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SIDES Employer Response Study: Executive SummaryBACKGROUNDThe State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) went live, verifying information about unemployment insurance (UI) benefit claims from employers and third-party administrators (TPA) through a nationally standardized computer-to-c...

BACKGROUNDThe State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) went live, verifying information about unemployment insurance (UI) benefit claims from employers and third-party administrators (TPA) through a nationally standardized computer-to-computer system in February 2010. The use of SIDE...

Kentucky’s 2014 annual jobless rate plunges to 6.5 percentFRANKFORT, Ky. (March 9, 2015) — Kentucky’s annual unemployment rate plunged to 6.5 percent in 2014 from 8 percent in 2013, while nonfarm employment gained 29,000 jobs, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an ag...

Iowa Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.2 PercentDES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in January from 4.3 percent in December. The state’s jobless rate was 4.4 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in January.“Iowa’s ec...

District of Columbia Awarded Major Unemployment Insurance Performance GrantFederal Funding Will Support DOES Efforts to Improve Integrity of Programs and Operations.Washington, DC – On Monday, September 15, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that the District of Columbia will rec...

District of Columbia Economy Adds 11,800 Jobs in JulyDistrict’s Unemployment Rate stays at 7.4 PercentWashington, DC – The District of Columbia Department of Employment Services reported today that the preliminary July job estimates show an increase of 11,800 jobs, for a total of 763,400 j...

Short-time compensation (STC) is a program within the federal-state unemployment insurance system. In states that have STC programs, workers whose hours are reduced under a formal work sharing plan may be compensated with STC, which is a regular unemployment benefit that has been pro-rated...

In This Issue: House Passes WIA Reauthorization Legislation – Heads to President for his Signature NASWA Hosts Turkish Employment Services General Director and Staff NASWA, DirectEmployers Urge Strong Passage of WIOA Continuing Resolution Becoming Near Certain As Appropriations Process Slo...

In This Issue: Senate Passes Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Senators Reed and Heller Reintroduce EUC Reauthorization Registration for the 78th NASWA Annual Conference Now Available! USDOL Awards $155 million in WIA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Funds to Implement Job Trainin...

NASWA is pleased to present An Introduction to the National Labor Exchange for State Workforce Agencies to serve as a primer for all state workforce agency staff members.The National Labor Exchange (NLX) is a unique public-private partnership between NASWA and DirectEmployers Association, ...