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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...

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...

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...

Kentucky's Data Insights and Innovations Award Nomination: The Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS) – Kentucky Future Skills Report Contact Information of Individual Submitting Nomination Nominator: John : Pallasch Email Address: john.pallasch@ky.gov Agency Name: Kentucky Office of Emp...

Illinois' Data Insights and Innovations Award Nomination: Evidence Based Framework for Next Generation Decision Makers Contact Information of Individual Submitting Nomination Nominator: George Putnam Email Address: george.putnam@illinois.gov Agency Name: Illinois Department of Employment S...

On the first day of the NASWA Annual Conference, a panel discussion was held on the future of the workforce system, where panelists representing the perspective of workers, employers and state workforce agencies shared their thoughts on the greatest challenges facing the workforce and unem...

NASWA last month hosted its 77th Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado, providing a forum for workforce professionals from across the country to discuss the future of the workforce system given the recent federal budget constraints of the past three years. Plenary Panel: The Future of the ...

Federal employees who are not receiving pay during the shutdown may be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits through the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees program (UCFE). This unemployment insurance benefit is administered by States as agents for the Federal government...