| Services for Dislocated Workers
"Dislocated" workers are:
- People who have lost jobs because of industry closings or mass layoffs
- Long-term unemployed people who have limited opportunity for jobs in their field
- Self-employed individuals whose lack of employment is due to general economic conditions or natural disasters
The Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act authorizes employment and training help for dislocated workers, including early intervention programs, occupational skill training, job search assistance, support services, and relocation assistance.
In August 1988, Congress passed the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), which requires advance notice of plant closing or mass layoffs. It allows affected workers, their unions, the District government, and the department's dislocated worker offices to begin the process of providing timely training to these workers. The District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES) offers an array of individually tailored services designed to assist the dislocated worker in re-entering the workforce in the shortest possible period of time. View current WARN notices received by the Department of Employment Services.
Services Provided
Training/Retraining
- Classroom or vocational training
- Literacy and English for non-English speaking individuals
- Preparation for the GED exam (high school equivalency diploma)
Job Placement Assistance
- Staff in the Dislocated Worker Unit will develop individually tailored strategies and pursue job opportunities to match the skills of the worker with the needs of employers.
CareerPath serves workers, unions and area employers by assessing, counseling, training and placing workers in family-sustaining jobs.
Visit the Department of Labor website for more information about the Dislocated Workers program.
For more information about the Dislocated Workers program, please contact.
Tanya Anderson
Department of Employment Services
Workforce Development Bureau
609 H Street, NE, Room 500
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 698-6241 | 
