Overview

• U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter issued a temporary restraining order on June 4 blocking the phased pause of 99 contractor-operated Job Corps centers scheduled by June 30.
• The Labor Department had justified the shutdown on grounds of cost-effectiveness, low graduation rates and safety incidents but must now keep centers open pending a June 17 hearing.
• Nearly 200 House members from both parties sent a letter on June 6 urging continued funding and operations for the program through its current congressional authorization.
• Job Corps provides free residential education and vocational training to about 25,000 low-income young people at 120 centers nationwide and received funding in legislation passed earlier this year.
• The department is working with state and local workforce partners to help current students advance their training and connect with education and employment opportunities.