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UI Cutoff Date Poses Challenges For States
Legislation signed into law recently extends EUC08 benefits to provide 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. (11/16/09) |
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) |
UI & A&F Committees Discuss EUC, Recovery Act With White House Committee on Ways and Means Staffer
At a joint meeting in San Diego, California this week, NASWA's Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Administration and Finance (A&F) Committees held a conference call with Nick Gwyn, Staff Director, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, House Committee on Ways and Means, to discuss the Senate's version of the EUC bill (H.R. 3548) and extensions of the UI provisions in the Recovery Act set to expire at the end of 2009. (11/10/09) |
Unemployment Rate Jumps To 10.2%; Job Losses Are Higher Than Expected
The labor market remained weak in October as payroll employment fell by 190,000 and the unemployment rate continued to trend up at 10.2 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (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) |
Workforce Bulletin - November 6, 2009
This week's Bulletin provides an analysis of the newly-enacted EUC bill; gives a summary of a conference call the UI and A&F Committees had with a House Committee on Ways and Means Staffer; announces NASWA's new RSS feed and Facebook page; and, discusses the October jobs report. (11/06/09) |
Congress Approves More Benefits for Jobless
The House and the Senate have passed H.R. 3548 to extend Unemployment Benefits up to 20 weeks and extend the $8000 homebuyer tax credit. (11/05/09) |
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) |
NASWA Solvency Survey Shows 33 States Increasing Taxes In 2010
At the request of the State of Vermont, NASWA conducted a survey of state UI directors regarding their efforts to improve UI trust funds solvency. (11/04/09) |
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