Office Of Refugee Resettlement: Policy Guidance & Reporting Forms

Annual ORR Reports to Congress - 2000

North Carolina	FY 1999

Caseload	783		664
Entered Employments	586		488	73 %
Terminations	236	98 %	142	97 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	6 $7.20 527 517	1 % 92 % 91 %	5 $8.34 489 363	3 % 95 % 78 %

The number of reductions was small because more than half of the refugees placed in jobs went to work before receiving cash assistance.

North Dakota	FY 1999

Caseload	433		387
Entered Employments	339		343	89 %
Terminations	275	81 %	206	88 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	5 $6.96 276 258	2 % 93 % 81 %	11 $6.54270 241	5% 91 % 85 %

Almost all refugees are employed three months after resettlement, the majority with health benefits.

	Ohio	FY 1999			FY 2000

Caseload		2,137		2,416
Entered Employments		619		511		21 %
Terminations		105	48 %	111		35 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits		5 $7.47 478 554	2 % 62 % 94 %	6 $7.63 435 320		2 % 85 % 65 %

Oklahoma	FY 1999

Caseload	360		402
Entered Employments	210		188	47 %
Terminations	18	67 %	4	44 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	0 $6.20 158 148	0 % 86 % 77 %	0 $6.79 103 44	0 % 83 % 28 %

In FY 2000 cash assistance termination rate is based on entered employment of refugees actually receiving assistance.

Oregon	FY 1999

Caseload	2,618		2,585
Entered Employments	1,519		1,400	54 %
Terminations	774	88 %	700	89 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	105 $7.14 1,350 1,153	12 % 89 % 83 %	88 $7.71 1,183 1,101	11 % 79 % 82 %

In FY 2000 cash assistance termination and cash assistance reduction rates are based on entered employment of refugees actually receiving assistance.

Pennsylvania

Caseload	2,135		2,463
Entered Employments	1,117		1,345	55 %
Terminations	303	27 %	375	77 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	92 $7.60 1,020 696	8 % 96 % 78 %	106 $7.64 1178 934	22 % 8 3% 85 %

Rhode Island

Caseload	161		211
Entered Employments	68		79	37 %
Terminations	52	100 %	64	86 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	0 $7.88 60 56	0 % 100 % 98 %	10 $7.47 67 53	14 % 89 % 77 %

Cash assistance termination rates are based on entered employment of refugees actually receiving assistance.

South Carolina	FY 1999		FY 2000

Caseload	215		228
Entered Employments	128		135	59 %
Terminations	23	88 %	11	69 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	0 $6.33 107 109	0 % 59 % 85 %	0 $6.39 102 103	0 % 82 % 76 %

Last year saw no recorded reductions due to earnings because all refugees on cash assistance who went to work received enough income to terminate their cash assistance.

South Dakota	FY 1999

Caseload	398		360
Entered Employments	303		345	96 %
Terminations	132	44 %	211	85 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	13 $8.24 306 206	4 % 97 % 79 %	36 $7.95 340 284	15 % 94 % 99 %

Tennessee	FY 1999

Caseload	1,128		826
Entered Employments	767		661	80 %
Terminations	37	31 %	25	28 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	0 $6.80 538 637	0 % 72 % 85 %	0 $7.55 509 586	0 % 69 % 93 %

Cash assistance reductions are not applicable in Tennessee because jobs result in cash assistance terminations.

Texas	FY 1999

Caseload	3,625		2,386
Entered Employments	3,336		2,218	93 %
Terminations	394	76 %	83	60 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	0 $6.66 2,994 2,511	0 % 91 % 79%	0 $7.28 2,081 1,914	0 % 89 % 90 %

Cash assistance terminations are presented as a percentage of RCA recipients who entered employment.

