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  Workforce Bulletin - December 6, 2013

  This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains information on the budget deal, the extension of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Action program, the decline in the Unemployment rate, House Committee Hearing on revised OFCCP regulations, NASWA Workgroup provides comments to OMB on RJM Renewal Request, Reemployment Connections Institute Underway, GAO Report finds Local Areas had difficulty in helping employers fill certain jobs, upcoming HR-XML Webinar, and 2014 National UI IB Training. MORE >>

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  NASWA Partners with LEAD Center of the National Disability Institute

  On Friday, November 15, 2013, NASWA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Center on Leadership for the Employment and Advancement of People with Disabilities (LEAD Center). This partnership creates a framework for collaboration between both organizations to support the employment of individuals with disabilities. The two organizations hope to increase meaningful participation of jobseekers with disabilities with services provided by the American Job Centers. MORE >>

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  Impacts of the March 2013 Sequestration on the Workforce Development System: Evidence from a Survey of State Workforce Agencies

  NASWA recently asked members of its Employment and Training Committee, who are leaders in their state workforce development agencies, to participate in a survey to detail the impacts of sequestration on the workforce development system. With nearly a 76 percent response rate among the 37 states represented on the Committee, the survey results provide a representative snapshot of the impacts of the March 2013 sequestration on staffing, job center access, and services and programs. MORE >>

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  The State Role in the Public Workforce Development System: Evidence from a Survey on the Use of Wagner-Peyser Act Funding

  In June 2013, NASWA’s Employment and Training (E&T) Committee conducted a national survey on the use of Wagner-Peyser Act (W-P) funds, and the findings are presented in this report. The survey was designed to help answer two questions: 1) How do states spend W-P funds? 2) What value do States add to the workforce system by funding, developing or delivering labor exchange services through the W-P grants? The survey findings are important to inform policymakers and the public, especially regarding MORE >>

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