US Department of Labor announces 2010 Trade Adjustment Assistance 2nd distribution funding
$119.6 million for states to assist workers impacted by foreign trade
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced $119.6 million in funding allocations for Trade Adjustment Assistance to states to assist workers who lose their jobs due to outsourcing and foreign trade. These allocations are from the second distribution for fiscal year 2010 and represent, along with previously distributed initial allocation and reserve requests, approximately 90 percent of the total amount available for TAA training for this year.