Employment and Training Administration

José Javier Rodríguez^[1], Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training

Websitewww.dol.gov/agencies/eta

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is part of the U.S. Department of Labor. Its mission is to provide training, employment, labor market information, and income maintenance services. ETA administers federal government job training and worker dislocation programs, federal grants to states for public employment service programs, and unemployment insurance benefits. These services are primarily provided through state and local workforce development systems.

President Joe Biden nominated labor lawyer and Florida politician José Javier Rodríguez for the position of Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, the agency's leader, on June 2, 2021; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 21, 2024.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Programs administered

Career Advancement Accounts
Community-Based Job Training Grants
Disaster Unemployment Assistance
Federal Bonding Program
Foreign Labor Certification
High Growth Job Training Grants
Indian and Native American Job Training Program
Job Corps
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Job Training Program
National Emergency Grants
One-Stop Career Centers
Occupational Information Network (Holland Codes)
Registered Apprenticeship
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Unemployment Insurance
Wagner-Peyser Act Programs
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED)
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult Job Training Programs
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Dislocated Worker Programs
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth Job Training Programs
YouthBuild

History

The agency was at first called the Manpower Administration when it was founded in 1954. It was given its present name in 1975.^[5]

The most recent confirmed Assistant Secretary is John Pallasch, who was sworn in on July 29, 2019. ^[6] He resigned on January 20, 2021. Suzan Levine was named as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary by the incoming Biden administration on January 28, 2021, and served as the Acting Assistant Secretary.^[7]

References

^ "About Us | U.S. Department of Labor".
^ "President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations". whitehouse.gov. White House. 2 July 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ "Biden taps Miami politician to lead Labor Department's unemployment programs". Miami Herald. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
^ "Senate Approves DOL Training Arm Nominee After Long Wait". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration Employment and Training Administration] in the Federal Register
^ "Assistant Secretary | U.S. Department of Labor".
^ "Trump Hire Aims to 'Burrow in' as Biden Taps Employment Head (1)". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

External links

Official website
State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations account on USAspending.gov
Training and Employment Service account on USAspending.gov
Job Corps account on USAspending.gov

United States Department of Labor