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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act; Lower Living Standard Income
Level
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Title I of WIOA 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). WIOA defines the term ‘‘low
income individual’’ as one who
qualifies under various criteria,
including an individual who receives,
or received for a prior six-month period,
income 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 2015 and
references the current 2015 Health and
Human Services ‘‘Poverty Guidelines.’’
These provisions in WIOA pertaining to
LLSIL reflect no change from the prior
language under the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, as amended.
DATES: This notice is effective March 27,
2015.
For Further Information or Questions
on LLSIL: Please contact Samuel Wright,
Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room C–
4526, Washington, DC 20210;
Telephone: 202–693–2870; Fax: 202–
693–3015 (these are not toll-free
SUMMARY:
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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–
693–3113 (these are not toll-free
numbers); Email: kemp.jennifer.n@
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 WIOA is to provide
workforce investment activities through
statewide and local workforce
investment systems that increase the
employment, retention, and earnings of
participants. WIOA programs are
intended to increase attainment of
recognized postsecondary credentials by
participants and the quality of the
workforce, thereby reducing welfare
dependency, increase economic selfsufficiency, meet the skill requirements
of employers, and enhance the
productivity and competitiveness of the
Nation.
LLSIL is used for several purposes
under WIOA. Specifically, WIOA
Section 3(36) 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 development boards (WDBs)
use the LLSIL for determining eligibility
for youth and adults for certain services.
The U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) published the
most current poverty-level guidelines in
the Federal Register on January 22,
2015 (Volume 80, Number 14), pp.
3236–3237. The HHS 2015 Poverty
guidelines may also be found on the
Internet at https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/
15poverty.cfm. ETA plans to have the
2015 LLSIL available on its Web site at
https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2015/.
WIOA Section 3(36)(B) defines LLSIL
as ‘‘that income level (adjusted for
regional, metropolitan, urban and rural
differences and family size) determined
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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 2014 updates to
the LLSIL in the Federal Register of
March 27, 2014, at Vol. 79, No. 59 pp.
17184–17188. This notice again updates
the LLSIL to reflect cost of living
increases for 2015, by using the
percentage change in the most recent
2014 Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for an area,
and then applying this calculation to
each of the March 27, 2014 LLSIL
figures. The updated figures for a fourperson 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 WIOA
Sections 3(36), 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, Kentucky, Louisiana, Marshall
Islands, Maryland, Micronesia,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Northern
Marianas, Oklahoma, Palau, Puerto
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Rico, South 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 2015 figures were updated from the
2014 ‘‘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 2014.
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 2014 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 shaded. 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/2015/.
Appendix E, Table 5, indicates 100
percent of LLSIL for family sizes of one
to six.
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
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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.
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
WIOA as defined in the law and in any
subsequent guidance or 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 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
WIOA as defined in the law.
4 Non-metropolitan area percent changes for
the West region are based on unpublished
BLS data.
Appendix A
TABLE 1—LOWER LIVING STANDARD
INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF Appendix B
FOUR PERSONS) BY REGION 1
TABLE 2—LOWER LIVING STANDARD
INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF
2015
70 Percent
Region 2
Adjusted
FOUR PERSONS), FOR ALASKA, HALLSIL
LLSIL
WAII AND GUAM 1
Northeast:
Metro .............
Non-Metro 3 ...
Midwest:
Metro .............
Non-Metro .....
South:
Metro .............
Non-Metro .....
West:
Metro .............
Non-Metro 4 ...
2015
Adjusted
LLSIL
$41,954
41,994
$29,368
29,396
Region
37,014
35,711
25,910
24,998
38,485
35,533
26,939
24,873
Alaska:
Metro .............
Non-Metro 2 ...
Hawaii, Guam:
Metro .............
Non-Metro 2 ...
42,887
42,727
30,021
29,909
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.
