ETA Highlights
February 09, 2010
Recovery
Information and reports
Unemployment Insurance
Unemployment claims need to be filed with your state agency.
The U.S. Department of Labor does not process individual claims.
The U.S. Department of Labor does not process individual claims.
Grants
Regions and States
ETA Program and News Updates
- News Releases
- 2011 Budget for the Department of Labor
- The President's Budget Fact Sheet for DOL
- State Energy Sector partnership grant fact sheet
- Pathways Out of Poverty grant fact sheets
- Energy Training Partnership grant fact sheets
- Green Jobs Grant Fact Sheets
- Latest Unemployment Insurance Data
- PY 2009 State Allotments for WIA and Wagner-Peyser
- 2009 Lower Living Standard Income Level Guidelines
- WIA State Plans Posted
Find A Job
- Find Jobs, Training Opportunities, and Career Information
- Career Voyages
Guidance and resources for advancing your career - Jobseekers
Programs, resources and online tools help workers in all stages of the job and career development - Worker Reemployment Portal
Employment, training, and financial help during job transition - Youth
A variety of career resources available specifically for youth - Jobs for Veterans Act
ETA Library / Policy / Budget / Research
- Search Agency Policy and Guidance
- TEGL–Training & Employment Guidance Letter
- TEN–Training & Employment Notice
- UIPL–Unemployment Insurance Program Letter and other ETA advisories
- Legislative Information
- Budget Information
- Research Publications
ETA Programs & Offices
Foreign Labor Certification (FLC)
Latest Labor Market Data
| Consumer Price Index: | +0.1% in December 2009 |
| Unemployment Rate: | 10.0% in December 2009 |
| Payroll Employment: | -85,000(p) in December 2009 |
| Average Hourly Earnings: | +$0.03(p) in December 2009 |
| Producer Price Index: | +0.2%(p) in December 2009 |
| Employment Cost Index: | +0.5% in 4th Qtr/2009 |
| Productivity: | +6.2% in 4th Qtr/2009 |
| U.S. Import Price Index: | Unchanged in December 2009 |
| Other DOL Statistics: | |
| Unemployment Initial Claims: | 480,000 in the week ending January 30, 2010 |
| UI Claims 4-Week Average: | 468,750 in the week ending January 30, 2010 |
| Federal Minimum Wage: | $7.25 in Current |
| p - preliminary; c - corrected | |