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Employment and Training
Administration
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(WIA); Lower Living Standard Income
Level (LLSIL)
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Title I of WIA (Pub. L. 105–
220) requires the U.S. Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) to update and publish the
LLSIL tables annually, for uses
described in the law (including
determining eligibility for youth). WIA
defines the term ‘‘low income
individual’’ as one who qualifies under
various criteria, including an individual
who received income for a six-month
period that does not exceed the higher
level of the poverty line or 70 percent
of the LLSIL. This issuance provides the
Secretary’s annual LLSIL for 2013 and
references the current 2013 Health and
Human Services ‘‘Poverty Guidelines.’’
DATES: This notice is effective March 19,
2013.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS
ON LLSIL: Please contact Samuel Wright,
Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room S–
4526, Washington, DC 20210;
Telephone: 202–693–2870; Fax: 202–
693–3015 (these are not toll-free
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numbers); Email address:
wright.samuel.e@dol.gov. Individuals
with hearing or speech impairments
may access the telephone number above
via Text Telephone (TTY/TDD) by
calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service at 1–877–889–5627 (TTY/
TDD).
For Further Information or Questions
on Federal Youth Employment
Programs: Please contact Jennifer Kemp,
Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room N–
4464, Washington, DC 20210;
Telephone: 202–693–3377; Fax: 202–
693–3110 (these are not toll-free
numbers); Email:
kemp.jennifer@dol.gov. Individuals with
hearing or speech impairments may
access the telephone number above via
TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–877–
889–5627 (TTY/TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of WIA is to provide workforce
investment activities through statewide
and local workforce investment systems
that increase the employment, retention,
and earnings of participants. WIA
programs are intended to increase the
occupational skill attainment by
participants and the quality of the
workforce, thereby reducing welfare
dependency and enhancing the
productivity and competitiveness of the
Nation.
LLSIL is used for several purposes
under the WIA. Specifically, WIA
Section 101(25) defines the term ‘‘low
income individual’’ for eligibility
purposes, and Sections 127(b)(2)(C) and
132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV) define the terms
‘‘disadvantaged youth’’ and
‘‘disadvantaged adult’’ in terms of the
poverty line or LLSIL for State formula
allotments. The governor and State/local
workforce investment boards (WIBs) use
the LLSIL for determining eligibility for
youth and adults for certain services.
ETA encourages governors and State/
local WIBs to consult the WIA
regulations and the preamble to the WIA
Final Rule (published at 65 FR 49294
August 11, 2000) for more specific
guidance in applying LLSIL to program
requirements. The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
published the most current povertylevel guidelines in the Federal Register
on January 24, 2013 (Volume 78,
Number 16), pp. 5182–5183. The HHS
2013 Poverty guidelines may also be
found on the Internet at https://
aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/13poverty.cfm.
ETA plans to have the 2013 LLSIL
available on its Web site at https://
www.doleta.gov/llsil/2013/.
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WIA Section 101(24) defines LLSIL as
‘‘that income level (adjusted for
regional, metropolitan, urban and rural
differences and family size) determined
annually by the Secretary [of Labor]
based on the most recent lower living
family budget issued by the Secretary.’’
The most recent lower living family
budget was issued by the Secretary in
fall 1981. The four-person urban family
budget estimates, previously published
by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS), provided the basis for the
Secretary to determine the LLSIL. BLS
terminated the four-person family
budget series in 1982, after publication
of the fall 1981 estimates. Currently,
BLS provides data to ETA, which ETA
then uses to develop the LLSIL tables,
as provided in the Appendices to this
Federal Register notice.
ETA published the 2012 updates to
the LLSIL in the Federal Register of
March 28, 2012, at Vol. 77, No. 60 pp.
18865–18869. This notice again updates
the LLSIL to reflect cost of living
increases for 2012, by calculating the
percentage change in the most recent
2012 Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for an area to
the 2011 CPI–U, and then applying this
calculation to each of the March 28,
2012 LLSIL figures. The updated figures
for a four-person family are listed in
Appendix A, Table 1, by region for both
metropolitan and non-metropolitan
areas. Numbers in all of the Appendix
tables are rounded up to the nearest
dollar. Since program eligibility for lowincome individuals, ‘‘disadvantaged
adults’’ and ‘‘disadvantaged youth’’ may
be determined by family income at 70
percent of the LLSIL, pursuant to WIA
Sections 101(25), 127(b)(2)(C), and
132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV), respectively, those
figures are listed as well.
