What's Happening in the States May 2025

CALIFORNIA

• California Invests $28 million to Strengthen Job Training for Young Adults Facing Employment Barriers

• California Celebrated Farmworkers Who Help Make its $49 Billion Agriculture Industry Strong

• CA’s Employment Development Department Improves its Benefit Webpages to be Easier, and More Customer-Friendly

GEORGIA

• Bárbara Rivera Holmes Sworn In As Georgia's 11th Labor Commissioner

KANSAS

• Kansas Department of Labor Unveils T.O.T.O., a Cutting-Edge Career Exploration Platform

MAINE

• State Workforce Board Releases Preliminary Report on Maine Industry Partnership Program

• Building futures: How this Maine construction academy expands workforce opportunities

MARYLAND

• Maryland Department of Labor releases new data resources on Maryland's federal workforce

• Governor Moore signs RAISE act into law, expanding access to high-quality registered apprenticeships in Maryland

• Maryland launches comprehensive cybersecurity talent strategy to drive economic growth and secure the future

NORTH CAROLINA

• N.C. Commerce Secretary Lilley Announces Grants to Workforce Boards to Support Businesses Impacted by Hurricane Helene

• Governor Stein Signs Executive Order to Strengthen Workforce and Apprenticeships

• Governor Josh Stein Launches New Website for Displaced Federal Public Servants

OHIO

• Ohio Offers Free Employment Services for Restored Citizens and Employers Willing to Give Them Second Chances

• Ohio Employers Can Receive Tax Credits for Hiring Individuals Facing Barriers to Employment

SOUTH DAKOTA

• Putting Down Dakota Roots Podcast

• South Dakota turned to paraprofessionals to attack a teacher shortage, and hundreds responded