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- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B--
a. 1. A. Identify the Regions and the Local Workforce Development Areas Designated in the State.
Current Narrative:
A graphic representation of Kansas’ Local Workforce Development Areas is found below. Title IB – Attachment B provides industry and economic information per local area. In addition, planning regions are depicted in the following map, along with a description of each planning region determined based on economic and industry data.
Map: Kansas is separated into five local workforce investment areas.
Area 1 – serves 62 counties in Western Kansas, Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith, Jewell, Republic, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Graham, Rooks, Osborne, Mitchell, Cloud, Wallace, Logan, Gove, Trego, Ellis, Russell, Lincoln, Ottawa, Dickinson, Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane, Ness, Rush, Barton, Ellsworth, Saline, Morris, Hamilton, Kearny, Finney, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Stafford, Rice, McPherson, Marion, Chase, Reno, Harvey, Stanton, Grant, Haskell, Gray, Ford, Edwards, Morton, Stevens, Seward, Meade, Clark, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt and Barber. They have workforce centers located in Garden City, Dodge City, Hays, Great Bend, Hutchinson and Salina providing Full–Time services.
Area 2 – serves 17 counties in North East Kanas, Washington, Marshall, Nemaha, Brown, Doniphan, Clay, Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Atchison, Jefferson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Geary, Osage, Douglas and Franklin. They have workforce centers located in Junction City, Manhattan, Topeka, and Lawrence providing Full–Time services.
Area 3 – serves 3 counties in the Kansas City metro area, Leavenworth, Wyandotte and Johnson. They have workforce centers located in Leavenworth, Kansas City and Overland Park providing Full–Time services.
Area 4 – serves 6 counties in South Central Kansas, Kingman, Sedgwick, Butler, Harper, Sumner and Cowley. They have workforce centers providing Full–Time services in Wichita and El Dorado, and Part–Time services in Wellington and Winfield.
Area 5 – serves 17 counties in Southeast Kansas, Lyon, Coffey, Anderson, Miami, Linn, Greenwood, Woodson, Allen, Bourbon, Elk, Wilson, Neosho, Crawford, Chautauqua, Montgomery, Labette and Cherokee. They have workforce centers in Emporia, Paola, Independence, Chanute and Pittsburg providing Full–Time Services.
Additioanlly, Kansas has specific Economic Regions.
Map: Kansas is divided in to five economic regions.
Northwestern Region
Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith, Jewell, Republic, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Graham, Rooks, Osborne, Mitchell, Cloud, Wallace, Logan, Gove, Trego, Ellis, Russell, Lincoln, Ottawa, Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane, Ness, Rush, Barton, Ellsworth, Saline, Rice, McPherson
Northeastern Region
Dickinson, Marion, Washington, Marshall, Nemaha, Brown, Doniphan, Clay, Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Atchison, Jefferson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Geary, Osage, Chase, Morris, Lyon
Eastern Region
Douglas, Franklin, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Miami, Linn
Southwestern Region
Hamilton, Kearny, Finney, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Stafford, , Stanton, Grant, Haskell, Gray, Ford, Edwards, Morton, Stevens, Seward, Meade, Clark, Comanche, Kiowa, Pratt, Barber
South Central Region
Reno, Harvey, Butler, Kingman, Sedgwick, Harper, Sumner, Cowley
Southeastern Region
Coffey, Anderson, Greenwood, Woodson, Allen, Bourbon, Elk, Wilson, Neosho, Crawford, Chautauqua, Montgomery, Labette, Cherokee