Performance Details
Department of Labor and Workforce Development - Employment and Training Services
Mission
Provide labor exchange, employment and training services, and unemployment insurance to Alaskans and Alaska businesses thereby advancing opportunities for employment and providing economic stability for communities in Alaska.
Core Services
- Maximize the degree to which workforce investment resources are invested according to the Alaska Workforce Investment Board priority industries.
- Meet all negotiated performance standards set by the Alaska Workforce Investment Board and the United States Department of Labor.
- Connect employers with qualified job seekers.
- Prepare more Alaskans for jobs requiring the equivalent of a high school diploma.
- Pay unemployment insurance benefits to Alaskans while they are temporarily unemployed.
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Performance Detail
A: Result - Training participants enter employment and are more economically self-sufficient. |
Target #2: At least 90 percent of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and State Training and Employment Program (STEP) training completers enter employment.
Analysis of results and challenges: This measure indicates the ratio of participants who are employed during the second quarter after exiting from the WIOA and STEP programs. The percentage is derived from WIOA information reported to the U.S. Department of Labor, and data collected by the department for STEP. This report reflects FY2019 due to lag in wage information. |
A1: Core Service - Maximize the degree to which workforce investment resources are invested according to the Alaska Workforce Investment Board priority industries. |
Target #1: At least 85 percent of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and State Training and Employment Program (STEP) participants are trained in occupations aligned with the Alaska Workforce Investment Board priority industries.
Analysis of results and challenges: The sustained percent of WIOA and STEP participants completing training in Alaska Workforce Investment Board priority industries is a result of: board member participation in grant review panels; strategic solicitation for grant applications; services provided to specific target groups; a public awareness campaign on high wage, high demand occupations; and Alaska's need for highly skilled workers. |
A2: Core Service - Meet all negotiated performance standards set by the Alaska Workforce Investment Board and the United States Department of Labor. |
Target #1: Meet all federally negotiated Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) performance standards.
Percent of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Performance Standards Met
Analysis of results and challenges: Alaska met or exceeded all negotiated levels of performance in FY2020. |
Target #2: Of those Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act participants who had a goal of obtaining an industry-recognized credential, 85 percent are successful.
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Participants Who Reach their Goal of Obtaining an Industry Credential
Analysis of results and challenges: Updated procedures and additional staff training contributed to an improvement in accurately tracking credential rate. The decrease in those attempting certificates is attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic as most individuals were not able to pursue training during the last four months of the fiscal year. |
B: Result - Connect employers with qualified job seekers. |
Target #1: Increase the Alaska Labor Exchange System registrants that enter employment as compared to the previous year.
Percent of Alaska Labor Exchange System Registrants that Entered Employment
Analysis of results and challenges: Between the FY2019 and FY2020, Alaska realized more job seekers connecting with employers with a 2.4 percent increase in participants earning wages in the 2nd quarter after exit. |
B1: Core Service - Connect employers with qualified job seekers. |
Target #1: Increase the number of Alaska Labor Exchange System job seekers who receive a Staff Assisted Service as compared to the previous year.
Analysis of results and challenges: Alaska experienced a decrease in the number of job seekers who receive a staff- assisted service, primarily due to COVID-19 pandemic requiring closure of job centers to the public in March 2020. Job center staff continued to provide staff-assisted services via telephone and web-based means, but ultimately saw a 6,656 reduction from 2018 levels as businesses closed and job seekers followed stay at home orders. |
Target #2: Increase the number of employers using the Alaska Labor Exchange System each year.
Analysis of results and challenges: The number of employers using the online labor exchange is an indicator of the market share of all active employers in Alaska. Dedicated Alaska job center business connection staff emphasize proactive outreach to employers to establish long-term business relationships for their employment and training needs. In FY2020, 1,931 employers used the labor exchange system, down from the prior year due to COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent short and long-term business closures impacting recruitment. |
B2: Core Service - Prepare more Alaskans for jobs requiring the equivalent of a high school diploma. |
Target #1: Increase the percentage of Adult Education participants who demonstrate increased basic skills knowledge (reading, writing, mathematics, or English language learning).
Percent of Adult Education Participants who Demonstrated Educational Gains
Analysis of results and challenges: The percentage of demonstrated educational gains is measured by testing students before and after they receive instruction in reading, writing, math, and English as a Second Language. This measurement is used by U.S Department of Education to determine the effectiveness of Alaska Adult Education programs. In FY2020, 53 percent of the participants demonstrated an educational gain resulting in an increase from the previous year. The COVID-19 pandemic and lack of pre/post-test instruments had a direct impact on this outcome. Related links:
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C: Result - A more stable economy for Alaskans and Alaska communities. |
Target #1: Maintain Alaska's recipiency rate of unemployed workers eligible for Unemployment Insurance benefits at or above 50 percent.
Percent of Unemployed Workers Eligible for Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Analysis of results and challenges: Used by United States Department of Labor (USDOL) a measure of the effectiveness of a states' Unemployment Insurance (UI) program, recipiency rate is the percentage of unemployed workers eligible for unemployment benefits. Alaska's recipiency rate is above the national average of 28 percent. Both Alaska's rate and USDOL's rate will fluctuate from year to year simply because the number of unemployed workers fluctuates as does the percentage of workers that file and qualify for benefits. Alaska's recipiency rate declined in 2019 as the percentage of unemployed workers filing for benefits continued to drop to historic lows prior to the 2020 pandemic. |
C1: Core Service - Pay unemployment insurance benefits to Alaskans while they are temporarily unemployed. |
Target #1: Issue at least 87 percent of initial Unemployment Insurance payments within 21 days.
Initial Unemployment Insurance Payments Processed within 21 Days
Analysis of results and challenges: The federal timeliness benchmark is 87 percent of initial payments made within 21 days. Alaska's performance remains well above the federal benchmark each year. In 2019, the total number of people receiving an unemployment insurance payment for at least one week was 28,781. |
Current as of November 30, 2020