I. Jurisdictions
Jurisdictions included in the various
regions, based generally on the Census
Regions of the U.S. Department of
Commerce, are as follows:
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A. Northeast
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virgin Islands
B. Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
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Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
updated 2012 LLSIL for family sizes of
one to six persons. Because Tables 1–3
only list the LLSIL for a family of four,
Table 4 can be used to separately
determine the LLSIL for families of
between one and six persons. For
families larger than six persons, an
amount equal to the difference between
the six-person and the five-person
family income levels should be added to
the six-person family income level for
each additional person in the family.
Where the poverty level for a particular
family size is greater than the
corresponding 70 percent of the LLSIL
figure, the figure is italicized. A
modified Microsoft Excel version of
Appendix D, Table 4, with the area
names, will be available on the ETA
LLSIL Web site at https://
www.doleta.gov/llsil/2013/. Appendix
E, Table 5, indicates 100 percent of
LLSIL for family sizes of one to six, and
is used to determine self-sufficiency as
noted at 20 CFR 663.230 of the WIA
regulations and WIA Section
134(d)(3)(A)(ii).
C. South
Alabama
American Samoa
Arkansas
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Northern Marianas
Oklahoma
Palau
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
Kentucky
Louisiana
Marshall Islands
Maryland
Micronesia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
D. West
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Additionally, separate figures have
been provided for Alaska, Hawaii, and
Guam as indicated in Appendix B,
Table 2.
For Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam, the
year 2012 figures were updated from the
2012 ‘‘State Index’’ based on the ratio of
the urban change in the State (using
Anchorage for Alaska and Honolulu for
Hawaii and Guam) compared to the
West regional metropolitan change, and
then applying that index to the West
regional metropolitan change.
Data on 23 selected Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) are also
available. These are based on annual
and semiannual CPI–U changes for a 12month period ending in December 2012.
The updated LLSIL figures for these
MSAs and 70 percent of LLSIL are
reported in Appendix C, Table 3.
Appendix D, Table 4 lists each of the
various figures at 70 percent of the
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II. Use of These Data
Governors should designate the
appropriate LLSILs for use within the
State from Appendices A, B, and C,
containing Tables 1 through 3.
Appendices D and E, which contain
Tables 4 and 5, which adjust a family
of four figure for larger and smaller
families, may be used with any LLSIL
designated area. The governor’s
designation may be provided by
disseminating information on MSAs and
metropolitan and non-metropolitan
areas within the State or it may involve
further calculations. For example, the
State of New Jersey may have four or
more LLSIL figures for Northeast
metropolitan, Northeast nonmetropolitan, portions of the State in
the New York City MSA, and those in
the Philadelphia MSA. If a workforce
investment area includes areas that
would be covered by more than one
LLSIL figure, the governor may
determine which is to be used.
Under 20 CFR 661.110, a State’s
policies and measures for the workforce
investment system shall be accepted by
the Secretary to the extent that they are
consistent with WIA and WIA
regulations.
III. Disclaimer on Statistical Uses
It should be noted that publication of
these figures is only for the purpose of
meeting the requirements specified by
WIA as defined in the law and
regulations. BLS has not revised the
lower living family budget since 1981,
and has no plans to do so. The fourperson urban family budget estimates
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series has been terminated. The CPI–U
adjustments used to update LLSIL for
this publication are not precisely
comparable, most notably because
certain tax items were included in the
1981 LLSIL, but are not in the CPI–U.
Thus, these figures should not be used
for any statistical purposes, and are
valid only for those purposes under
WIA as defined in the law and
regulations.
Appendix A
TABLE 1—LOWER LIVING STANDARD
INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF
FOUR PERSONS) BY REGION 1
2013
adjusted
LLSIL
Region 2
Northeast:
Metro .........
Non-Metro 3
Midwest:
Metro .........
Non-Metro ..
South:
Metro .........
70 percent
LLSIL
$41,250
39,404
$28,875
27,583
36,392
35,183
25,475
24,628
35,131
TABLE 1—LOWER LIVING STANDARD Appendix B
INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF
TABLE 2—LOWER LIVING STANDARD
FOUR PERSONS) BY REGION 1—
INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF
Continued
FOUR PERSONS), FOR ALASKA, HAWAII AND GUAM 1
2013
70 percent
Region 2
adjusted
LLSIL
Non-Metro ..
West:
Metro .........
Non-Metro 4
LLSIL
34,730
24,311
39,606
38,393
27,724
26,875
1 For ease of use, these figures are rounded
to the next highest dollar.
2 Metropolitan area measures were calculated from the weighted average CPI–U’s
for city size classes A and B/C. Non-metropolitan area measures were calculated from the
CPI–U’s for city size class D.
