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  Workforce Bulletin - March 7, 2014

  This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles on Senate to resume consideration of EUC Extension next week, FY2015 Budget Proposal, NASWA letter to States requesting information on USDOL Civil Rights Center compliance reviews, NASWA letter to BLS Commissioner requesting 3-month averages of state and area employment and unemployment statistics be published, and GAO report finds need for reporting improvements in WIA programs. MORE >>

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  NASWA State Supplemental Funding Survey FY 2013

  Over the last 20 years, NASWA has surveyed state workforce agencies to determine the amount of state funds used to supplement federal grants to operate a variety of federal workforce and unemployment insurance programs. The results from the FY 2013 NASWA State Supplemental Funding Survey show state supplemental funding appears to have turned a corner, as state budgets have moved from reductions in state spending, to slight increases in spending because of improved economic activity. MORE >>   LINK >>

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  FINRA Brochure: Job Dislocation: Making Smart Financial Choices after a Job Loss

  With assistance from NASWA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has updated a brochure that provides unbiased financial advice for dislocated workers. Through this partnership, FINRA is again printing 300,000 or more copies of this brochure and will ship copies to every state free of charge to give out to the States' unemployed citizens. FINRA is covering all costs. NASWA is facilitating the distribution to states. MORE >>

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  2014 NASWA Winter Policy Forum: Final Agenda and Conference Presentations

  The 2014 NASWA Winter Policy Forum, February 20-21,2014, included plenary sessions on workforce development and panel discussions. Click MORE to view the final agenda with links to conference presentations that are underlined and highlighted in yellow. Click LINK to view a list of conference presentations.
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  Save the Date: 2014 National UI Interstate Benefits Training April 29-30, 2014

  This two-day training conference is designed to promote cooperation among states in managing Interstate and Combined Wage Claim operations and to promote efficient administration of the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees and the Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers (UCX) programs. This year's boot-camp approach will encourage effective and efficient implementation and use of the UI Interstate Connection Network (ICON). MORE >>   LINK >>

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