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Public service announcements to help veterans find jobs are available Montel Williams and R. Lee Ermey narrate PSAs for US Department of Labor WASHINGTON – Public Service Announcements aimed at providing transitioning military service members and veterans with information on education, tra...

During the 2013-2014 school year, 2,085 students from 53 schools completed assessments to earn a National Career Readiness Certificate, or NCRC.The NCRC is an industry-recognized, evidence-based credential used across all sectors of the economy. It verifies essential skills needed for work...

The 113th Congress is facing a number of issues related to unemployment insurance programs: Unemployment Compensation (UC), the temporary, now-expired Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08), and Extended Benefits (EB). With the national unemployment rate decreasing but still high, the...

On Wednesday, May 21, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation reauthorizing and overhauling the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. According to the bill’s sponsors, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) would modernize and imp...

The Connecticut Department of Labor’s online Unemployment Insurance Assistance Center is now available in Spanish, as well as English.The online service center, which can be found at www.filectui.com, offers a number of unemployment insurance services, including the ability to request an a...

This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including:Senate Fails to Move WOTC Extension ForwardOn Thursday, May 15, the Senate failed to get 60 votes to stop debate and vote on the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act (S. 2260), a bill that would ex...

This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including:Senate Fails to Move WOTC Extension ForwardOn Thursday, May 15, the Senate failed to get 60 votes to stop debate and vote on the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act (S. 2260), a bill that would ex...

This document is the Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 11-14 from May 15, 2014.

This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including:Labor Secretary Perez sends Letter to Speaker Boehner on EUC ExtensionOn Wednesday, May 7, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) urging him to bring the Emergency Unemployment Compensation...

This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including:Labor Secretary Perez sends Letter to Speaker Boehner on EUC ExtensionOn Wednesday, May 7, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) urging him to bring the Emergency Unemployment Compensation...