3 Non-metropolitan area percent changes for
the Northeast region are no longer available.
The Non-metropolitan percent change was
calculated using the U.S. average CPI–U for
city size class D.
4 Non-metropolitan area percent changes for
the West region are based on unpublished
BLS data.
24,592
Region
Alaska:
Metro .........
Non-Metro 2
Hawaii, Guam:
Metro .........
Non-Metro 2
2013
adjusted
LLSIL
70 percent
LLSIL
$46,913
48,173
$32,839
33,721
50,941
51,428
35,658
36,000
1 For ease of use, these figures are rounded
to the next highest dollar.
2 Non-Metropolitan
percent changes for
Alaska, Hawaii and Guam were calculated
from the CPI–U’s for all urban consumers for
city size class D in the Western Region. Generally the non-metro areas LLSIL is lower than
the LLSIL in metro areas. This year the nonmetro area LLSIL incomes were larger because the change in CPI–U was smaller in the
metro areas compared to the change in CPI–
U in the non-metro areas of Alaska, Hawaii
and Guam.
Appendix C
TABLE 3—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR PERSONS) FOR 23 SELECTED MSAS 1
2013
adjusted
LLSIL
Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs)
Anchorage, AK .................................................................................................................................................................
Atlanta, GA ......................................................................................................................................................................
Boston—Brockton—Nashua, MA/NH/ME/CT ..................................................................................................................
Chicago—Gary—Kenosha, IL/IN/WI ...............................................................................................................................
Cincinnati—Hamilton, OH/KY/IN .....................................................................................................................................
Cleveland—Akron, OH ....................................................................................................................................................
Dallas—Ft. Worth, TX ......................................................................................................................................................
Denver—Boulder—Greeley, CO ......................................................................................................................................
Detroit—Ann Arbor—Flint, MI ..........................................................................................................................................
Honolulu, HI .....................................................................................................................................................................
Houston—Galveston—Brazoria, TX ................................................................................................................................
Kansas City, MO/KS ........................................................................................................................................................
Los Angeles—Riverside—Orange County, CA ...............................................................................................................
Milwaukee—Racine, WI ...................................................................................................................................................
Minneapolis—St. Paul, MN/WI ........................................................................................................................................
New York—Northern NJ—Long Island, NY/NJ/CT/PA ...................................................................................................
Philadelphia—Wilmington—Atlantic City, PA/NJ/DE/MD ................................................................................................
Pittsburgh, PA ..................................................................................................................................................................
St. Louis, MO/IL ...............................................................................................................................................................
San Diego, CA .................................................................................................................................................................
San Francisco—Oakland—San Jose, CA .......................................................................................................................
Seattle—Tacoma—Bremerton, WA .................................................................................................................................
Washington—Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV 2 ......................................................................................................................
1 For
$48,086
33,008
44,231
37,641
35,610
37,425
33,338
37,286
34,960
51,856
32,109
34,261
41,692
35,522
35,608
43,731
39,694
43,489
33,741
45,363
42,606
43,060
44,522
70 percent
LLSIL
$33,660
23,106
30,962
26,349
24,927
26,198
23,337
26,100
24,472
36,300
22,476
23,983
29,185
24,865
24,926
30,612
27,786
30,443
23,619
31,754
29,824
30,142
31,165
ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest dollar.
and Washington are calculated as a single metropolitan statistical area.
2 Baltimore
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Appendix D
Table 4: 70 Percent of Updated 2013
Lower Living Standard Income Level
(LLSIL), by Family Size
To use the 70 percent LLSIL value,
where it is stipulated for the WIA
programs, begin by locating the region
or metropolitan area where the program
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applicant resides. These are listed in
Tables 1, 2 and 3. After locating the
appropriate region or metropolitan
statistical area, find the 70 percent
LLSIL amount for that location. The 70
percent LLSIL figures are listed in the
last column to the right on each of the
three tables. These figures apply to a
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family of four. Larger and smaller family
eligibility is based on a percentage of
the family of four. To determine
eligibility for other size families consult
Table 4 and the instructions below.
To use Table 4, locate the 70 percent
LLSIL value that applies to the
individual’s region or metropolitan area
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from Tables 1, 2 or 3. Find the same
number in the ‘‘family of four’’ column
of Table 4. Move left or right across that
row to the size that corresponds to the
individual’s family unit. That figure is
the maximum household income the
individual is permitted in order to
qualify as economically disadvantaged
under the WIA.
