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Florida’s July Employment Figures ReleasedCONTACT: DEO Communications (850) 617-5600TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.2 percent in July 2014, unchanged from the June 2014 rate of 6.2 percent, and down 1.1 percentage points from 7.3 percent a year ago. Ther...

State posts sixth straight month of nonfarm job gains; unemployment rate falls to 6.6% WETHERSFIELD, August 15, 2014 – Preliminary nonfarm employment estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s (BLS) payroll survey indicate Connecticut added 2,400 total nonfarm jobs (0.1%) in July. This...

Unemployment rate at 6.5 percent in JulyContact: Caroline Schultz, Economist (907) 465-6027August 15, 2014No. 14-36Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.5 percent in July, up one-tenth of a percentage point from June. The national rate also increased by one-tenth of a percen...

California’s nonfarm payroll jobs increase by 27,700Unemployment rate unchanged at 7.4 percentEDD News Release No. 14-35SACRAMENTO – California’s unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.4 percent in July, and nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 27,700 during the month for a total gain of 1,371,...

Latest scores reported to the U.S. Department of Labor show that the North Carolina Division of Employment Security has improved in timeliness of issuing appeals and continued to receive a 100 percent quality score.Click the PDF document for full details.

Georgia’s unemployment rate rises to 7.8 percent in JulyATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July was 7.8 percent, up four-tenths of a percentage point from 7.4 percent in June. The rate in July of last year was...

Jobseekers in six rural S.C. counties will have the opportunity to boost their credentials thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Education.South Carolina recently received $1,079,016 through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) incentive grant program.The...

State Loses 4,200 Jobs in JulyUnemployment rate steady at 4.5 percentST. PAUL – Minnesota lost 4,200 jobs in July, according to seasonally adjusted figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The state’s unemployment rate remained uncha...

Governor McAuliffe Unveils Major Workforce Development Initiative Today, Governor Terry McAuliffe signed executive order 23 establishing “The New Virginia Economy” Workforce Initiative, which will be led by Secretary of Commerce and Trade Maurice Jones. This initiative seeks to overhaul ou...

Guadalupe Alternative Programs Awarded Federal Grant to Assist At-Risk Youth Enter WorkforceThe YouthBuild Grant will support 48 at-risk youth in St. Paul ST. PAUL – Guadalupe Alternative Programs (GAP), an alternative high school in St. Paul’s West Side neighborhood, has been awarded a $7...