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This Information Memorandum transmits the FY 2009 work participation rates. All States were required to report work participation information for the months of October 2008 through September 2009. The FY 2009 national average overall work participation rate was 29.4 percent. Five States, the District of Columbia, and two Territories failed to meet their overall work participation rate requirements. The FY 2009 national average two-parent families work participation rate was 28.3 percent. Six States and one Territory failed to meet their two-parent families work participation requirement. (Twenty-four States, the District of Columbia, and two Territories were not subject to the two-parent work participation requirement due to the manner in which they structured their programs.) The attached tables 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.

This Information Memoradum explains how the referenced legislation affects award amounts for the FY 2011 TANF Contingency Fund and TANF Supplemental Grant award amounts and provides a table showing the award calculations.

 FY2008 Work Participation Rates

This Information Memorandum informs states that they can download from our website the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) programs and documentation files that will enable a State to calculate its monthly work participation rates from its quarterly transmission files.

FY 2007 Work Participation Rates

This Information Memorandum transmits the work participation tables for FY 2007.

This Program Instruction explains the new form ACF-202 and instructions for completing that form, which States must use to report caseload reduction information for fiscal year 2009 and thereafter.

This report provides ACF with the information necessary to calculate a State’s caseload reduction credit.

This Information Memorandum transmits the work participation tables for FY 2006.  All States were required to report work participation information for all of the October 2005 - September 2006 fiscal year and are subject to the work participation standards for FY 2006 based on this information.

FY 2006 Work Participation Rates