Impacts of the Ryan/Romney Budget on People Receiving Training and Employment Services
In communities all across the country, federal job training programs are helping meet a critical need. As manufacturing jobs have shifted from assembly-line positions to advanced manufacturing, schools have partnered with non-profits, business, and government to develop job training programs that help equip dislocated workers with skills that match employer needs. Many of these programs depend on federal funding through the Workforce Investment Act, which supports employment services and training programs that serve millions of workers across the country each year.
House Republicans, led by Paul Ryan, passed a budget resolution that would cut spending for these kinds of services by over 5 percent in 2013 and 19 percent in 2014 - all while showering families making more than $250,000 per year with over $1 trillion in tax cuts. It's an approach that fails the basic test of balance, fairness, and shared responsibility, and it would be a devastating blow to struggling middle class families.
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Adults who would lose Training & Employment Services in 2013 |
Dislocated Workers who would lose Training & Employment Services in 2013 |
Youth who would lose Training & Employment Services in 2013 |
Adults who would lose Training & Employment Services in 2014 |
Dislocated Workers who would lose Training & Employment Services in 2014 |
Youth who would lose Training & Employment Services in 2014 |
People who would lose Job search assistance in 2014 |
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National Total |
376,000 |
49,000 |
13,000 |
1,400,000 |
980,000 |
115,000 |
45,000 |
3,500,000 |
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Pennsylvania |
11,000 |
2,000 |
400 |
53,000 |
31,000 |
4,000 |
1,000 |
132,000 |
Estimates assume the same formula allocation for each state as in 2012. Since states may gain or lose funding each year depending on future changes in economic conditions, these estimates do not reflect precisely what would happen in 2013 and 2014. The projected decrease in participants for each state was derived by applying the percentage reduction in funding for each state to the national projected reduction in the number of participants served.
