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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...

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...

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...

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...

Maher & Maher is looking for individuals to engage with our support of the Office of Apprenticeship and ETA's Office of Workforce Investment. Specifically, we're going to be working to advance the integration of RA and the workforce development system and are looking for strong SME sup...

Until its expiration at the end of December 2013, the temporary Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) program provided additional federal unemployment insurance benefits to eligible individuals who had exhausted all available benefits from their state Unemployment Compensation (UC) p...

Short-time compensation (STC) is a program within the federal-state unemployment insurance system. In states that have STC programs, workers whose hours are reduced under a formal work sharing plan may be compensated with STC, which is a regular unemployment benefit that has been pro-rated...

Alaska Economic Trends August 2014- The Fairbanks Housing MarketVolume 34, Number 8Fairbanks Housing Market-Renting and buying in Alaska's second-largest cityKetchikan's Fluid Economy- Alaska's gateway city, from mining and timber to fishing and tourismUnemployment Among the Young- Charact...

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides states, territories, and Indian tribes with federal grants for benefits and services intended to ameliorate the effects, and address the root causes, of child poverty. It was created in the 1996 welfare reform law, and...

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