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Passage of Senate Bill 42 Protects Confidentiality of Employer and Claimant InformationRALEIGH — With the passage of Senate Bill 42 today, the North Carolina General Assembly has made certain that the Division of Employment Security (DES) is statutorily prohibited from selling and releasin...

This report analyzes recent changes to state Unemployment Compensation (UC) programs. Two categories of UC state law issues are considered: (1) changes in the duration of state UC unemployment benefits, and (2) changes in the UC weekly benefit amount.Over the past several years, some state...

Christie Administration and Business Leaders Join New Jersey Community College Consortium in Celebrating 10 Year Anniversary and Manufacturing InitiativeContact: Brian T. Murray, Director Communications & MarketingPHONE: 609.984.2841EMAIL: MediaCalls@dol.state.nj.us BLACKWOOD, N.J., Au...

Beyond the July 2014 Numbers Additional Data after Release of Indiana’s Monthly Employment Report Over the past year, Indiana’s unemployment rate declined 1.7%, which is the 8th largest decrease in the nation. Indiana’s decline of 4.9% since July of 2009, the low point of employment in the...

District of Columbia Economy Adds 11,800 Jobs in JulyDistrict’s Unemployment Rate stays at 7.4 PercentWashington, DC – The District of Columbia Department of Employment Services reported today that the preliminary July job estimates show an increase of 11,800 jobs, for a total of 763,400 j...

July 2014 Indiana Employment ReportContact: Joe FrankPhone: 317-234-7671Email: jfrank@dwd.in.govINDIANAPOLIS (August 18, 2014) – The Hoosier State gained 9,900 private sector jobs in July, with gains largely concentrated in the manufacturing sector (+5,500). Indiana has added over 66,300 p...

Click here for the full news release. July 2014 Colorado Employment SituationContact: Office of Government and Public Relations Phone: Bill Thoennes at (303) 318-8004 or Cher Haavind at (303) 318-8003Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 5,500 over the month from June to July to 2,452,200 jobs, a...

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Increases Slightly to 4.5 PercentContact: Kerry Koonce - (515) 281-9646 or (515) 681-2230 Kerry.Koonce@iwd.iowa.govDES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.5 percent in July from 4.4 percent in June. The state’s jobles...

Click the pdf for the latest edition of NC Today for August 2014. NC Today is a publication from the NC Department of Commerce's Labor Economic and Analysis Division (LEAD)..

South Carolina’s Employment Situation July 2014 Contact: Adrienne Fairwell: (803) 737-2623 afairwell@dew.sc.govUnemployment Rate Shifts UpwardIn July, South Carolina’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate increased to 5.7 percent from 5.3 percent in June, marking a shift upward after litt...