 3 27 10 16 2 8 8 43 15 3 1 2 8 20 6 32 18 3 3 3 18 41 13 5 10 2 63 16 2 862 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 71 12 2 106 344 2 12 1 205 174 23 159 34 13 40 2 33 109 16 125 32 183 17 62 9 197 12 58 1 15 96 10 88 27 17 127 88 47 10 26 37 133 58 31 34 1 3 134 56 10 3,102
Age 45-54 Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 3 6 3 6 1 57 25 196 45 4 1 1 48 82 40 98 3 1 53 35 10 21 12 13 13 2 2 3 56 31 5 65 1 25 10 9 15 21 10 1 4 21 11 5 3 54 3 19 5 10 19 5 1 4 64 4 1 5 43 14 11 6 1 6 46 1 29 14 15 21 6 1 5 1 11 11 8 23 80 2 31 35 29 15 13 1 5 9 1 2 22 46 20 18 5 1,027 127 724 Special Disabled Veterans 3 3 18 15 1 50 65 1 15 12 7 8 1 1 8 9 7 19 4 7 2 12 4 3 5 3 3 4 18 5 4 1 7 11 16 10 3 2 31 13 411 Total Veterans & Eligible Persons 46 7 1 1 121 238 3 6 3 99 65 20 99 19 6 278 3 24 92 4 70 20 213 16 57 10 89 3 36 1 5 83 4 98 11 17 105 79 33 6 20 31 108 48 20 16 121 39 6 2 2,502
Age 55 and over Campaign Transitioning Badge Service Disabled Veterans Members Veterans 2 3 4 4 86 16 193 35 2 4 1 26 36 17 23 6 3 66 1 15 10 5 103 18 4 2 68 20 36 3 10 14 2 20 20 14 2 26 5 7 2 44 12 1 1 10 12 2 1 2 74 3 1 3 76 14 9 3 3 1 4 64 15 29 8 22 5 1 5 1 14 5 7 14 90 15 18 34 4 9 4 5 3 37 21 11 7 2 1,131 154 375 Special Disabled Veterans 1 2 7 14 23 17 9 8 3 9 1 2 5 1 18 1 3 1 4 1 1 1 2 6 3 2 9 2 2 1 3 9 11 3 2 3 9 4 203 Total Recently Separated Veterans 3 15 3 1 154 96 4 6 1 447 339 22 95 31 44 27 3 38 1 4 76 22 12 5 66 15 321 21 51 4 5 2 4 47 7 35 150 89 109 2 31 30 97 71 27 61 1 139 34 9 1 2,878
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