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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (WIOA) 2018 Lower Living
Standard Income Level (LLSIL)
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Title I of WIOA (Pub. L. 113–
128) requires the U.S. Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) to update and publish the
SUMMARY:
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LLSIL tables annually, for uses
described in the law (including
determining eligibility for youth). WIOA
defines the term ‘‘low income
individual’’ as one whose total family
income 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 2018 and
references the current 2018 Health and
Human Services ‘‘Poverty Guidelines.’’
DATES: This notice is applicable May 29,
2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 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 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 CONTACT 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 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 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
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workforce development boards (WDs)
use the LLSIL for determining eligibility
for youth and adults for certain services.
ETA encourages governors and State/
local boards to consult the WIOA
operating guidance, and after its
publication, the WIOA Final Rule, 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 18, 2018
(Volume 83, Number 12), pp. 2642–
2644. The HHS 2018 Poverty guidelines
may also be found on the internet at
https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines.
ETA plans to have the 2018 LLSIL
available on its website at https://
www.doleta.gov/llsil.
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 2017 updates to
the LLSIL in the Federal Register of
May 23, 2017, at Vol. 82, No.98 pp.
23595–23601. This notice again updates
the LLSIL to reflect cost of living
increases for 2017, by calculating the
percentage change in the most recent
2017 Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for an area to
the 2017 CPI–U, and then applying this
calculation to each of the May 23, 2017
LLSIL figures for the 2018 LLSIL.
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
Section 3 (36)(A)(ii) and Section
3(36)(B), respectively, those figures are
listed as well.
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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
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.
A state’s policies and measures for the
workforce investment system shall be
accepted by the Secretary to the extent
D. West
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
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Additionally, separate figures have
been provided for Alaska, Hawaii, and
Guam as indicated in Appendix B,
Table 2.
Data on 23 selected Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) are also
available. These are based on annual
CPI–U changes for a 12-month period
ending in December 2017. 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 2017 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 website at
https://www.doleta.gov/llsil. 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
Section 3 (36)(a)(ii) and Section 3
(36)(B),(C)(ii) in WIOA.
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that they are consistent with WIOA and
WIOA 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
WIOA 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
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 and
regulations.
Appendix A
TABLE 1—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR PERSONS) BY REGION 1
2018
adjusted LLSIL
Region 1
Northeast 2:
Metro .................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 3 .......................................................................................................................................................
Midwest:
Metro .................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro .........................................................................................................................................................
South:
Metro .................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro .........................................................................................................................................................
West:
Metro .................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 4 .......................................................................................................................................................
70 percent
LLSIL
$43,738
43,133
$30,617
30,193
38,320
36,784
26,824
25,764
37,323
36,499
26,126
25,549
43,252
42,968
30,277
30,078
1 For
ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next dollar.
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.
2 Metropolitan
Appendix B
TABLE 2—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR PERSONS), FOR ALASKA, HAWAII AND
GUAM 1
2018
adjusted LLSIL
Region 1
Alaska:
Metro .................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 2 .......................................................................................................................................................
Hawaii, Guam:
Metro .................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 2 .......................................................................................................................................................
70 percent
LLSIL
$49,485
55,570
$34,639
38,899
55,194
59,325
38,636
41,527
1 For
ease of use, these figures are rounded.
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.
2 Non-Metropolitan
Appendix C
TABLE 3—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR PERSONS), FOR 23 SELECTED MSAS 1
2018 adjusted
LLSIL
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Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) 1
Anchorage, AK 2 ......................................................................................................................................................
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 2 ....................................................................................................................................
Honolulu, HI .............................................................................................................................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............................................................................................................................
Kansas City, MO/KS ................................................................................................................................................
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$49,539
36,107
47,176
38,768
37,500
38,293
35,520
41,362
36,516
55,968
36,107
36,114
70 percent
LLSIL
$34,677
25,275
33,023
27,138
26,250
26,805
24,864
28,954
25,561
39,178
25,275
25,280
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TABLE 3—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR PERSONS), FOR 23 SELECTED MSAS 1—
Continued
2018 adjusted
LLSIL
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) 1
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA 2 ..........................................................................................................
Milwaukee-Racine, WI .............................................................................................................................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN/WI ...................................................................................................................................
New York-Northern NJ-Long Island, NY/NJ/CT/PA 2 ..............................................................................................
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
44,149
37,664
38,359
46,413
41,635
46,664
35,426
49,297
48,246
47,434
46,697
70 percent
LLSIL
30,904
26,365
26,851
32,489
29,144
32,665
24,798
34,508
33,772
33,204
32,688
ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next dollar.
as a single metropolitan statistical area.
