Employment and Training Administration

Employment and Training Administration (ETA)TAA
Agency overview
Formed 2014
Jurisdiction Federal government of the United States
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Employees 1,000
Agency executive Jane Oates[1]
Website www.dol.gov/eta

The mission of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), as part of the U.S. Department of Labor, is to contribute to the more efficient and effective functioning of the U.S. labor market by providing high quality job training, employment, labor market information, and income maintenance services primarily through State and local workforce development systems. ETA administers federal government job training and worker dislocation programs, federal grants to states for public employment service programs, and unemployment insurance benefits. These services are primarily provided through state and local workforce development systems.

The Employment and Training Administration was headed by Jane Oates, confirmed as Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training on June 19, 2009 until June 2012.

Programs administered by the Employment and Training Administration

See also

References

  1. http://www.doleta.gov/etainfo/Asst_Sec_Jane_Oates.cfm "Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary for ETA, Dept. of Labor

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