State-financed customized training programs are clear examples of employer-focused public training systems.  The programs have disparate origins, administrative arrangements, budgets, sources of funding, and program rules; however, each one views training from the perspective of an employer and sees training as an economic development enterprise.  The Employer as the Client: State-Financed Customized Training is an analysis of customized training activities funded by state governments for the years 1989-2006.  It serves as an update to ETA’s previous report on customized training that was released in 1999.  Stakeholders interested in leveraging funds from different sources to train more workers would find useful information in this report.