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Disadvantaged youths benefit from state partnership OLYMPIA -Thousands of disadvantaged youths are finishing high school, earning their GEDs and honing their job-search skills due to a united effort by state and community partners.The state departments of Employment Security and Social &am...

Tenacity, determination, grit and an innate ability to lead has defined Shannon Huffman Polson, who has accomplished many “firsts” in her career as an Army officer, corporate manager and author. Another first will be her keynote address at the Seventh Annual NASWA Veterans Conference in Au...

Alabama’s January Unemployment Rate is 6.0% Largest Number of Jobs Supported in January Since 2008 MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate is 6.0%, down from December 2014’s revised rate of 6.1%, an...

In September of 2014, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) contracted with the NationalAssociation of State Workforce Agency’s (NASWA) Center for Employment Security Education & Research(CESER) to support the UI Integrity Center of Excellence (the Center) in its vision to he...

January Employment Hits 20-Year Record HighIdaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped three-tenths of a percentage point to 4.1 percent in January – the lowest since March 2008 – while employment rose nearly 4,200 to a record 746,600. The one-month gain in employment was the lar...

Fast Growing, High Wage Occupations Don’t Always Require a Four-Year Degree MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Department of Labor’s Labor Market Information Division has compiled a list of high demand occupations that do not require a four-year degree. The list of 40 occupations ranges from carpent...

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In This Issue: Register Today for the 2015 NASWA Winter Policy Forum! Administration Set to Release Fiscal 2016 Budget Congressional Budget Office Releases Report on the Budget and Economic Outlook USDOL Announces Reduction in Veterans' Unemployment Rate House and Senate Committees Begin t...

Online registration and hotel reservations are now available for the upcoming 2015 NASWA Winter Policy Forum held in Washington, D.C., February 19-20, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. NASWA’s annual Winter Policy Forum serves as the premier NASWA event for state workforce agency

Your response is vital to the integrity of the unemployment insurance program. Attend this session, as states and employers engage in an open discussion about the types of information needed to stop improper payments and prevent fraud. Moderator  James Barnes, Combined Benefits Team...