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This 2025 State of the Workforce Profile highlights state workforce agency innovations, Labor Market Information, including labor force data, education levels and key industries. It also highlights programs in the agency, WIOA administering agencies, number of American Job Centers in the s...

WASHINGTON -- The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) has released its bi-annual State of the Workforce Report. The report includes national workforce data and state profiles for all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin ...

WASHINGTON ­­– The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) and DirectEmployers Association (DirectEmployers) are proud to announce the extension of their long-standing partnership through 2037. This milestone reaffirms both organizations' continued commitment to connecting...

The Honorable Derrick Van Orden Chair Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Veterans Affairs Committee U.S. House of Representatives 1513 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515 The Honorable Mike Levin Ranking Member Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Veterans Affairs Committee U.S...

STATEMENT OF SCOTT B. SANDERS, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES (NASWA) BEFORE THE HOUSE EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STRENGTHENING WIOA: I...

WASHINGTON – Job seekers now have access to over four million job listings daily thanks to the National Labor Exchange (NLx), the highest number since its creation in 2007. This new milestone follows the August 2021 announcement of the NLx’s then-record three million job openings daily. A...

The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) funded the Center for Employment Security Education and Research (CESER), National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), to conduct a national scan to collect information on current research and evaluation capacity in state workforce agencies...

A new NASWA report detailing the achievements and challenges of some 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to implement the unemployment insurance provisions of the Recovery Act was released this week through NASWA's research arm, the Center for Employment Security Education ...

Members-Only COVID-19 Resources NASWA Members (state workforce agency personnel) have additional resources available for internal use only. This requires your NASWA Member login to access. Don’t have a Member Login? Create one now. State Information This page was last updated on [node:chan...

Iowa Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.2 PercentDES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in January from 4.3 percent in December. The state’s jobless rate was 4.4 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in January.“Iowa’s ec...