Where the HHS poverty level for a
particular family size is greater than the
corresponding LLSIL figure, the LLSIL
figure is italicized. Individuals from
these size families may consult the 2013
HHS poverty guidelines found on the
Health and Human Services Web site at
https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/
13poverty.cfm to find the higher
eligibility standard. Individuals from
Alaska and Hawaii should consult the
HHS guidelines for the generally higher
poverty levels that apply in their States.
Family
of one
Family
of two
Family
of three
Family
of four
Family
of five
Family
of six
$8,098
8,319
8,406
8,509
8,634
8,759
8,813
8,857
8,873
8,952
8,977
8,976
9,172
9,400
9,433
9,486
9,677
9,932
9,982
10,008
10,399
10,508
10,742
10,858
10,965
11,022
11,148
11,224
11,438
11,828
12,123
12,145
12,844
12,964
13,073
$13,267
13,635
13,775
13,941
14,153
14,349
14,439
14,513
14,534
14,673
14,710
14,713
15,034
15,404
15,464
15,552
15,859
16,280
16,357
16,398
17,043
17,219
17,602
17,785
17,968
18,065
18,271
18,394
18,737
19,377
19,867
19,896
21,041
21,245
21,418
$18,209
18,723
18,908
19,135
19,432
19,693
19,825
19,919
19,953
20,144
20,195
20,197
20,635
21,147
21,223
21,342
21,774
22,349
22,458
22,510
23,391
23,641
24,159
24,419
24,664
24,797
25,086
25,248
25,725
26,605
27,268
27,317
28,889
29,162
29,403
$22,476
23,106
23,337
23,619
23,983
24,311
24,472
24,592
24,628
24,865
24,926
24,927
25,475
26,100
26,198
26,349
26,875
27,583
27,724
27,786
28,875
29,185
29,824
30,142
30,443
30,612
30,962
31,165
31,754
32,839
33,660
33,721
35,658
36,000
36,300
$26,526
27,268
27,544
27,874
28,303
28,689
28,878
29,025
29,069
29,345
29,418
29,418
30,061
30,800
30,918
31,097
31,718
32,553
32,715
32,794
34,079
34,439
35,196
35,571
35,929
36,122
36,540
36,782
37,474
38,754
39,726
39,793
42,080
42,482
42,835
$31,021
31,888
32,209
32,595
33,101
33,551
33,770
33,946
33,994
34,317
34,403
34,403
35,163
36,023
36,154
36,369
37,096
38,064
38,265
38,347
39,851
40,281
41,164
41,598
42,016
42,252
42,729
43,016
43,827
45,326
46,452
46,535
49,216
49,682
50,101
Appendix E
Table 5: Updated 2013 LLSIL (100
percent), by Family Size
To use the LLSIL to determine the
minimum level for establishing selfsufficiency criteria at the State or local
level, begin by locating the metropolitan
area or region from Table 1, 2 or 3. Then
locate the appropriate region or
metropolitan statistical area and then
find the 2013 adjusted LLSIL amount for
that location. These figures apply to a
family of four. Locate the corresponding
number in the family of four in the
column below. Move left or right across
that row to the size that corresponds to
the individual’s family unit. That figure
is the minimum figure that States must
set for determining whether
employment leads to self-sufficiency
under WIA programs.
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Family
of one
Family
of two
Family
of three
Family
of four
Family
of five
Family
of six
$11,569
11,885
12,009
12,156
12,334
12,512
12,590
12,653
12,676
12,788
12,824
12,823
13,103
$18,953
19,478
19,679
19,915
20,218
20,498
20,627
20,732
20,763
20,961
21,014
21,018
21,478
$26,013
26,747
27,012
27,336
27,760
28,134
28,322
28,456
28,504
28,777
28,850
28,853
29,479
$32,109
33,008
33,338
33,741
34,261
34,730
34,960
35,131
35,183
35,522
35,608
35,610
36,392
$37,894
38,955
39,349
39,820
40,433
40,984
41,255
41,464
41,527
41,921
42,026
42,026
42,944
$44,316
45,554
46,013
46,564
47,287
47,930
48,243
48,494
48,563
49,024
49,148
49,147
50,232
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Family
of one
Family
of two
Family
of three
Family
of four
Family
of five
Family
of six
13,429
13,476
13,552
13,824
14,188
14,259
14,298
14,856
15,011
15,346
15,511
15,664
15,746
15,926
16,035
16,340
16,897
17,319
17,350
18,349
18,520
18,676
22,006
22,091
22,217
22,655
23,257
23,368
23,425
24,348
24,599
25,146
25,408
25,669
25,808
26,101
26,277
26,767
27,681
28,381
28,423
30,058
30,350
30,598
30,210
30,318
30,489
31,105
31,927
32,083
32,157
33,416
33,773
34,513
34,884
35,235
35,424
35,838
36,069
36,750
38,007
38,955
39,024
41,270
41,661
42,004
37,286
37,425
37,641
38,393
39,404
39,606
39,694
41,250
41,692
42,606
43,060
43,489
43,731
44,231
44,522
45,363
46,913
48,086
48,173
50,941
51,428
51,856
44,000
44,169
44,424
45,312
46,504
46,736
46,848
48,684
49,198
50,280
50,816
51,327
51,603
52,201
52,546
53,534
55,362
56,751
56,847
60,115
60,688
61,193
51,461
51,648
51,955
52,994
54,377
54,664
54,782
56,930
57,544
58,806
59,425
60,023
60,359
61,042
61,452
62,610
64,751
66,361
66,479
70,308
70,974
71,573
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March, 2013.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16871-16875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06260]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA); Lower Living Standard
Income Level (LLSIL)
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Title I of WIA (Pub. L. 105-220) requires the U.S. Secretary
of Labor (Secretary) to update and publish the LLSIL tables annually,
