DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,058

JEFFCO ENTERPRISES
HILDEBRAN, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 20, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by North Carolina Employment Security
Commission on behalf of workers of Jeffco Enterprises, Hildebran,
North Carolina. The workers produce finished and upholstered
furniture.
The investigation revealed that employment, production and
sales declined in 2005 compared with 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed major customers of the
subject firm regarding their purchases of finished and upholstered
furniture in 2004 through February of 2006. The survey revealed
that respondents increased their purchases of imported furniture
while decreasing purchases from the subject firm in relevant
periods.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with finished and upholstered
furniture produced at Jeffco Enterprises, Hildrebran, North
Carolina contributed importantly to the total or partial separation
of workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Jeffco Enterprises, Hildrebran, North Carolina
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after March 17, 2005 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 14th day of April, 2006

/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance