Department of Labor Budget Overview FY 2008

	U.S. Department of Labor

www.dol.gov

Search / A to Z Index

November 4, 2008 DOL Home > About DOL > FY 2008 Budget > Budget Overview

FY 2008 Budget Overview

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DISCRETIONARY AND MANDATORY BUDGET AUTHORITY
— Dollars in Millions —

	FY 2006 BUD. AUTH.	FY 2007 BUD. AUTH.	FY 2008 BUD. AUTH.	FY 2008-2007 DIFFERENCE
DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS
Training and Employment Services	5,056.5	5,254.3	4,900.4	(353.9)
Community Service Emp. for Older Americans	432.3	432.3	350.0	(82.3)
State Employment Service Operations	850.5	845.9	27.9	(818.0)
Veterans Employment and Training	190.0	190.6	192.9	2.3
Gifts and Bequests	0.2	0.2	0.1	(0.0)
Workers Compensation (net reapprop/rescission)	(70.0)	0.0	0.0	0.0
Employment and Training Total	6,459.5	6,723.3	5,471.3	(1,251.9)

State Unemployment Insurance Operations	2,507.7	2,507.7	2,561.2	53.6

Employment and Training Program Administration	198.0	198.0	216.2	18.2
Employee Benefits Security Administration	133.6	133.6	147.4	13.9
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Employment Standards Administration¹	444.1	444.6	430.4	(14.2)
Occupational Safety & Health Administration	472.4	472.4	490.3	17.9
Mine Safety and Health Administration	303.3	277.7	313.5	35.8
Bureau of Labor Statistics	537.1	537.1	574.4	37.3
Office of Disability Employment Policy	27.7	27.7	18.6	(9.1)
Departmental Management¹	345.3	322.9	279.0	(43.9)
Veterans Employment and Training	32.1	32.1	35.2	3.1
Office of Inspector General¹	71.4	71.4	79.0	7.5
Working Capital Fund [net] (WCF)	6.1	6.2	12.0	5.8
Worker Prot., Sfty & Health, & Stats Total¹	2,571.0	2,523.7	2,596.1	72.4
TOTAL DISCRETIONARY¹	11,538.2	11,754.6	10,628.6	(1,126.0)

MANDATORY PROGRAMS
Federal Unemployment Benefits & Allowances	966.4	837.6	888.7	51.1
TES Skills Training Grants	131.7	125.0	125.0	0.0
ESA H1B Fees	44.0	31.0	31.0	0.0
PA H1B Fee Revenue	13.0	13.0	13.0	0.0
Payments to the UTF	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Adv to the Unemp Trust Fund and Other Funds	20.0	0.0	2,752.0	2,752.0
Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) Base	34,898.0	35,586.0	37,190.7	1,604.7
[Transfer from UTF]	(3,592.0)	(3,592.0)	(2,952.7)	639.3
Foreign Labor Certification Processing	0.0	0.0	65.0	65.0
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp (Admin) [non-add]	369.0	402.0	412.0	10.0
Special Benefits	237.0	227.0	194.0	(33.0)
Panama Canal Commission (PCC)	6.4	6.3	6.2	(0.1)
Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (BLDTF)	1,056.0	1,068.0	3,383.0	2,315.0
[Transfer from BLDTF]	(57.6)	(59.2)	(57.9)	1.3
Special Workers Compensation Expenses	145.5	153.0	152.0	(1.0)
[Transfer from SWCEP]	(2.0)	(2.0)	(2.1)	(0.1)
Special Benefits Disabled Coal Miners	313.3	303.4	276.2	(27.2)
Energy Employees Occ. Illness Compensation - Admin	143.3	161.8	161.6	(0.2)
Energy Employees Occ. Illness Compensation - Benefits	918.0	946.1	1,192.2	246.1
Working Capital Fund, Mandatory	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.0
Offsetting Receipts / Interfund Transactions	(875.0)	(866.0)	(3,660.0)	(2,794.0)
TOTAL MANDATORY	34,368.8	34,942.0	39,761.0	4,819.0

TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	45,907.0	46,696.6	50,389.5	3,692.9

¹Includes Black Lung Trust Fund Transfers

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DISCRETIONARY AND MANDATORY OUTLAYS
— Dollars in Millions —

