20 CFR § 679.200 - What is the purpose of requiring States to identify regions?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s679.200"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 679.200 - What is the purpose of requiring States to identify regions?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "679.200"
section_name: "What is the purpose of requiring States to identify regions?"
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "679"
part_name: "STATEWIDE AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 101, 106, 107, 108, 189, 503, Public Law 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014)."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 56371, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "679"
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# 679.200 What is the purpose of requiring States to identify regions?

The purpose of identifying regions is to align workforce development activities and resources with larger regional economic development areas and available resources to provide coordinated and efficient services to both job seekers and employers.