70 Percent
LLSIL
$48,043
51,152
$33,630
35,806
51,810
54,609
36,267
38,226
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
2015 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
ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest dollar.
and Washington are calculated as a single metropolitan statistical area.
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$49,244
34,612
44,808
38,019
36,218
37,538
34,141
38,300
35,521
52,741
34,462
34,915
42,615
36,595
36,540
45,053
40,652
44,495
34,317
46,274
44,850
44,928
45,460
70 Percent
LLSIL
$34,471
24,228
31,366
26,613
25,353
26,276
23,899
26,810
24,865
36,919
24,124
24,440
29,830
25,617
25,578
31,537
28,457
31,147
24,022
32,392
31,395
31,450
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Appendix D
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Table 4: 70 Percent of Updated 2015 Lower
Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL), by
Family Size
To use the 70 percent LLSIL value, where
it is stipulated for WIOA 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
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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 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
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is permitted in order to qualify as
economically disadvantaged under WIOA.
Where the HHS poverty level for a
particular family size is greater than the
corresponding LLSIL figure, the LLSIL figure
appears in a shaded block. For individuals
from these size families, consult the 2015
HHS poverty guidelines found on the Health
and Human Services Web site at https://
aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/15poverty.cfm to find
the higher eligibility standard. For
individuals from Alaska and Hawaii, consult
the HHS guidelines for the generally higher
poverty levels that apply in those States.
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Table 4.
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
Of One
of Two
of Three
of Four
of Five
of Six
24,873
29,353
34,327
24,998
29,505
34,504
29
20,723
25,578
30,188
35,304
20,753
25,617
30,232
35,354
20 988
910
35 763
29 909
30 021
31 366
31 395
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Appendix E
Table 5: Updated 2015 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 2015 adjusted LLSIL
amount for that location. These figures apply
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to a family of four. Locate the corresponding
number in the family-of-four column in the
table below. Move left or right across that
row to the size that corresponds to the
individual’s family unit.
TABLE 5.
Family of two
Family of three
Family of four
Family of five
Family of six
12,298
12,364
12,417
12,462
12,569
12,792
12,802
12,866
13,042
13,160
13,175
13,326
13,517
13,687
13,794
13,861
14,643
15,109
15,121
15,343
15,384
15,441
16,027
16,134
16,155
16,184
16,222
16,373
16,668
17,304
17,736
18,423
20,153
20,255
20,342
20,424
20,604
20,958
20,972
21,074
21,377
21,564
21,595
21,844
22,157
22,440
22,604
22,711
23,991
24,763
24,786
25,143
25,213
25,303
26,263
26,441
26,471
26,510
26,588
26,831
27,304
28,348
29,065
30,181
27,662
27,803
27,920
28,046
28,290
28,777
28,784
28,931
29,346
29,605
29,646
29,983
30,409
30,794
31,031
31,172
32,933
33,986
34,026
34,520
34,617
34,741
36,050
36,305
36,331
36,397
36,494
36,829
37,488
38,922
39,893
41,438
34,141
34,317
34,462
34,612
34,915
35,521
35,533
35,711
36,218
36,540
36,595
37,014
37,538
38,019
38,300
38,485
40,652
41,954
41,994
42,615
42,727
42,887
44,495
44,808
44,850
44,928
45,053
45,460
46,274
48,043
49,244
51,152
40,296
40,500
40,671
40,847
41,205
41,917
41,932
42,150
42,744
43,126
43,188
43,677
44,301
44,869
45,196
45,422
47,979
49,514
49,562
50,287
50,427
50,608
52,514
52,881
52,929
53,020
53,163
53,653
54,609
56,696
58,118
60,363
47,121
47,359
47,564
47,767
48,190
49,018
49,038
49,291
49,986
50,434
50,506
51,090
51,803
52,476
52,860
53,122
56,104
57,900
57,952
58,817
58,977
59,192
61,411
61,838
61,904
62,004
62,184
62,747
63,868
66,310
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Family of one
Family of two
Family of three
Family of four
Family of five
Family of six
18,662
18,994
19,666
30,571
31,120
32,227
41,974
42,721
44,237
51,810
52,741
54,609
61,140
62,237
64,441
71,508
72,794
75,363
Portia Wu,
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Training Administration.
