DOL 3 RESEA Performance Measures’

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Background

The Participant Individualized Record Layout (PIRL) report captures activities and performance within the Workforce (WorkSource) system.  It is the tool, which states use to communicate such activities and outcomes to the Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA or ETA for short).   

The Department of Labor describes why it is so important to report performance:

“The public workforce development system provides resources, services, and tools to support individuals and businesses in developing and maintaining a workforce to support a thriving economy throughout the nation. Given the critical importance of this system, its performance at the local, state, and federal levels is vitally important. Consistent, accurate performance reporting allows the workforce system to assess its effectiveness, make data-informed improvements, be accountable to taxpayers, and, ultimately, support vibrant communities, businesses, and families throughout the nation.”

Purpose and DOL Definition

Based on DOL TEGL 9-20 Performance Measures for Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) and Unemployment Insurance (UI) participants (dol.gov), the Department of Labor (DOL) describes the RESEA program performances’ as the following:

“The purpose is to announce the RESEA reemployment core measure; and program performance measures for Median Earnings for RESEA program participants and Reemployment Rate for all UI Eligible participants.

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) sets out expectations for the Wagner-Peyser Act-funded Employment Service (ES) program (hereinafter ES program) to support the reemployment of UI claimants. Section 306 of the Social Security Act (SSA) which authorizes the RESEA program similarly focuses on reemployment of UI claimants. Both statutes speak to integrated service delivery in the context of the broader workforce system and focus on performance outcomes. In this TEGL, ETA announces three new performance measures for the RESEA and UI programs:

  • Reemployment Rate in the 2nd Quarter after Program Exit Quarter for RESEA Program Participants (a Core Measure);

  • Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Program Exit Quarter for RESEA Program Participants (a Program Performance Measure); and

  • Reemployment Rate for all UI Eligible Participants in the 2nd Quarter after Program Exit Quarter (a Program Performance Measure).

The first two new measures above are designed to focus on RESEA program performance, given that the RESEA program is now permanently authorized within the context of the broader workforce development system. The third measure will evaluate the reemployment rate for all UI eligible participants receiving reemployment services.”

For more information see the related DOL RESEA Performance webpage.

Accountable DOL WorkSource Programs

The following DOL WorkSouce programs are held accountable, for these DOL Performance Measures:

  • Title III Wagner-Peyser (WP) 

    For this dashboard, on all of its reports, we have allowed the ability to select data, for any of the Federal grants/programs accountable for ESD, on the PIRL, because there is data for all of those Federal grants/programs, in our dashboard.  Even though not all of the Federal grants/programs, on the PIRL, are being held accountable for the DOL RESEA Performance Measures, by DOL, there is data that is being input into ETO, that causes the job seekers to be co-enrolled in the DOL RESEA Performance Measures’ cohort and additional Federal grants/programs, so the DI team allowed you to see the data, in case Federal grant/program staff would like to review it.

Important Note:  The DI Team does NOT define nor create any of the definitions/calculations for the new DOL QRAs (QRA Calculations), or any of the DOL Performance Measures (QPR Calculations), on the PIRL, or any other Federal report or performance measure calculations (Like the UNTEER employment rate) you may have access to.  DOL deciphers, defines, and maintains the “what” the “why” and the “how” for those definitions/calculations, at the Federal level, within their DOL official guidance/laws, for all of the 50 states and the territories.  DOL provides the 50 states and the territories with pseudo code, in order to replicate the definitions, numbers, and percentages.  The DI Team only provides visuals for you.  As to why those numbers and percentages sometimes seem to be in conflict with each other (They all use the same data set, the PIRL), will also be defined, within DOL’s official guidance/laws, of which the DI Team always provides, with our dashboards.

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