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BYLAWS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES (Formed under the Virginia Non-stock Corporation Act) Updated September 22, 2021 ARTICLE ONE Mission To enhance the state workforce agencies’ ability to accomplish their goals, statutory roles and responsibilities. Vision To be...

Several NASWA Committees held their first or second committee meetings of the 2014 Association Year in December and January, continuing the ongoing work from the previous year, while also discussing strategies to further their mission and goals in the coming year. The seven standing NASWA ...

On Thursday, November 21st, several states, led by the Chair and Vice Chair of NASWA’s Unemployment Insurance Committee Bruce Madson (OH) and Jay Rowell (IL), respectively, met with Congressional staff on the Senate Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over the Unemployment Insuran...

WASHINGTON – The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) was honored with the prestigious Pinnacle Award for Workforce Development for its Integrated Education and Training (IET) to Pre-Apprenticeship Expansion Initiative – Developing Foundational On-ramps to Apprenticeships. Pre...

WASHINGTON – The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity was honored with the prestigious Pinnacle Award for Business Development for its Michigan Energy Workforce Development Consortium initiative. Presented by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies’ (NASWA) Em...

WASHINGTON – The prestigious Merrill Baumgardner Innovation in Information Technology Award was awarded to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services (ODJFS) for its Helping the Unemployed Through AI Solutions initiative. The award, presented by the National Association of State Work...

WASHINGTON – The District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES) was named the recipient of the inaugural Excellence in Communications Award for its Building Trust Through Community: DC Paid Family Leave Awareness Initiative, given by the National Association of State Workfor...

WASHINGTON – The Montana Department of Labor and Industry was honored with the prestigious William J. Harris Equal Opportunity Award for its Office of Tribal Liaison – Hope and Realization Initiative at the 2026 National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) Winter Policy Forum i...

WASHINGTON – The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) was named the recipient of the prestigious Data Insights and Innovations Award for its BLSloadR data package, given by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) at its 2026 Winter Policy...

WASHINGTON – The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) has been awarded new funding from the Gates Foundation to support the “Integrating Real-Time Labor Market Information into Public Goods” initiative. This grant will continue to establish the National Labor Exchange (...