2 Calculated
Appendix D
Table 4: 70 Percent of Updated 2018 Lower
Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL), by
Family Size
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To use the 70 percent LLSIL value, where
it is stipulated for the 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
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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
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economically disadvantaged under the
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. Individuals from
these size families may consult the 2017 HHS
poverty guidelines found on the Health and
Human Services website at https://
aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines 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 One
Family
Family
Family
Family
Family
of Two
of Three
of Four
of Five
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of Six
34,223
34,317
34,884
30,151
35,260
30,164
35,273
30,392
35,542
21,162
26,126
30,835
36,063
21,269
26,250
30,979
36,228
21,358
26,365
31,114
36,387
21 ,715
26,805
31,634
36,992
21,728
26,824
31,653
37,025
21,755
26,851
31,691
37,061
21 ,981
27,138
32,027
37,458
23,459
28,954
34,167
39,960
17,200
23,610
29,144
34,398
40,222
17,748
24,368
30,078
35,498
41 ,516
17,820
24,464
30,193
35,634
41,666
17,864
24,526
30,277
35,727
41,787
18,071
24,802
30,617
36,134
42,254
18,234
25,034
30,904
36,468
42,654
19,173
26,317
32,489
38,338
44,843
19,280
26,465
32,665
38,551
45,083
19,293
26,482
32,688
38,579
45,118
19,487
26,757
33,023
38,973
45,574
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25,549
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Appendix E
Table 5: Updated 2018 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 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 WIOA programs.
Family of two
Family of three
Family of four
Family of five
Family of six
12,763
12,794
13,009
13,001
13,001
13,150
13,150
13,255
13,442
13,503
13,559
13,789
13,797
13,815
13,957
14,897
14,997
15,471
15,531
15,572
15,752
15,895
16,711
16,808
16,818
16,987
17,087
17,378
17,756
17,823
17,843
19,881
20,014
20,156
21,364
20,910
20,966
21,313
21,307
21,312
21,543
21,545
21,703
22,026
22,133
22,225
22,603
22,615
22,637
22,882
24,412
24,571
25,355
25,458
25,519
25,816
26,048
27,391
27,543
27,561
27,839
27,989
28,475
29,087
29,199
29,239
32,568
32,787
33,024
35,011
28,701
28,779
29,252
29,258
29,261
29,567
29,583
29,798
30,231
30,384
30,512
31,021
31,040
31,079
31,401
33,513
33,729
34,812
34,948
35,037
35,431
35,763
37,596
37,807
37,831
38,224
38,428
39,082
39,937
40,090
40,132
44,716
45,016
45,334
48,058
35,426
35,520
36,107
36,107
36,114
36,499
36,516
36,784
37,323
37,500
37,664
38,293
38,320
38,359
38,768
41,362
41,635
42,968
43,133
43,252
43,738
44,149
46,413
46,664
46,697
47,176
47,434
48,246
49,297
49,485
49,539
55,194
55,570
55,968
59,325
41,809
41,923
42,612
42,612
42,620
43,072
43,091
43,418
44,050
44,256
44,449
45,192
45,219
45,273
45,753
48,810
49,139
50,712
50,906
51,039
51,620
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Management and Budget (OMB) for final
approval. This program helps to ensure
requested data can be provided in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements can be properly assessed.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
I. Background
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; PreApprenticeship—Pathways to Success
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL), Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), is soliciting
comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct
the information collection request (ICR)
titled, ‘‘Pre-Apprenticeship—Pathways
to Success.’’ This comment request is
part of continuing Departmental efforts
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA).
SUMMARY:
Consideration will be given to all
written comments received by July 30,
2018.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free by contacting Amy
Firestone by telephone at 202–693–
3998, TTY at 1–877–889–5627, (these
are not toll-free numbers) or by email at
firestone.amy@dol.gov.
Submit written comments about, or
requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail
or courier to U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, Office of
Apprenticeship, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room C–5321,
Washington, DC 20210; by email:
firestone.amy@dol.gov; or by Fax 202–
693–3799.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Amy Firestone by telephone at
202–693–3998 (this is not a toll-free
number) or by email at firestone.amy@
dol.gov.
DATES:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
The DOL,
as part of continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies an opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information
before submitting them to the Office of
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Through a variety of approaches, preapprenticeship programs can be adapted
to meet the needs to train different
populations, the various employers and
other sponsors they serve, and the
specific opportunities available in the
local labor market. The online database
of quality pre-apprenticeship programs
provides a valuable tool for job seekers,
apprenticeship programs, and American
Job Centers’ front line staff. A dedicated
database provides a way for job seekers
and apprenticeship programs to access
pre-apprenticeship programs that meet
the requirements outlined in Training
and Employment Notice (TEN) 13–12:
‘‘Defining a Quality Pre-Apprenticeship
Program and Related Tools and
Resources.’’ The ‘‘Pre-apprenticeship—
Pathways to Success’’ database enables
ETA to identify pre-apprenticeship
programs that meet the ‘‘quality preapprenticeship’’ definition and the
quality framework criteria. Even more
importantly, a national database of preapprenticeship programs facilitates
connections between pre-apprenticeship
program participants and
apprenticeship programs, resulting in
expanded opportunities. This voluntary
data is collected using an online form.
