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In This Issue: House, Senate Working to Complete FY 2015 Spending Plan to Avert Government Shutdown Elections: Governors, U.S. House and Senate Administration and Finance and Employment and Training Committees Hold Joint Meeting on WIOA Implementation with Key System Partners NASWA hosts E...

July 2014 Indiana Employment ReportContact: Joe FrankPhone: 317-234-7671Email: jfrank@dwd.in.govINDIANAPOLIS (August 18, 2014) – The Hoosier State gained 9,900 private sector jobs in July, with gains largely concentrated in the manufacturing sector (+5,500). Indiana has added over 66,300 p...

Beyond the July 2014 Numbers Additional Data after Release of Indiana’s Monthly Employment Report Over the past year, Indiana’s unemployment rate declined 1.7%, which is the 8th largest decrease in the nation. Indiana’s decline of 4.9% since July of 2009, the low point of employment in the...

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...

On Wednesday, June 25, the Senate passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (H.R. 803) by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 95 to 3, reauthorizing and overhauling the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) represents a compromise ann...

In This Issue: Senate Reaches Agreement to Bring Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act to Senate Floor for Votes Senators Reed (RI) and Heller (NV) Expected to Introduce EUC Reauthorization Next Week Notices, Advisories and Reports Senate Reaches Agreement to Bring Workforce Investment ...

Late Thursday, June 19, Senate leaders announced they had reached an agreement to bring the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to the Senate floor for a vote the week of June 23. WIOA represents a compromise between the SKILLS Act (H.R. 803), which passed the House of Represen...

In This Issue: Senate Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Measure Passes Subcommittee, Full Committee Markup Postponed NASWA Sends Letter in Support of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Registration for the 78th NASWA Annual Conference Now Available! Make your Nominations for 2014 ...

On Wednesday, May 21, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation reauthorizing and overhauling the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. According to the bill’s sponsors, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) would modernize and imp...

According to a 2019 survey conducted by Blue Star Families and FlexJobs, almost half of all military spouses have felt job search discrimination, and 91% said being a military spouse has had a negative impact on their career. Additionally, this group also has a 24% unemployment rate, and a...