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Kentucky’s jobless rate drops to 5.2 percent in February 2015, continues below national rate for seventh month in a rowFRANKFORT, Ky. (March 19, 2015) — Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary February 2015 unemployment rate plunged to 5.2 percent, the lowest rate since November 2004, a...

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...

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...

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...

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) and its partner DirectEmployers Association (DE) are pleased that the National Labor Exchange will be providing the job content to the new and enhanced Veterans Job Bank found on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs eBenefits ...

What strategies can help ensure Perkins and workforce customers are served by coordinated systems, and that CTE programs are responsive to local labor market conditions? How do leaders rally their troops to work across systems and achieve success? This discussion will showcase strategies a...

States are using lean methodology to streamline UI program processes and make them more effective and efficient. Learn first-hand from four states about recent operation improvements including management dashboards, UI assistance in the One-Stop, and a triage system for questions to reduce...

There are many innovations in how states are communicating labor market information data. This panel will showcase promising practices from states where the communications and labor market information teams are working together to dynamically communicate their data, including the use of dy...

Contact Information of Individual Submitting Nomination Nominator: Chris Cannon Email Address: chris.cannon@tn.gov Agency Name: Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Campbell Strong Workforce Partnership/Campbell Strong American Job Center Challenged with low unemployment...

Rhode Island Harris Equal Opportunity Award Nomination: Real Pathways Rhode Island Contact Information of Individual Submitting Nomination Nominator: Scott Jensen Email Address: Scott.Jensen@dlt.ri.gov Agency Name: Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training Real Pathways Rhode Island Re...