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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...

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...

In This Issue: House Passes WIA Reauthorization Legislation – Heads to President for his Signature NASWA Hosts Turkish Employment Services General Director and Staff NASWA, DirectEmployers Urge Strong Passage of WIOA Continuing Resolution Becoming Near Certain As Appropriations Process Slo...

Minnesota to participate in pilot program aimed at helping veterans gain employment It just got a little easier for military veterans who are looking for work, to find it here in Minnesota. Today, Minnesota joined three other states in a new pilot program that provides free hotel accommoda...

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...

In response to Hilton Worldwide’s Operation: Opportunity Initiative launched in 2013, the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) partnered with the organization to spearhead the donation of millions of Hilton HHonors Points to U.S. military members and their families in s...