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This Illinois 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...

Track: Legal Roll Call of States with Case Law Updates, Significant Legislation, and Emerging Legal Issues An opportunity for state workforce agency attorneys and policy staff to report on and ask questions of each other about significant legal cases, legislation, and policy development...

Tracks: Administrators, E&T, Legal, UI and WLMI Transitioning to the Evidence Era: From Dreams to Reality State workforce agencies have critical data assets and can help ignite a culture of evidence-building in their states. At this session, you'll hear from leaders who are on ...

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In the first three weeks of the Covid-19 dislocation, Illinois processed 528,519 initial claims for regular unemployment insurance benefits, exceeding the total annual count in both 2019 (489,831 claims) and 2018 (492,223 claims). Since the beginning of the 2020 Recession (February 2020), ...

The UI SIDES Operations Committee will meet on Friday, April 21, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET  at the Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Downtown Union Station in the Illinois Street Ballroom.  View more information

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This 2019 State of the Workforce Report for Illinois highlights Labor Market Information including Labor Force Data, Education Levels and Key Industries. It also highlights Workforce Development Programs, American Job Centers, Individuals Served by Illinois's Workforce Services, Unemp...

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies, the nonpartisan association of the 50 workforce agencies of U.S. states and three territories, issued a letter of support for the BRIDGE for Workers Act, H.R. 1759, to congressional sponsors of the bill. The bill offers a permanent stat...

Tracks: Administrators | Employment and Training  Meeting the Challenges Facing Our Youth The COVID-19 pandemic has had a range of impacts on youth and young adults across the US. This session will highlight what we know about these impacts and how states are developing strateg...