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Labor commissioner outlines federal funding mix, unemployment trust status to Appropriations Committee
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Department of Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington told the House Appropriations Committee on April 25 that roughly 58% of department funding is federal, described core workforce programs funded by WIOA, and reported the unemployment insurance trust fund balance and planned IT upgrades as the committee
Michael Harrington, commissioner for the Vermont Department of Labor, told the House Appropriations Committee on April 25 that the department is predominantly funded by the federal government and that the health of the unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund and the status of workforce grants are key budget items for the state.
Harrington said roughly 58.36% of the department’s budget is federally funded, with about 22% from the state general fund, 19% from special funds and under 1% from department transfers. He told the committee that the department’s largest programs by dollars are unemployment insurance and workforce development and that the agency’s labor market information division is about 95% federally funded…
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