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In This Issue: Senate Panel Restores Governors Set-Aside to 15 Percent; House Panel Increases it to 11 Percent House/Senate Appropriations Committees Approves Funding Bills with Reductions to USDOL NASWA and NGA Jointly Submit Comments on WIOA Proposed Regulations House-Senate Overcome Dif...

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...

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...

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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...

This interactive tool allows veterans to see what type of job in Indiana their military training has prepared them for or estimate the time needed to transition to another career. "Transition time," while measured in weeks of academic, technical or vocational training, is a relative measur...

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 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 ...