Tennessee is getting another $12.1 million in federal funds to fund its biggest program ever to help workers who lost their jobs due to foreign trade or competition, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced today.
Tennessee ranks third among the 50 states in the number of workers whose jobs or wages have been cut by foreign trade, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Tennessee’s employment in manufacturing has declined by more than 39,000 jobs since September 2008, state figures show.
The extra $12.1 million announced today is in addition to $16.5 million already budgeted this year for Trade Adjustment Assistance, a federal program that helps retrain displaced workers and provide extended jobless and health care benefits.
“These federal funds will provide career retraining and other services and assistance to Tennessee workers to help ensure they have the skills they need to compete for jobs demanding higher skills,” Gov. Phil Bredesen said in a prepared statement.
Labor Commissioner Jim Neeley said the federal funds “will help level the playing field for those workers affected by increased imports or a shift in production to a foreign country.
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