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The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) publishes its priorities annually on behalf of state workforce agencies. They are developed in collaboration with members through 10 national policy committees, approved by the board of directors, and circulated to membership.

Partnership is at the heart of everything we do. NASWA collaborates with a broad spectrum of organizations — including state and federal agencies, nonprofits, educational institutions, and the private sector—to drive real change in the public workforce system. These partnerships help break...

A collection of previous and current NASWA State of the Workforce reports.

Listing of Workforce Innovation Award Winners

Synopsis of the Multi-State Data Collaboratives Annual Meeting that took place on March 27, 2023, at the Hamilton Hotel in Washington, DC. The 2023 Multi-State Data Collaboratives’ Annual Meeting, Pathways to Innovation, was focused on the future of the collaboratives; specifically, it lai...

In recent years, Congress has increased support for economic development policies that incorporate a regional innovation systems (RIS) approach. RIS are composed of public and private sector partners, including educational and research institutions, investors, firms, economic development

Hosted in partnership with NASWA, SHEEO, and the Coleridge Initiative, this report provides information on the Second Annual National Convening: Multi-State Data Collaboratives: from Projects to Products to Practice The 2022 National Convening on Multi-State Data Collaboratives: from Proje...

Hosted in partnership with NASWA and the Coleridge Initiative, this report provides information on the First Annual National Convening: Jobs Data for Evidence-Based Policy and Practice Leaders from across government understand the critical need to further use timely data to better understa...

Representatives of state agencies, philanthropic organizations, and research institutions from nine states gathered in Chicago to discuss approaches to measuring the outcomes from transitions in education and work. Participants were asked to focus on how to build a common framework across ...

This issue brief describes the Employer Resource Network (ERN), an innovative, employer- based model that pulls together a consortium of small- to mid-size businesses to provide job retention services, work supports, and training opportunities for entrylevel employees, many of whom are rec...