Adjustment Assistance Under the Trade Act of 1974 to Pennsylvania Apparel Workers Often Has Been Untimely and Inaccurate

Adjustment assistance benefits which the Department of Labor provided to workers laid off in the apparel industry in Pennsylvania were evaluated. As of March 31, 1977, apparel workers comprised the second largest single product line group certified for adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974. The worker adjustment assistance program is administered through state employment security agencies. Workers whom the Department of Labor certifies as eligible to apply to state employment security agencies for benefits because their jobs were affected by imports can receive: (1) weekly cash trade readjustment allowances; (2) employment services such as counseling, training, testing, and placement; (3) job search allowances; and (4) relocation allowances.