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Robert Pavosevich (U.S. Department of Labor), Dale Smith (Mississippi Department of Employment Security) and Patsy Westcott's (Alaska Department of Labor) presentations from the Alternative Financing Methodologies (UI Track) workshop at NASWA's 2017 National UI Directors' Conference and IT...

In This Issue: Please Register for the 79th Annual Conference; October 7-9, 2015 TAA Program Signed into Law – Petitions for New Categories Must be Filed by Midnight - September 27 Appropriations Outlook -- FY 2016; Senate Appropriations Restores Governors Set-Aside to 15% WOTC and Other T...

In an effort to build best practices for all states, including those who have or will recently join SIDES (Alaska, California, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, and Virginia), the National SIDES Team has collected data pertaining to states’ practices in operating and marketing SIDES Web Servi...

Alaska Economic Trends MagazineMarch 2015 Issue Foreign-Born Alaskans,page 4 The Long-Term Unemployed, page 12 Per Capita Income Tops $50,000, page 16Alaska Economic Trends is a free monthly publication dealing with a wide variety of economic issues in the state. If you would like to subsc...

Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect Today 16,000 Alaskans will receive pay raise JUNEAU: Today Alaska’s minimum wage will increase from $7.75 to $8.75 per hour, a 13% increase. Approximately 16,000 Alaska jobs currently pay less than $8.75 per hour, meaning thousands of workers will see the...

In This Issue: House, Senate Working to Complete FY 2015 Spending Plan to Avert Government Shutdown Elections: Governors, U.S. House and Senate Administration and Finance and Employment and Training Committees Hold Joint Meeting on WIOA Implementation with Key System Partners NASWA hosts E...

CareerSource Florida Awarded for National LeadershipNational association recognizes statewide branding effort as top workforce initiativeBURLINGTON, VT — CareerSource Florida, the state’s workforce policy and investment board, was honored last week with the 2014 State Excellence Award for ...

Ellen Golombek Assumes Presidency of National Association of State Workforce AgenciesNational organization strengthens workforce system nationwide.(DENVER) -- Ellen Golombek, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, has assumed the presidency of the National A...

Alaska Economic Trends August 2014- The Fairbanks Housing MarketVolume 34, Number 8Fairbanks Housing Market-Renting and buying in Alaska's second-largest cityKetchikan's Fluid Economy- Alaska's gateway city, from mining and timber to fishing and tourismUnemployment Among the Young- Charact...

New online tool helps calculate injured workers’ disability rates For more information: Mike Monagle, Workers’ Compensation Director: 907-465-6059, Michael.Monagle@Alaska.GovNo. 14-32JUNEAU, Alaska—A new online calculator can help injured workers, employers, claims adjusters and other part...