needs, or greater employment barriers. (E) Employers participating in the State program agree to make a good faith effort to hire an eligible individual placed in a subsidized job in their employment if the individual has demonstrated satisfactory performance and the employer has a relevant job opening available and to maintain a record of the share of subsidized workers hired on a permanent basis. (2) Additional placements If, after completing a subsidized job placement, an eligible individual is unemployed for at least 6 weeks (regardless of whether such weeks are consecutive), the eligible individual may apply for a new subsidized job placement but the immediately subsequent placement may only be with a different public or private sector employer. (3) State variation permitted Employer subsidies for a subsidized job placement may vary within a State and among States carrying out programs under this part provided that all eligible individuals employed in subsidized jobs shall be paid not less than the prevailing minimum wage in the relevant jurisdiction and shall be covered by all relevant labor and employment laws. (4) Exceptions With respect to any period for which the total unemployment in a State (seasonally adjusted) for the period consisting of the most recent 3 months for which data for all States are published equals or exceeds 7.5 percent, the Secretary may waive the limit on the duration of a subsidized job placement under paragraph (1)(D). (c) Nondisplacement A public or private sector employer shall not use an eligible individual subsidized job placement to— (1) displace or replace an employee, position, or volunteer, or to partially displace or replace an employee, position, or volunteer, such as through a reduction in hours, wages, or employment benefits