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Kentucky’s 2014 annual jobless rate plunges to 6.5 percentFRANKFORT, Ky. (March 9, 2015) — Kentucky’s annual unemployment rate plunged to 6.5 percent in 2014 from 8 percent in 2013, while nonfarm employment gained 29,000 jobs, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an ag...

Stepping off the project on the right is key to success. Join us as we hear from states about how they are approaching modernization and all the associated tasks.  Moderator Pete Shipman, Chief Information Office - IT Division, Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Speakers Terr...

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...

Ohio Workforce Development Award Nomination: Meigs County Super Team Contact Information of Individual Submitting Nomination Nominator: Julie Wirt Email Address: Julie.Wirt@jfs.ohio.gov Agency Name: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Workforce Development   &n...

Oklahoma Workforce Business Development Award Nomination: Oklahomans Employer Council Business Service Model Contact Information of Individual Submitting Nomination Nominator: Cody D. Cox Email Address: cody.cox@oesc.state.ok.us Agency Name: Oklahoma Employment Security Commission &nb...

New Website Provides Employment Assistance to Ohioans with Disabilities COLUMBUS, OHIO – October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and Ohioans with disabilities now have a free, easy way to search for jobs and access information about a variety of work-related resources. W...

Inmates face an uphill battle upon release from prison, but state efforts to assist former prisoners into the workforce have evolved in recent years and the success stories are inspiring. The onus is moving from post-incarceration programs and services to pre-release programs. Allowing inm...

Montana Data Insights and Innovations Award Nomination: LMInformer Consortium Contact Information of Individual Submitting Nomination Nominator: Annette Miller Email Address: anmiller@mt.gov Agency Name: Montana Department of Labor & Industry Montana's LMInformer Consortium Criteria: N...

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...