for uses described in the law (including determining eligibility for
youth). WIA defines the term ``low income individual'' as one who
qualifies under various criteria, including an individual who received
income for a six-month period that does not exceed the higher level of
the poverty line or 70 percent of the LLSIL. This issuance provides the
Secretary's annual LLSIL for 2013 and references the current 2013
Health and Human Services ``Poverty Guidelines.''
DATES: This notice is effective March 19, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS ON LLSIL: Please contact Samuel
Wright, Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration,
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room S-4526, Washington, DC 20210;
Telephone: 202-693-2870; Fax: 202-693-3015 (these are not toll-free
numbers); Email address: wright.samuel.e@dol.gov. Individuals with
hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number above via
Text Telephone (TTY/TDD) by calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD).
For Further Information or Questions on Federal Youth Employment
Programs: Please contact Jennifer Kemp, Department of Labor, Employment
and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-4464,
Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-3377; Fax: 202-693-3110 (these
are not toll-free numbers); Email: kemp.jennifer@dol.gov. Individuals
with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number
above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay
Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of WIA is to provide workforce
investment activities through statewide and local workforce investment
systems that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of
participants. WIA programs are intended to increase the occupational
skill attainment by participants and the quality of the workforce,
thereby reducing welfare dependency and enhancing the productivity and
competitiveness of the Nation.
LLSIL is used for several purposes under the WIA. Specifically, WIA
Section 101(25) defines the term ``low income individual'' for
eligibility purposes, and Sections 127(b)(2)(C) and 132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV)
define the terms ``disadvantaged youth'' and ``disadvantaged adult'' in
terms of the poverty line or LLSIL for State formula allotments. The
governor and State/local workforce investment boards (WIBs) use the
LLSIL for determining eligibility for youth and adults for certain
services. ETA encourages governors and State/local WIBs to consult the
WIA regulations and the preamble to the WIA Final Rule (published at 65
FR 49294 August 11, 2000) for more specific guidance in applying LLSIL
to program requirements. The U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) published the most current poverty-level guidelines in
the Federal Register on January 24, 2013 (Volume 78, Number 16), pp.
5182-5183. The HHS 2013 Poverty guidelines may also be found on the
Internet at https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/13poverty.cfm. ETA plans to
have the 2013 LLSIL available on its Web site at https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2013/.
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WIA Section 101(24) defines LLSIL as ``that income level (adjusted
for regional, metropolitan, urban and rural differences and family
size) determined annually by the Secretary [of Labor] based on the most
recent lower living family budget issued by the Secretary.'' The most
recent lower living family budget was issued by the Secretary in fall
1981. The four-person urban family budget estimates, previously
published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), provided the
basis for the Secretary to determine the LLSIL. BLS terminated the
four-person family budget series in 1982, after publication of the fall
1981 estimates. Currently, BLS provides data to ETA, which ETA then
uses to develop the LLSIL tables, as provided in the Appendices to this
Federal Register notice.
ETA published the 2012 updates to the LLSIL in the Federal Register
of March 28, 2012, at Vol. 77, No. 60 pp. 18865-18869. This notice
again updates the LLSIL to reflect cost of living increases for 2012,
by calculating the percentage change in the most recent 2012 Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for an area to the 2011
CPI-U, and then applying this calculation to each of the March 28, 2012
LLSIL figures. The updated figures for a four-person family are listed
in Appendix A, Table 1, by region for both metropolitan and non-
metropolitan areas. Numbers in all of the Appendix tables are rounded
up to the nearest dollar. Since program eligibility for low-income
individuals, ``disadvantaged adults'' and ``disadvantaged youth'' may
be determined by family income at 70 percent of the LLSIL, pursuant to
WIA Sections 101(25), 127(b)(2)(C), and 132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV),
respectively, those figures are listed as well.