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[Notices]
[Pages 16450-16456]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Lower Living Standard
Income Level
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Title I of WIOA 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).
WIOA defines the term ``low income individual'' as one who qualifies
under various criteria, including an individual who receives, or
received for a prior six-month period, income 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 2015 and references
the current 2015 Health and Human Services ``Poverty Guidelines.''
These provisions in WIOA pertaining to LLSIL reflect no change from the
prior language under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as amended.
DATES: This notice is effective March 27, 2015.
For Further Information or Questions on LLSIL: Please contact
Samuel Wright, Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room C-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: 202-693-3113 (these
are not toll-free numbers); Email: kemp.jennifer.n@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 WIOA is to provide workforce
investment activities through statewide and local workforce investment
systems that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of
participants. WIOA programs are intended to increase attainment of
recognized postsecondary credentials by participants and the quality of
the workforce, thereby reducing welfare dependency, increase economic
self-sufficiency, meet the skill requirements of employers, and enhance
the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation.
LLSIL is used for several purposes under WIOA. Specifically, WIOA
Section 3(36) 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 development boards (WDBs) use the
LLSIL for determining eligibility for youth and adults for certain
services. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
published the most current poverty-level guidelines in the Federal
Register on January 22, 2015 (Volume 80, Number 14), pp. 3236-3237. The
HHS 2015 Poverty guidelines may also be found on the Internet at https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/15poverty.cfm. ETA plans to have the 2015 LLSIL
available on its Web site at https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2015/.
WIOA Section 3(36)(B) 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 2014 updates to the LLSIL in the Federal Register
of March 27, 2014, at Vol. 79, No. 59 pp. 17184-17188. This notice
again updates the LLSIL to reflect cost of living increases for 2015,
by using the percentage change in the most recent 2014 Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for an area, and then applying
this calculation to each of the March 27, 2014 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 WIOA Sections
3(36), 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, Kentucky, Louisiana, Marshall Islands, Maryland,
Micronesia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Northern Marianas, Oklahoma,
Palau, Puerto Rico, South 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 2015 figures were updated
from the 2014 ``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 2014. 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 2014 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 shaded. 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/2015/. Appendix E, Table 5, indicates 100 percent of LLSIL for family
sizes of one to six.
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
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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.
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 WIOA as defined in
the law and in any subsequent guidance or 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 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 WIOA as defined in the law.
Appendix A
Table 1--Lower Living Standard Income Level (for a Family of Four
Persons) by Region \1\
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2015
Region \2\ Adjusted 70 Percent
LLSIL LLSIL
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Northeast:
Metro....................................... $41,954 $29,368
Non-Metro \3\............................... 41,994 29,396
Midwest:
Metro....................................... 37,014 25,910
Non-Metro................................... 35,711 24,998
South:
Metro....................................... 38,485 26,939
Non-Metro................................... 35,533 24,873
West:
Metro....................................... 42,887 30,021
Non-Metro \4\............................... 42,727 29,909
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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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2015
Region Adjusted 70 Percent
LLSIL LLSIL
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Alaska:
Metro....................................... $48,043 $33,630
Non-Metro \2\............................... 51,152 35,806
Hawaii, Guam:
Metro....................................... 51,810 36,267
Non-Metro \2\............................... 54,609 38,226
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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\
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2015 Adjusted 70 Percent
Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) LLSIL LLSIL
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Anchorage, AK........................... $49,244 $34,471
Atlanta, GA............................. 34,612 24,228
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA/NH/ME/CT..... 44,808 31,366
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL/IN/WI.......... 38,019 26,613
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH/KY/IN........... 36,218 25,353
Cleveland-Akron, OH..................... 37,538 26,276
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX.................... 34,141 23,899
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO.............. 38,300 26,810
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI............. 35,521 24,865
Honolulu, HI............................ 52,741 36,919
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.......... 34,462 24,124
Kansas City, MO/KS...................... 34,915 24,440
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA. 42,615 29,830
Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................... 36,595 25,617
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN/WI............. 36,540 25,578
New York-Northern NJ-Long Island, NY/NJ/ 45,053 31,537
CT/PA..................................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, 40,652 28,457
PA/NJ/DE/MD............................
