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TAW-60730  /  Jabil Circuit, Inc. (Auburn Hills, MI)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 05/14/2006
Filed Date: 01/10/2007
Most Recent Update: 01/23/2007
Determination Date: 01/23/2007
Expiration Date: 01/23/2009

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,730

JABIL INCORPORATED
INCLUDING ONSITE LEASED WORKERS OF EXTRA RESOURCES, ARCADIA
STAFFING, KELLY SERVICES
AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 10, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Jabil Circuit
Incorporated, Auburn Hills, Michigan, producing circuit board
assemblies.
The investigation revealed that Jabil Circuit Incorporated,
Auburn Hills, Michigan, also leased workers from Extra Resources,
Arcadia Staffing and Kelly Services.
This worker group was previously certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-54,688, that
expired May 14, 2006.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased during the relevant period.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
has been shifting production of circuit board assemblies from the
subject facility to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States.
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 do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.




Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the worker firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Jabil Circuit Incorporated, Auburn Hills,
Michigan, including on-site leased workers from Extra
Resources, Arcadia Staffing and Kelly Services, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after May
14, 2006 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 23rd day of January 2007.

/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance