The purpose of the ES program is to bring together individuals looking for employment and employers looking for job seekers

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $38,791,016 formula grant to the Florida Department of Commerce under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207). This grant supports the operation of the Employment Service (ES) program in Florida, which provides career services to job seekers and connects them with employers. Key services include labor exchange, job search assistance, workforce information, and referrals to employment and training. Grantee activities may include assessments, career guidance, job search workshops, and referrals. The Florida Department of Commerce subawards portions of the grant to organizations like Careersource Florida, Careersource Suncoast, First Coast Workforce Development, and Careersource Central Florida to deliver these workforce development services at the local level across the state.

Activities

The ES is a universal access program that provides services to all individuals who need services. Allowable services include assessments of career interests, career guidance when appropriate, job search workshops, and referral to jobs or training as appropriate. Services offered to employers include referral of job seekers to job openings matching job requirements with applicants experience, skills and other attributes helping with special recruitment needs assisting employers with hard-to-fill job orders assisting with job restructuring and helping employers assist laid-off workers. Training services are not provided and not allowable under ES program.

Expected outcomes

The ES program outcomes are to ensure that individuals are able to access and receive the services they need to overcome barriers to employment and reenter the workforce system as quickly as possible.

Intended beneficiaries

This is a universal access program that is available to all individuals who are US citizens.

Subrecipient activities

The grantees may subaward funds to conduct LMI research as well as the provision of specific services such as assessments of career interests, career guidance, job search workshops, referral to jobs or training as appropriate, and others.