The public seeking information about
pre-apprenticeship programs goes to a
map on a website, chooses a state, and
views information about the location of
pre-apprenticeship programs, including
general descriptions of the services and
training they provide. ETA is proposing
an extension for the authority to
conduct the information collection ‘‘PreApprenticeship—Pathways to Success,’’
to continue to utilize the database and
make updates to the online form. During
the past several years, ETA has worked
to expand pre-apprenticeships and
apprenticeships with new companies in
high demand industries. The collection
instrument is adding several questions
to reflect the expansion of the
apprenticeship system as outlined in the
2017 Presidential Executive Order
‘‘Expanding Apprenticeships in
America’’ https://www.whitehouse.gov/
presidential-actions/3245/, particularly
incorporating secondary and postsecondary institutions as potential
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contain questions on new types of
programs and their employer and
educational institution partners. This
data is instrumental in helping expand
the functionality and usage of the
database.
The National Apprenticeship Act of
1937, (subsequently referred to as ‘‘the
Act’’) Section 50 (29 U.S.C. 50),
authorizes and directs the Secretary of
Labor ‘‘to formulate and promote the
furtherance of labor standards necessary
to safeguard the welfare of apprentices,
to extend the application of such
standards by encouraging the inclusion
thereof in contracts of apprenticeship, to
bring together employers and labor for
formulating programs of apprenticeship,
to cooperate with State Apprenticeship
Agencies (SAAs) engaged in formulating
and promoting standards of
apprenticeship, and to cooperate with
the Secretary of Education in
accordance with Section 17 of Title 20.
Section 50a of the Act authorizes the
Secretary of Labor to ‘‘publish
information relating to existing and
proposed labor standards of
apprenticeship,’’ and to ‘‘appoint
national advisory committees . . .’’ (29
U.S.C. 50a). The administration of the
system is guided by Title 29 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), part 29,
regulations that were updated in 2008 to
address the 21st century workforce
needs as well as enhance accountability
of the recognized SAAs.
The DOL authorizes this information
collection. This information collection
is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a
collection of information, and the public
is generally not required to respond to
an information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
Interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments to the contact shown
in the ADDRESSES section. Comments
must be written to receive
consideration, and they will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval of the final ICR. In
order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
mention OMB control number 1205–
0520.
Submitted comments will also be a
matter of public record for this ICR and
posted on the internet, without
redaction. The DOL encourages
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) 2018 Lower Living
Standard Income Level (LLSIL)
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Title I of WIOA (Pub. L. 113-128) 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 whose
total family income 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 2018 and references the current 2018 Health and Human
Services ``Poverty Guidelines.''
DATES: This notice is applicable May 29, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 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 numbers); Email address: [email protected]. 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 CONTACT 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:
[email protected]. 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 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 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
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workforce development boards (WDs) use the LLSIL for determining
eligibility for youth and adults for certain services. ETA encourages
governors and State/local boards to consult the WIOA operating
guidance, and after its publication, the WIOA Final Rule, 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 18,
2018 (Volume 83, Number 12), pp. 2642-2644. The HHS 2018 Poverty
guidelines may also be found on the internet at https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines. ETA plans to have the 2018 LLSIL available on its
website at https://www.doleta.gov/llsil.
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 2017 updates to the LLSIL in the Federal Register
of May 23, 2017, at Vol. 82, No.98 pp. 23595-23601. This notice again
updates the LLSIL to reflect cost of living increases for 2017, by
calculating the percentage change in the most recent 2017 Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for an area to the 2017
CPI-U, and then applying this calculation to each of the May 23, 2017
LLSIL figures for the 2018 LLSIL.
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 Section 3
(36)(A)(ii) and Section 3(36)(B), 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.
Data on 23 selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) are also
available. These are based on annual CPI-U changes for a 12-month
period ending in December 2017. 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 2017 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 website at https://www.doleta.gov/llsil.
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
Section 3 (36)(a)(ii) and Section 3 (36)(B),(C)(ii) in WIOA.
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.
A state's policies and measures for the workforce investment system
shall be accepted by the Secretary to the extent
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that they are consistent with WIOA and WIOA 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 WIOA 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 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 and regulations.
