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January Unemployment Rate Steady at 3.7 PercentEmployers eliminate 7,900 jobsST. PAUL – The Minnesota unemployment rate held steady at 3.7 percent in January, according to seasonally adjusted figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). ...

Columbia Gear Corp. Workforce to Receive TrainingSt. Cloud Technical and Community College will train 175 workersST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded St. Cloud Technical and Community College a $300,000 Minnesota Job Skills Partners...

Minnesota IT Award Nomination: CareerOneStop Contact Information of Individual Submitting Nomination Nominator: Blake Chaffee Email Address: blake.chaffee@state.mn.us Agency Name: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development   CareerOneStop CareerOneStop’s librar...

Minnesota EO Award Nomination: Round 7 Youth Disability Employment Initiative - Partners for Youth Career Pathways Contact Information of Individual Submitting Nomination Nominator: Kay Tracy Email Address: Kay.Tracy@state.mn.us Agency Name: Minnesota Department of Employment and Econo...

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...

Ellen Golombek Assumes Presidency of National Association of State Workforce AgenciesNational organization strengthens workforce system nationwide.(DENVER) -- Ellen Golombek, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, has assumed the presidency of the National A...

Salute to the Leadership 2014 Award Recipients: President's Award – Richard A. Hobbie, Ph.D., Executive Director, NASWA SEAL Award – The State of Florida with Special Recognition to the Honorable Rick Scott, Governor and the CareerSource Florida Network Eagle Award – Roger Bailie, Director...

Until its expiration at the end of December 2013, the temporary Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) program provided additional federal unemployment insurance benefits to eligible individuals who had exhausted all available benefits from their state Unemployment Compensation (UC) p...

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...