What's Happening in the States January 2026

CALIFORNIA

• How the Employment Development Department (EDD) Improved Speed, Access, and Service for Californians
• Modernizing California’s Unemployment Program: Helping EDD Pay Customers Faster and Accurately
• Smarter Service: Inside California’s EDD Contact Center Modernization

COLORADO

• As the job market tightens, workers without degrees could hit a ‘paper ceiling’
• Meet the coal miner who just started a geothermal drilling business

CONNECTICUT

• CT Dept. of Labor: $8 Million Federal Grant Supports Worker Training in High Demand Industries

GEORGIA

• Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes Unveils Bold Strategic Plan to Transform Georgia Department of Labor

IDAHO

• Report sheds light on past 20 years of economic growth in rural Idaho

MAINE

• A new training program will develop apprentices for Maine's construction industry
• Prison program in Maine allows inmates to earn money working remote jobs

MARYLAND

• Tech Education for ‘Diamond-Shaped’ Hiring
• Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Announces New Opportunity and Economic Mobility Center
• Howard Community College and MedStar Health Launch Cardiovascular Technician Apprenticeship Program

SOUTH DAKOTA

• Wells Fargo gives grant to Southeast Tech for homebuilding lab