OFA Releases Information Memorandum (IM) that transmits the FY2023 State Work Participation Rates
The ACF Office of Family Assistance published an Information Memorandum (IM) that transmits the FY 2023 state work participation rates. All states were required to report work participation information for the months of October 2022 through September 2023. Six states and one territory failed their required two-parent work participation rate; no state failed its overall work participation rates. The FY 2023 national average overall work participation rate was 37.4, and the FY 2023 national average two-parent work participation rate was 40.4 percent. In FY 2023, 42 states and territories had a zero percent overall work participation target to meet. Additionally, 26 states and territories were not subject to the two-parent work participation requirement due to the manner in which they structured their programs.
The tables attached to the IM provide detailed state-by-state information regarding work participation rates and standards, caseload reduction credits, the number of work-eligible individuals, and activities in which individuals participated.
View the IM and the FY2023 State Work Participation Rates