	FY 2006 OUTLAYS	FY 2007 OUTLAYS	FY 2008 OUTLAYS	FY 2008-2007 DIFFERENCE
DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS
Training and Employment Services	5,197.7	5,153.0	4,964.4	(188.6)
Community Service Emp. for Older Americans	427.7	457.7	417.0	(40.7)
State Employment Service Operations	931.7	1,284.6	724.3	(560.3)
Veterans Employment and Training	183.3	209.2	186.7	(22.6)
Gifts and Bequests	0.0	0.0	0.0	(0.0)
Workers Compensation	2.4	7.5	9.9	2.3
Employment and Training Total	6,742.8	7,112.0	6,302.2	(809.9)

State Unemployment Insurance Operations	2,661.3	2,538.5	2,554.2	15.7

Employment and Training Program Administration	174.9	215.8	216.2	0.3
Employee Benefits Security Administration	137.4	132.0	144.0	12.0
Employment Standards Administration¹	437.4	431.0	478.6	47.6
Occupational Safety & Health Administration	467.5	463.4	487.5	24.1
Mine Safety and Health Administration	287.1	277.8	313.5	35.7
Bureau of Labor Statistics	528.4	536.1	568.5	32.4
Office of Disability Employment Policy	47.9	28.4	26.6	(1.9)
Departmental Management¹	369.1	325.1	285.0	(40.1)
Veterans Employment and Training	32.1	33.0	35.2	2.3
Office of Inspector General¹	69.3	67.9	78.1	10.2
Working Capital Fund [net] (WCF)	4.7	3.5	6.6	3.1
Worker Prot., Sfty & Health, & Stats Total¹	2,555.5	2,514.1	2,639.7	125.6
TOTAL DISCRETIONARY¹	11,959.6	12,164.6	11,496.1	(668.5)

MANDATORY PROGRAMS
Federal Unemployment Benefits & Allowances	764.0	837.6	888.7	51.1
TES Skills Training Grants	57.0	160.7	144.0	(16.7)
ESA H1B Fees	4.0	31.0	31.0	0.0
PA H1B Fee Revenue	9.0	16.0	13.0	(3.0)
Payments to the UTF	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Welfare to Work Jobs	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Adv to the Unemp Trust Fund and Other Funds	0.0	0.0	2,752.0	2,752.0
Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) Base	35,104.4	35,747.2	37,749.8	2,002.6
[Transfer from UTF]	(3,829.4)	(3,753.2)	(3,511.8)	241.4
Foreign Labor Certification Processing	0.0	0.0	65.0	65.0
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp (program)	(2,618.0)	316.0	1,115.0	799.0
Special Benefits	71.0	199.0	87.0	(112.0)
Panama Canal Commission (PCC)	6.2	6.1	6.0	(0.1)
Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (BLDTF)	1,056.0	1,068.0	3,383.0	2,315.0
[Transfer from BLDTF]	(57.6)	(59.2)	(57.9)	1.3
Special Workers Compensation Expenses	145.0	156.0	152.0	(4.0)
[Transfer from SWCEP]	(2.0)	(2.0)	(2.1)	(0.1)
Special Benefits Disabled Coal Miners	320.8	303.4	276.2	(27.2)
Energy Employees Occ. Illness Comp - Admin	154.0	165.4	175.7	10.3
Energy Employees Occ. Illness Comp - Benefits	863.0	946.1	1,192.2	246.1
Working Capital Fund, Mandatory	6.0	3.0	4.0	1.0
Offsetting Receipts / Interfund Transactions	(875.0)	(866.0)	(3,660.0)	(2,794.0)
TOTAL MANDATORY	31,178.3	35,275.0	40,802.8	5,527.8

TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	43,137.9	47,439.7	52,298.9	4,859.2

¹Includes Black Lung Trust Fund Transfers

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) EMPLOYMENT
FY 2008 President's Budget

	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 08-FY 07 Difference

Employment and Training Administration	1,083	1,176	1,316	140
Employee Benefits Security Administration	840	855	855	0
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	811	870	870	0
Employment Standards Administration	3,407	3,425	3,618	193
Energy Employees' Occupational Illness Compensation	439	464	464	0
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	2,096	2,133	2,186	53
Mine Safety and Health Administration	2,078	2,240	2,306	66
Bureau of Labor Statistics	2,381	2,297	2,431	134
Office of Inspector General	419	423	468	45
Departmental Management	1,360	1,323	1,386	63
Office of Disability Employment Policy	50	59	40	-19
Veterans' Employment and Training	235	240	244	4
Working Capital Fund	624	685	685	0
Total FTE Employment	15,823	16,190	16,869	679

— GENERAL NOTE —
The numbers in the dollar tables in this document may not add due to rounding.