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In This Issue: June 15th Deadline Quickly Approaching to Comment on WIOA NPRMs USDOL Seeks Comments on Changes to RJM New NVTI Executive Director Appointed 2015 FINRA Job Dislocation Brochures available for NASWA members Florida Joins 44 Other States Now Live with SIDES Announcements, Noti...

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...

January 2015 Indiana Employment ReportINDIANAPOLIS (March 17, 2015) – The Hoosier State added 8,600 private sector jobs in January, led primarily by the Trade, Transportation & Utilities (+6,700), and Manufacturing (+1,500) Sectors. Over the past two years, Indiana’s private sector has...

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Given the greater emphasis on outcomes and accountability, an increasing number of education and training programs are conducting, or seeking, data matches with UI wage records. During a UI track workshop at the 2014 National UI Directors’ Conference and IT/Legal Issues Forum in Salt Lake ...

DWD Releases New List of Top 50 Jobs in IndianaHoosier Hot 50 Provides Information about Top High-Wage/High-Demand Jobs through 2022INDIANAPOLIS (February 2, 2015) – The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today unveiled an updated tool for Hoosiers seeking guidance about the...

Crossmatches are essential to improving UI integrity. SIDES Earnings Verification is one of the top recommendations from the NASWA Integrity Center for reducing the benefit year earnings improper payment rate. Join us to hear how states are implementing and employers are benefiting. Moder...

Do you know all the steps to protecting your bottom line against unnecessary charges? This session will be exploring how charges are determined and how your actions have a direct effect on your tax rate and your bottom line.  Moderator Janey Watkins-Sondrini, SIDES Program Director,...

The next recession may be right around the corner, has your state started to prepare? Now is the time to design your plan for success. Join us as we discuss promising practices, automation, caseload management, and staff training. Moderator Cara Hill, Benefits Administrator, Florida Depa...

These minutes were taken during the National Labor Exchange Steering Committee meeting, held on January 15-16, 2015 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.