Appendix A
Table 1--Lower Living Standard Income Level (for a Family of Four
Persons) by Region \1\
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2018 adjusted 70 percent
Region \1\ LLSIL LLSIL
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Northeast \2\:
Metro............................... $43,738 $30,617
Non-Metro \3\....................... 43,133 30,193
Midwest:
Metro............................... 38,320 26,824
Non-Metro........................... 36,784 25,764
South:
Metro............................... 37,323 26,126
Non-Metro........................... 36,499 25,549
West:
Metro............................... 43,252 30,277
Non-Metro \4\....................... 42,968 30,078
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\1\ For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next 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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2018 adjusted 70 percent
Region \1\ LLSIL LLSIL
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Alaska:
Metro............................... $49,485 $34,639
Non-Metro \2\....................... 55,570 38,899
Hawaii, Guam:
Metro............................... 55,194 38,636
Non-Metro \2\....................... 59,325 41,527
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\1\ For ease of use, these figures are rounded.
\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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Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) 2018 adjusted 70 percent
\1\ LLSIL LLSIL
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Anchorage, AK \2\....................... $49,539 $34,677
Atlanta, GA............................. 36,107 25,275
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA/NH/ME/CT..... 47,176 33,023
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL/IN/WI.......... 38,768 27,138
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH/KY/IN........... 37,500 26,250
Cleveland-Akron, OH..................... 38,293 26,805
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX.................... 35,520 24,864
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO.............. 41,362 28,954
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI \2\......... 36,516 25,561
Honolulu, HI............................ 55,968 39,178
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.......... 36,107 25,275
Kansas City, MO/KS...................... 36,114 25,280
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Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA 44,149 30,904
\2\....................................
Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................... 37,664 26,365
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN/WI............. 38,359 26,851
New York-Northern NJ-Long Island, NY/NJ/ 46,413 32,489
CT/PA \2\..............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, 41,635 29,144
PA/NJ/DE/MD............................
Pittsburgh, PA.......................... 46,664 32,665
St. Louis, MO/IL........................ 35,426 24,798
San Diego, CA........................... 49,297 34,508
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...... 48,246 33,772
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA............ 47,434 33,204
Washington-Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV \2\... 46,697 32,688
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\1\ For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next dollar.
\2\ Calculated as a single metropolitan statistical area.
Appendix D
Table 4: 70 Percent of Updated 2018 Lower Living Standard Income Level
(LLSIL), by Family Size
To use the 70 percent LLSIL value, where it is stipulated for
the 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 the 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. Individuals from these size families may
consult the 2017 HHS poverty guidelines found on the Health and
Human Services website at https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines 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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Table 5: Updated 2018 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 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 WIOA
programs.
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Family of one Family of two Family of three Family of four Family of five Family of six
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12,763 20,910 28,701 35,426 41,809 48,889
12,794 20,966 28,779 35,520 41,923 49,024
13,009 21,313 29,252 36,107 42,612 49,834
13,001 21,307 29,258 36,107 42,612 49,831
13,001 21,312 29,261 36,114 42,620 49,845
13,150 21,543 29,567 36,499 43,072 50,372
13,150 21,545 29,583 36,516 43,091 50,391
13,255 21,703 29,798 36,784 43,418 50,774
13,442 22,026 30,231 37,323 44,050 51,518
13,503 22,133 30,384 37,500 44,256 51,754
13,559 22,225 30,512 37,664 44,449 51,981
13,789 22,603 31,021 38,293 45,192 52,845
13,797 22,615 31,040 38,320 45,219 52,893
13,815 22,637 31,079 38,359 45,273 52,944
13,957 22,882 31,401 38,768 45,753 53,511
14,897 24,412 33,513 41,362 48,810 57,086
14,997 24,571 33,729 41,635 49,139 57,461
15,471 25,355 34,812 42,968 50,712 59,309
15,531 25,458 34,948 43,133 50,906 59,523
15,572 25,519 35,037 43,252 51,039 59,696
15,752 25,816 35,431 43,738 51,620 60,363
15,895 26,048 35,763 44,149 52,097 60,935
16,711 27,391 37,596 46,413 54,768 64,061
16,808 27,543 37,807 46,664 55,073 64,404
16,818 27,561 37,831 46,697 55,112 64,454
16,987 27,839 38,224 47,176 55,676 65,106
17,087 27,989 38,428 47,434 55,978 65,463
17,378 28,475 39,082 48,246 56,936 66,591
17,756 29,087 39,937 49,297 58,176 68,039
17,823 29,199 40,090 49,485 58,397 68,301
17,843 29,239 40,132 49,539 58,466 68,366
19,881 32,568 44,716 55,194 65,134 76,179
20,014 32,787 45,016 55,570 65,576 76,686
20,156 33,024 45,334 55,968 66,045 77,247
21,364 35,011 48,058 59,325 70,007 81,872
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Rosemary Lahasky,
Deputy Assistant Secretary.
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