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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...

Employment and Wages Third Quarter 2014 AvailableBATON ROUGE — Data on Louisiana’s employment and wages for the third quarter 2014 are now available on the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s Web site, www.laworks.net.These data cover employment and total wages by North American Industry Clas...

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...

Louisiana Workforce Rises to New HeightsState continues to set records, shows even more growth with revised federal numbersBATON ROUGE – New seasonally adjusted federal data for 2014 shows Louisiana added more jobs and its workforce grew even more than previously estimated, and that the gr...

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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...

You be the detective. Learn to ask the right questions and recognize the clues of fraud. Moderator Richard Siegel, President, Unemployment Tax Management Corporation Speakers Caleb Walker, UC Specialist, Alabama Department of Labor Sherneta Graham, Chief of Benefits, Louisiana Workfor...

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,...

Indiana IT Award Nomination: Redesigned Employer Self Service System Contact Information of Individual Submitting Nomination Nominator: Dave Shatkowski Email Address: dshatkowski@dwd.in.gov Agency Name: Indiana Department of Workforce Development     Redesigned Employer Se...