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Minnesota forwarded the following recordings from Minnesota's "Using Social Media to Find Jobs" webinars held on June 5th and 11th. If you have any current webinars or training materials to share, please send them! The Minnesota social media presentations were built as part of a federal gr...

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...

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 September 2013, NASWA and Hilton Worldwide entered into an agreement to support veterans seeking employment assistance from state workforce agencies. The effort on behalf of Hilton Worldwide is just one small part of Hilton’s Operation: Opportunity initiative to provide support to U.S. ...

In This Issue: Senate Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Measure Passes Subcommittee, Full Committee Markup Postponed NASWA Sends Letter in Support of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Registration for the 78th NASWA Annual Conference Now Available! Make your Nominations for 2014 ...

The National Labor Exchange (NLX) recently launched mn-bioscience.jobs, the first state association-partnered microsite. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development collaborated with LifeScience Alley, a Minnesota-based trade association focusing on the bioscience commu...

In September 2013, NASWA and Hilton Worldwide entered into an agreement to support veterans seeking employment assistance from state workforce agencies. The effort on behalf of Hilton Worldwide is just one small part of Hilton’s Operation: Opportunity initiative to provide support to U.S. ...