WHAT IS A DISLOCATED WORKER?

An individual who meets one of the following criteria:

*has been laid off or terminated, or received notice of termination or lay off and is unlikely to return to previous industry of occupation,

*has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice of termination or lay off, as a result of permanent closure of, or substantial layoff at a plant or facility,

*was self-employed and now unemployed because of a natural disaster,

*was self-employed (including farmer, rancher, or fisherman), but is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the community in which he or she resides or because of a natural disaster,

*or is a displaced homemaker.

USAGE EXAMPLES

•When the plant burned down in the small town, there were many dislocated workers who were wondering if they'd ever find a job again.

•The company lost money in the past few months, which lead to many people, like Joel, being laid off and labeled as a dislocated worker.

•The recent advances in robotics and automation in factory settings have led to countless dislocated workers throughout a number of industries.