Utah	FY 1999

Caseload	961		1118
Entered Employments	286		478	43 %
Terminations	275	96 %	145	44 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	11 $7.55 299 239	4 % 96 % 85 %	69 $7.45 333 263	21 % 91 % 59 %

Vermont	FY 1999

Caseload	272		36
Entered Employments	253		36	100 %
Terminations	172	68 %	0	0 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	1 $7.31 183 181	0 % 100 % 75 %	0 $7.85 16 31	0 % 72 % 94 %

Virginia	FY 1999

Caseload	1,665		1,629
Entered Employments	1,041		1,137	70 %
Terminations	128	70 %	235	74 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	42 $7.18 857 768	23 % 87 % 92 %	87 $7.70 876 818	27 % 81 % 89 %

Washington	FY 1999

Caseload	3,729		2,529
Entered Employments	1,487		1,625	38 %
Terminations	636	62 %	402	39 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	127 $7.33 271 496	13 % 15 % 33 %	158 $7.90 657 718	15 % 48 % 54 %

Health benefit data are incomplete. Newly employed refugees are eligible under the State Basic Health program.

West Virginia	FY 1999

Caseload	4		6
Entered Employments	4		6	100 %
Terminations	3	75 %	1	25 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	1 $5.85 4 1	25 % 44 % 33 %	1 $6.25 0 2	25 % 0 % 6 7 %

Terminations are presented as a percentage of cash assistance recipients who entered employment.

Wisconsin	FY 1999

Caseload	939		747
Entered Employments	852		731	98 %
Terminations	212	57 %	157	68 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	342 $7.48 821 588	92 % 91 % 76 %	220 $8.31 565 527	95 % 71 % 77 %

Wisconsin records a grant termination only if it lasts three months and a grant reduction if it lasts six months.

California (Aggregate)

California	FY 1999

Caseload	11,329		8,537
Entered Employments	5,792		4,176	49 %
Terminations	1,319	23 %	995	24 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	1,878 $6.77 3,402 1,917	32 % 59 % 43 %	2.098 $7.68 1,903 1,239	50 % 45 % 36 %

California Counties

Alameda	FY 1999

Caseload	638		405
Entered Employments	319		68	17 %
Terminations	116	36 %	45	66 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	33 $7.05 221 137	10 % 69 % 45 %	26 $8.56 35 39	34 % 100 % 65 %

Fresno	FY 1999

Caseload	490		258
Entered Employments	231		130	50 %
Terminations	33	14 %	93	72 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	201 $6.17 138 47	87 % 60 % 28 %	37 $6.18 130 49	28 % 60 % 53 %

Los Angeles	FY 1999

Caseload	3,099		2,513
Entered Employments	744		834	33 %
Terminations	50	7 %	83	7 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	151 $6.81 373 108	63 % 50 % 21 %	38 $6.89 411 89	5 % 51 % 16 %

Orange	FY 1999

Caseload	2,077		582
Entered Employments	1,728		524	90 %
Terminations	428	25 %	319	61 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	639 $6.19 1,179 672	37 % 69 % 50 %	205 $6.68 357 301	39 % 41 % 62 %

Cash assistance terminations and reductions are presented as a percentage of refugees who received cash assistance when they entered employment.

Sacramento	FY 1999

Caseload	1,839		2,191
Entered Employments	856		1,184	54 %
Terminations	228	27 %	74	6 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	252 $6.39 389 135	29 % 45 % 61 %	595 $7.32 257 336	50 % 22 % 31 %

San Diego	FY 1999

Caseload	766		1,036
Entered Employments	485		490	47 %
Terminations	15	3 %	98	20 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	162 $6.38 160 22	33 % 33 % 7 %	191 $6.58 343 101	39 % 70 % 31 %

San Francisco	FY 1999

Caseload	234		276
Entered Employments	110		167	61 %
Terminations	39	35 %	43	46 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	23 $8.92 57 44	21 % 52 % 37 %	20 $11.41 56 36	22 % 30 % 32 %

Santa Clara	FY 1999

Caseload	712		818
Entered Employments	503		515	63%
Terminations	279	55 %	135	67%
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	97 $7.26 322 164	19 % 64 % 34 %	47 $9.30 140 135	24% 82% 27%

San Joaquin	FY 1999

Caseload	679		227
Entered Employments	206		88	39%
Terminations	40	19 %	25	71%
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	56 $6.50 171 82	27 % 83 % 43 %	10 $7.00 72 5	29% 82% 6%

Yolo	FY 1999

Caseload	168		231
Entered Employments	168		176	76 %
Terminations	6	4 %	80	45 %
Reductions Average Wage Retentions Health Benefits	162 $6.66 152 84	96 % 90 % 100 %	86 $6.83 102 148	49 % 67 % 90 %