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Five years after the Great Recession of 2007-2009, many states continue to confront the challenges presented by the economic downturn in their financing of state UI benefits. In an effort to help capture these challenges, the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) recentl...

Currently, 49 states (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY) plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Island...

Matching Funds Awarded To Communities For Workforce Plans PIERRE, S.D. -- Gov. Dennis Daugaard has awarded nearly $1 million in matching funds to help communities across the state take an active role in addressing their own workforce issues.In September, the Governor challenged the busines...

CHARLESTON, West Virginia – Hilton Worldwide and WorkForce West Virginia announce “Operation Opportunity Initiative”, which will provide hotel accommodations to assist veterans with job interviews, skills training, housing searches, and any employment testing that would make travel a neces...

MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Secretary (DWD) Reggie Newson today announced the DWD's final Round 3 intent to award decisions with over $2 million in worker training grants through Governor Scott Walker's Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) initiative. The funds will ass...