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Position responsibilities include: Manage Unemployment Insurance (UI) Appeals Bureau. Directly supervise 14 Administrative Law Judges and 11 support staff members. Ensure the Bureau’s hearings and decisions follow applicable state and federal laws and serves as a model of appropriate judic...

The US Department of Labor offered an opportunity to develop a joint, multi-tenant UI (Unemployment Insurance) technology system in consortium through UIPL-18-12. The state agencies responsible for administration of the unemployment insurance (UI) programs of Mississippi, Rhode Island, and...

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) together with its subsidiary, Information Technology Support Center (ITSC) is releasing this RFP for specific Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) services on behalf of Mississippi, Rhode Island, Maine (MRM) Unemplo...

Iowa Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.2 PercentDES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in January from 4.3 percent in December. The state’s jobless rate was 4.4 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in January.“Iowa’s ec...

Iowa Workforce Development Receives $1.04 million Unemployment Insurance GrantEnhances Voluntary Shared Work ProgramDES MOINES - The U.S. Department of Labor awarded Iowa Workforce Development over $1.04 million dollars to enhance the Voluntary Shared Work program for Iowa employers and af...

On your mark, get set, go! But what happens after deployment? Modernization teams had been focusing on requirements, development and testing; now they are working defects, conducting training, and transitioning back into the new norm. Join this session as states discuss promising practices...

In This Issue: 2015 NASWA Winter Policy Forum Registration Now Available! WIOA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Delayed House Passes Veterans Employment Bill NASWA Releases Report on State Unemployment Insurance Financing Systems 114th Congress Officially Opens House Passes Resolution to Adop...

Basic In this workshop you will get the opportunity to learn what Disaster Unemployment Assistance is and see DUA through the eyes of DUA experts in several states that have worked through large disasters to facilitate the DUA program. This workshop will adjust your vision to understand yo...

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...

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Increases Slightly to 4.5 PercentContact: Kerry Koonce - (515) 281-9646 or (515) 681-2230 Kerry.Koonce@iwd.iowa.govDES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.5 percent in July from 4.4 percent in June. The state’s jobles...