President Obama Launches Veterans Employment Initiative
On Tuesday November 10, the White House announced the launch of an initiative that is designed to transform the federal government into the model employer of America's veterans. (11/16/09) |
President Obama To Address Economic Issues At White House Forum
President Obama will host a jobs forum at the White House next month to address concerns that the economic recovery is not putting enough people back to work. (11/16/09) |
Workforce Bulletin - November 13, 2009
This week's Bulletin provides analysis on the changes to the EUC08 program; examines Washington State's innovative RES initiatives; looks at the JOLTS data; and, discussed President Obama's new Veterans Employment Initiative. (11/13/09) |
EUC Bill Signed Into Law
Legislation passed the House and Senate last week that would extend unemployment benefits by up to 14 additional weeks in all 50 states, and up to 20 weeks in states with a three-month average unemployment rate of at least 8.5 percent. (11/10/09) |
Praise for the Short-Time Compensation Program
Economists in recent months have written about the value of work sharing/short-time compensation in maintaining income and employment for workers in the midst of a weak labor market. (11/10/09) |
Classified Ad: Nevada Seeks ESD Program Chief
This position is located at the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation in Carson City. (11/07/09) |
ETA Assistant Secretary Interviewed On C-Span
ETA Assistant Secretary Jane Oates appeared on C-SPAN on October 25, 2009. The interview focused primarily on extending unemployment benefits, but she also discussed and responded to many questions from the panelists on the larger mission of ETA--retraining, employment services, and other issues. (11/04/09) |
Work Share Receives A Boost From Moody's
Mark Zandi an economist with Moody's Economy.com, in his October, 2009 report, Fiscal Policy Roadmap promotes the expansion of state work share programs among the list of policy responses to the jobs crisis. (11/04/09) |
USDOL Team Takes Shape
The new Assistant Secretaries were sworn in last week at the U.S. Department of Labor. (10/22/09) |
2009 NASWA Salute to Leadership
Click here to view the 2009 Salute to Leadership recipients. (10/08/09) |
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