I. Jurisdictions
Jurisdictions included in the various regions, based generally on
the Census Regions of the U.S. Department of Commerce, are as follows:
A. Northeast
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virgin Islands
B. Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
C. South
Alabama
American Samoa
Arkansas
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Northern Marianas
Oklahoma
Palau
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
Kentucky
Louisiana
Marshall Islands
Maryland
Micronesia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
D. West
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Additionally, separate figures have been provided for Alaska,
Hawaii, and Guam as indicated in Appendix B, Table 2.
For Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam, the year 2012 figures were updated
from the 2012 ``State Index'' based on the ratio of the urban change in
the State (using Anchorage for Alaska and Honolulu for Hawaii and Guam)
compared to the West regional metropolitan change, and then applying
that index to the West regional metropolitan change.
Data on 23 selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) are also
available. These are based on annual and semiannual CPI-U changes for a
12-month period ending in December 2012. The updated LLSIL figures for
these MSAs and 70 percent of LLSIL are reported in Appendix C, Table 3.
Appendix D, Table 4 lists each of the various figures at 70 percent
of the updated 2012 LLSIL for family sizes of one to six persons.
Because Tables 1-3 only list the LLSIL for a family of four, Table 4
can be used to separately determine the LLSIL for families of between
one and six persons. For families larger than six persons, an amount
equal to the difference between the six-person and the five-person
family income levels should be added to the six-person family income
level for each additional person in the family. Where the poverty level
for a particular family size is greater than the corresponding 70
percent of the LLSIL figure, the figure is italicized. A modified
Microsoft Excel version of Appendix D, Table 4, with the area names,
will be available on the ETA LLSIL Web site at https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2013/. Appendix E, Table 5, indicates 100 percent of LLSIL for
family sizes of one to six, and is used to determine self-sufficiency
as noted at 20 CFR 663.230 of the WIA regulations and WIA Section
134(d)(3)(A)(ii).
II. Use of These Data
Governors should designate the appropriate LLSILs for use within
the State from Appendices A, B, and C, containing Tables 1 through 3.
Appendices D and E, which contain Tables 4 and 5, which adjust a family
of four figure for larger and smaller families, may be used with any
LLSIL designated area. The governor's designation may be provided by
disseminating information on MSAs and metropolitan and non-metropolitan
areas within the State or it may involve further calculations. For
example, the State of New Jersey may have four or more LLSIL figures
for Northeast metropolitan, Northeast non-metropolitan, portions of the
State in the New York City MSA, and those in the Philadelphia MSA. If a
workforce investment area includes areas that would be covered by more
than one LLSIL figure, the governor may determine which is to be used.
Under 20 CFR 661.110, a State's policies and measures for the
workforce investment system shall be accepted by the Secretary to the
extent that they are consistent with WIA and WIA regulations.
III. Disclaimer on Statistical Uses
It should be noted that publication of these figures is only for
the purpose of meeting the requirements specified by WIA as defined in
the law and regulations. BLS has not revised the lower living family
budget since 1981, and has no plans to do so. The four-person urban
family budget estimates
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series has been terminated. The CPI-U adjustments used to update LLSIL
for this publication are not precisely comparable, most notably because
certain tax items were included in the 1981 LLSIL, but are not in the
CPI-U. Thus, these figures should not be used for any statistical
purposes, and are valid only for those purposes under WIA as defined in
the law and regulations.
Appendix A
Table 1--Lower Living Standard Income Level (for a Family of Four
Persons) by Region \1\
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2013
Region \2\ adjusted 70 percent
LLSIL LLSIL
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Northeast:
Metro..................................... $41,250 $28,875
Non-Metro \3\............................. 39,404 27,583
Midwest:
Metro..................................... 36,392 25,475
Non-Metro................................. 35,183 24,628
South:
Metro..................................... 35,131 24,592
Non-Metro................................. 34,730 24,311
West:
Metro..................................... 39,606 27,724
Non-Metro \4\............................. 38,393 26,875
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\1\ For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest
dollar.
\2\ Metropolitan area measures were calculated from the weighted average
CPI-U's for city size classes A and B/C. Non-metropolitan area
measures were calculated from the CPI-U's for city size class D.
