Feds dole out $450 million for US jobs lost to outsourcing

The U.S. Department of Labor Thursday announced it had released more than $450 million in assistance to be used by states for career training, employment and case management services to workers who lose their jobs due to outsourcing and foreign trade. The funding comes by way of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, which was recently adjusted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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