Still, the dislocated workers here have an edge on most others.

"The whole world of the dislocated worker is new," Ms. Guy said.

As a dislocated worker, you may have many questions, some of them concerning your health and retirement benefits.

"We're dealing with having to apply for separate grants for one group of dislocated workers."

But the Administration has offered the right answer: generous retraining and re-employment services for dislocated workers.

But because members of the panel could not agree, the report left key issues unresolved, especially how to pay for helping dislocated workers.

Mr. Clinton also plans to improve training and job-locating assistance for dislocated workers.

And they don't trust Washington to help out dislocated workers.

This is why he established a scholarship fund for dislocated workers at five community colleges in southwest Oregon.

He said he would propose a $750 million increase in financing to aid dislocated workers over the next five years.