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Given the greater emphasis on outcomes and accountability, an increasing number of education and training programs are conducting, or seeking, data matches with UI wage records. During a UI track workshop at the 2014 National UI Directors’ Conference and IT/Legal Issues Forum in Salt Lake ...

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report providing an overview of federal budget issues, focusing on recent fiscal policy changes. It will also discuss the major policy proposals contained in the President's FY2016 budget and the House and Senate budget resolutions. Finally...

BLS Revisions Push Idaho’s 2014 Jobless Rate Slightly HigherSignificant revisions by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics bumped Idaho’s 2014 average annual unemployment rate up two tenths of a percent - from 4.6 to 4.8 percent.December’s forecasted rate was revised to 4.4 percent, seven-te...

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...

This is the NASWA Legislative Update presented by Marc Katz at the 2015 Winter Policy Forum.

In This Issue: NASWA Hosts 2015 Winter Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. New Federal Developments on WIOA Implementation NASWA Legislative Update Available White House Releases Economic Report USDOL Evaluation Office Report Analyzes Services to Veteran Job Seekers Youth Employment White Pap...

New Mexico State Senate Reconfirms Celina Bussey as Secretary of the Department of Workforce Solutions(Santa Fe) – The New Mexico State Senate has reconfirmed Celina Bussey as Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS). Secretary Bussey was initially conf...

EDD announces launch of CalJOBSSM mobile app: links job seekers with employers SACRAMENTO – To make a job match faster and easier for both job seekers and employers, the California Employment Development Department (EDD) is pleased to announce the launch of its CalJOBSSM mobile app, which ...

Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect Today 16,000 Alaskans will receive pay raise JUNEAU: Today Alaska’s minimum wage will increase from $7.75 to $8.75 per hour, a 13% increase. Approximately 16,000 Alaska jobs currently pay less than $8.75 per hour, meaning thousands of workers will see the...

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...