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For Immediate Release WASHINGTON – The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) announced the election of its 2021-2022 association year board of directors. NASWA membership, which represents state and U.S. territory workforce agencies nationwide, selected 15 new board mem...

The Honorable Marty Walsh US Secretary of Labor U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20210 Dear Secretary Walsh: Congratulations on your nomination and confirmation as U.S. Secretary of Labor. Governors and state workforce officials appreciate the critical r...

This Florida state profile includes a snapshot of how the state responded to the COVID-19 pandemic during calendar year 2020. Throughout the pandemic, workforce agencies worked tirelessly to assist an unprecedented number of individuals and implement a host of new unemployment insurance pr...

This Michigan state profile includes a snapshot of how the state responded to the COVID-19 pandemic during calendar year 2020. Throughout the pandemic, workforce agencies worked tirelessly to assist an unprecedented number of individuals and implement a host of new unemployment insurance p...

Tracks: Comms, EO, and UI Equity, Plain Language, and Behavioral Insights: Frameworks for Improving State UI Programs This enlightening session will feature states sharing their experiences with using behavioral insights, plain language, and other strategies to improve equity and access...

A Word from our Silver Sponsors AWS, Coursera for Government, CSG Government Solutions, Eightfold.ai, Fiserv, and Incode Technologies Economic Outlook SPEAKER Jerry Nickelsburg, PhD., Faculty Director, Anderson Forecast, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); Adjunct Professor ...

Laying the Foundation for America’s Infrastructure Workforce Following the passage of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, the U.S. is seeing a historic level of investment in the country's infrastructure. To support these investments, state workforce agencies across the nation...

TRACKS: E&T and WLMI State-Led Strategies to Strengthen the Nation’s Healthcare Workforce As the U.S. emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, revitalizing the healthcare workforce is a major priority across the country. To meet this challenge, state workforce agencies are increasin...

Tracks: Tech and UI  Once Upon a Time: Tales of UI IT Modernization Dive into the storybook of UI IT modernization, where magical transformations breathe life into outdated systems and user experiences are elevated to new heights. States will recount their adventures against legacy...

This issue brief describes the Employer Resource Network (ERN), an innovative, employer- based model that pulls together a consortium of small- to mid-size businesses to provide job retention services, work supports, and training opportunities for entrylevel employees, many of whom are rec...