\3\ Non-metropolitan area percent changes for the Northeast region are
no longer available. The Non-metropolitan percent change was
calculated using the U.S. average CPI-U for city size class D.
\4\ Non-metropolitan area percent changes for the West region are based
on unpublished BLS data.
Appendix B
Table 2--Lower Living Standard Income Level (for a Family of Four
Persons), for Alaska, Hawaii and Guam \1\
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2013
Region adjusted 70 percent
LLSIL LLSIL
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Alaska:
Metro..................................... $46,913 $32,839
Non-Metro \2\............................. 48,173 33,721
Hawaii, Guam:
Metro..................................... 50,941 35,658
Non-Metro \2\............................. 51,428 36,000
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\1\ For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest
dollar.
\2\ Non-Metropolitan percent changes for Alaska, Hawaii and Guam were
calculated from the CPI-U's for all urban consumers for city size
class D in the Western Region. Generally the non-metro areas LLSIL is
lower than the LLSIL in metro areas. This year the non-metro area
LLSIL incomes were larger because the change in CPI-U was smaller in
the metro areas compared to the change in CPI-U in the non-metro areas
of Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
Appendix C
Table 3--Lower Living Standard Income Level (for a Family of Four
Persons) for 23 Selected MSAs \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2013
Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) adjusted 70 percent
LLSIL LLSIL
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anchorage, AK................................. $48,086 $33,660
Atlanta, GA................................... 33,008 23,106
Boston--Brockton--Nashua, MA/NH/ME/CT......... 44,231 30,962
Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL/IN/WI.............. 37,641 26,349
Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH/KY/IN................ 35,610 24,927
Cleveland--Akron, OH.......................... 37,425 26,198
Dallas--Ft. Worth, TX......................... 33,338 23,337
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO.................. 37,286 26,100
Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI................. 34,960 24,472
Honolulu, HI.................................. 51,856 36,300
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX.............. 32,109 22,476
Kansas City, MO/KS............................ 34,261 23,983
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA..... 41,692 29,185
Milwaukee--Racine, WI......................... 35,522 24,865
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN/WI.................. 35,608 24,926
New York--Northern NJ--Long Island, NY/NJ/CT/ 43,731 30,612
PA...........................................
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA/NJ/ 39,694 27,786
DE/MD........................................
Pittsburgh, PA................................ 43,489 30,443
St. Louis, MO/IL.............................. 33,741 23,619
San Diego, CA................................. 45,363 31,754
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA.......... 42,606 29,824
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA................ 43,060 30,142
Washington--Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV \2\........ 44,522 31,165
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest
dollar.
\2\ Baltimore and Washington are calculated as a single metropolitan
statistical area.
Appendix D
Table 4: 70 Percent of Updated 2013 Lower Living Standard Income Level
(LLSIL), by Family Size
To use the 70 percent LLSIL value, where it is stipulated for the
WIA programs, begin by locating the region or metropolitan area where
the program applicant resides. These are listed in Tables 1, 2 and 3.
After locating the appropriate region or metropolitan statistical area,
find the 70 percent LLSIL amount for that location. The 70 percent
LLSIL figures are listed in the last column to the right on each of the
three tables. These figures apply to a family of four. Larger and
smaller family eligibility is based on a percentage of the family of
four. To determine eligibility for other size families consult Table 4
and the instructions below.
To use Table 4, locate the 70 percent LLSIL value that applies to
the individual's region or metropolitan area
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from Tables 1, 2 or 3. Find the same number in the ``family of four''
column of Table 4. Move left or right across that row to the size that
corresponds to the individual's family unit. That figure is the maximum
household income the individual is permitted in order to qualify as
economically disadvantaged under the WIA.
Where the HHS poverty level for a particular family size is greater
than the corresponding LLSIL figure, the LLSIL figure is italicized.
Individuals from these size families may consult the 2013 HHS poverty
guidelines found on the Health and Human Services Web site at https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/13poverty.cfm to find the higher eligibility
standard. Individuals from Alaska and Hawaii should consult the HHS
guidelines for the generally higher poverty levels that apply in their
States.
