Trade Adjustment Assistance is a federally funded program that helps workers who are laid off due to foreign imports or their job moves to a foreign country. This program provides workers with opportunities to obtain the skills, credentials, resources and support necessary to become reemployed.
To qualify, applicants must be laid off from a job covered under a trade petition certified by the U.S. Department of Labor. Assistance is provided as additional unemployment compensation benefits, plus job search and relocation allowance if applicable. If an individual receives a notification of being eligible for TAA benefits, or believe they may be eligible, visit an OESC office to apply for benefits.
Under the current law governing the TAA program, the program expired on July 1, 2022 and no new petitions have been certified. Oklahoma will continue to determine eligibility and provide services to workers covered under previously certified petitions.