Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is announcing the revised and final Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines. The purpose of this announcement is to provide states with the revised and final FY 2022 UI State Administration base resource planning targets, general guidelines for resource planning, and an explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among the states. The Department requests that State Administrators provide the revised and final FY 2022 planning targets and instructions to the appropriate staff as soon as possible, notify the appropriate ETA Regional Office of any questions or concerns, submit revised FY 2022 SF-424 forms via www.grants.gov, and update FY 2022 first quarter UI-3 reports to account for the revised FY 2022 Minutes Per Unit (MPU) factors. Key aspects of the announcement include the allocation of $2,317,781,000 in base UI administration dollars and $114,790,000 in base postage resources directly to states, with each state's allocation reflecting an 8.02 percent increase from FY 2021. The announcement also discusses the methodology for allocating resources, including the use of a "stop-gain" provision to ensure that each state receives an increase of 8.02 percent in total base administration dollars compared to FY 2021. Some key points to consider: • The allocation of funds is based on a formula that takes into account the state's workload, staff years, and other factors. • The "stop-gain" provision is used to ensure that each state receives an increase of 8.02 percent in total base administration dollars compared to FY 2021. • States have the flexibility to use the funding approved by ETA among the various UI program categories as they deem appropriate, within the parameters of the applicable Federal law. • The announcement includes attachments that provide detailed information on the allocation of funds, including a breakdown of the allocation by state and a description of the methodology used to allocate resources.