The Labor Department announced Tuesday that it was temporarily shutting down its Job Corps centers in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico following the recently updated advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The program provides training, room, and board for people between the ages of 16 and 24 to complete high school, get training for a career in a skilled trade, and/or find employment.

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