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Family of Family of Family of Family of Family of Family of
one two three four five six
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$8,098 $13,267 $18,209 $22,476 $26,526 $31,021
8,319 13,635 18,723 23,106 27,268 31,888
8,406 13,775 18,908 23,337 27,544 32,209
8,509 13,941 19,135 23,619 27,874 32,595
8,634 14,153 19,432 23,983 28,303 33,101
8,759 14,349 19,693 24,311 28,689 33,551
8,813 14,439 19,825 24,472 28,878 33,770
8,857 14,513 19,919 24,592 29,025 33,946
8,873 14,534 19,953 24,628 29,069 33,994
8,952 14,673 20,144 24,865 29,345 34,317
8,977 14,710 20,195 24,926 29,418 34,403
8,976 14,713 20,197 24,927 29,418 34,403
9,172 15,034 20,635 25,475 30,061 35,163
9,400 15,404 21,147 26,100 30,800 36,023
9,433 15,464 21,223 26,198 30,918 36,154
9,486 15,552 21,342 26,349 31,097 36,369
9,677 15,859 21,774 26,875 31,718 37,096
9,932 16,280 22,349 27,583 32,553 38,064
9,982 16,357 22,458 27,724 32,715 38,265
10,008 16,398 22,510 27,786 32,794 38,347
10,399 17,043 23,391 28,875 34,079 39,851
10,508 17,219 23,641 29,185 34,439 40,281
10,742 17,602 24,159 29,824 35,196 41,164
10,858 17,785 24,419 30,142 35,571 41,598
10,965 17,968 24,664 30,443 35,929 42,016
11,022 18,065 24,797 30,612 36,122 42,252
11,148 18,271 25,086 30,962 36,540 42,729
11,224 18,394 25,248 31,165 36,782 43,016
11,438 18,737 25,725 31,754 37,474 43,827
11,828 19,377 26,605 32,839 38,754 45,326
12,123 19,867 27,268 33,660 39,726 46,452
12,145 19,896 27,317 33,721 39,793 46,535
12,844 21,041 28,889 35,658 42,080 49,216
12,964 21,245 29,162 36,000 42,482 49,682
13,073 21,418 29,403 36,300 42,835 50,101
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Appendix E
Table 5: Updated 2013 LLSIL (100 percent), by Family Size
To use the LLSIL to determine the minimum level for establishing
self-sufficiency criteria at the State or local level, begin by
locating the metropolitan area or region from Table 1, 2 or 3. Then
locate the appropriate region or metropolitan statistical area and then
find the 2013 adjusted LLSIL amount for that location. These figures
apply to a family of four. Locate the corresponding number in the
family of four in the column below. Move left or right across that row
to the size that corresponds to the individual's family unit. That
figure is the minimum figure that States must set for determining
whether employment leads to self-sufficiency under WIA programs.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Family of Family of Family of Family of Family of Family of
one two three four five six
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$11,569 $18,953 $26,013 $32,109 $37,894 $44,316
11,885 19,478 26,747 33,008 38,955 45,554
12,009 19,679 27,012 33,338 39,349 46,013
12,156 19,915 27,336 33,741 39,820 46,564
12,334 20,218 27,760 34,261 40,433 47,287
12,512 20,498 28,134 34,730 40,984 47,930
12,590 20,627 28,322 34,960 41,255 48,243
12,653 20,732 28,456 35,131 41,464 48,494
12,676 20,763 28,504 35,183 41,527 48,563
12,788 20,961 28,777 35,522 41,921 49,024
12,824 21,014 28,850 35,608 42,026 49,148
12,823 21,018 28,853 35,610 42,026 49,147
13,103 21,478 29,479 36,392 42,944 50,232
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13,429 22,006 30,210 37,286 44,000 51,461
13,476 22,091 30,318 37,425 44,169 51,648
13,552 22,217 30,489 37,641 44,424 51,955
13,824 22,655 31,105 38,393 45,312 52,994
14,188 23,257 31,927 39,404 46,504 54,377
14,259 23,368 32,083 39,606 46,736 54,664
14,298 23,425 32,157 39,694 46,848 54,782
14,856 24,348 33,416 41,250 48,684 56,930
15,011 24,599 33,773 41,692 49,198 57,544
15,346 25,146 34,513 42,606 50,280 58,806
15,511 25,408 34,884 43,060 50,816 59,425
15,664 25,669 35,235 43,489 51,327 60,023
15,746 25,808 35,424 43,731 51,603 60,359
15,926 26,101 35,838 44,231 52,201 61,042
16,035 26,277 36,069 44,522 52,546 61,452
16,340 26,767 36,750 45,363 53,534 62,610
16,897 27,681 38,007 46,913 55,362 64,751
17,319 28,381 38,955 48,086 56,751 66,361
17,350 28,423 39,024 48,173 56,847 66,479
18,349 30,058 41,270 50,941 60,115 70,308
18,520 30,350 41,661 51,428 60,688 70,974
18,676 30,598 42,004 51,856 61,193 71,573
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of March, 2013.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
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