Pittsburgh, PA.......................... 44,495 31,147
St. Louis, MO/IL........................ 34,317 24,022
San Diego, CA........................... 46,274 32,392
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...... 44,850 31,395
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA............ 44,928 31,450
Washington-Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV \2\... 45,460 31,822
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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.
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Appendix D
Table 4: 70 Percent of Updated 2015 Lower Living Standard Income Level
(LLSIL), by Family Size
To use the 70 percent LLSIL value, where it is stipulated for
WIOA 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 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 WIOA.
Where the HHS poverty level for a particular family size is
greater than the corresponding LLSIL figure, the LLSIL figure
appears in a shaded block. For individuals from these size families,
consult the 2015 HHS poverty guidelines found on the Health and
Human Services Web site at https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/15poverty.cfm
to find the higher eligibility standard. For individuals from Alaska
and Hawaii, consult the HHS guidelines for the generally higher
poverty levels that apply in those States.
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Table 5: Updated 2015 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 2015 adjusted LLSIL amount for that location. These
figures apply to a family of four. Locate the corresponding number
in the family-of-four column in the table below. Move left or right
across that row to the size that corresponds to the individual's
family unit.
Table 5.
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12,298 20,153 27,662 34,141 40,296 47,121
12,364 20,255 27,803 34,317 40,500 47,359
12,417 20,342 27,920 34,462 40,671 47,564
12,462 20,424 28,046 34,612 40,847 47,767
12,569 20,604 28,290 34,915 41,205 48,190
12,792 20,958 28,777 35,521 41,917 49,018
12,802 20,972 28,784 35,533 41,932 49,038
12,866 21,074 28,931 35,711 42,150 49,291
13,042 21,377 29,346 36,218 42,744 49,986
13,160 21,564 29,605 36,540 43,126 50,434
13,175 21,595 29,646 36,595 43,188 50,506
13,326 21,844 29,983 37,014 43,677 51,090
13,517 22,157 30,409 37,538 44,301 51,803
13,687 22,440 30,794 38,019 44,869 52,476
13,794 22,604 31,031 38,300 45,196 52,860
13,861 22,711 31,172 38,485 45,422 53,122
14,643 23,991 32,933 40,652 47,979 56,104
15,109 24,763 33,986 41,954 49,514 57,900
15,121 24,786 34,026 41,994 49,562 57,952
15,343 25,143 34,520 42,615 50,287 58,817
15,384 25,213 34,617 42,727 50,427 58,977
15,441 25,303 34,741 42,887 50,608 59,192
16,027 26,263 36,050 44,495 52,514 61,411
16,134 26,441 36,305 44,808 52,881 61,838
16,155 26,471 36,331 44,850 52,929 61,904
16,184 26,510 36,397 44,928 53,020 62,004
16,222 26,588 36,494 45,053 53,163 62,184
16,373 26,831 36,829 45,460 53,653 62,747
16,668 27,304 37,488 46,274 54,609 63,868
17,304 28,348 38,922 48,043 56,696 66,310
17,736 29,065 39,893 49,244 58,118 67,959
18,423 30,181 41,438 51,152 60,363 70,590
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18,662 30,571 41,974 51,810 61,140 71,508
18,994 31,120 42,721 52,741 62,237 72,794
19,666 32,227 44,237 54,609 64,441 75,363
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Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration.
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