20 CFR § 654.13 - Determination of areas of substantial unemployment.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s654.13"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "20 CFR § 654.13 - Determination of areas of substantial unemployment."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "654.13"
section_name: "Determination of areas of substantial unemployment."
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "654"
part_name: "SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SYSTEM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 49k; 8 U.S.C. 1188(c)(4); 41 Op.A.G. 406 (1959)."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 1689, Jan. 5, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "654"
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# 654.13 Determination of areas of substantial unemployment.

An area of substantial unemployment, for purposes of Executive Order 10582, shall be any area classified as a labor surplus area at § 654.5 of this part pursuant to the procedures set forth at subpart A of this part.