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January 28, 2012

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NASWA Winter Policy Forum 2012
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For seventy-six years, The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) has provided a voice in Washington for state workforce agency administrators. ... Read More >>
Workforce Bulletin - January 27, 2012
This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains the following articles:
- President Sets Goal to Create 2 Million Jobs and Streamline Workforce Programs in State of the Union Address
- The National Labor Exchange (NLX) JobCentral Site Transitions to New US.jobs Domain
- Debt Reduction Hopes ...
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States Begin Work Defining the National Vision for Connecting UI Claimants with the Reemployment System
A workgroup of three states and representatives from USDOL and NASWA/ITSC met in Washington DC last week to begin work on implementing the new national vision for serving and connecting UI Claimants to the states workforce systems. This vision was developed last year by a National UI Workforce Connectivity ... Read More >>
Update: States Are Spending Formula Funds Rapidly
As reported last week, States are spending their Workforce Investment Act funds much faster than required under the law, according to a NASWA analysis of U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) data for the period ending June 30, 2011. The chart below clearly shows by the end of Program Year (PY) 2010, states ... Read More >>
Facebook joins Labor Secretary Solis, NonProfit Employment Groups in Announcing Social Jobs Partnership to Assist American Job Seekers
Facebook, the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), DirectEmployers Association (DE), and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) announced a joint commitment to create the Social Jobs Partnership. The partnership’s goal will be to ... Read More >>
Rep. Fox Introduces Legislation to Consolidate Workforce Programs
On December 8, 2011, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, introduced the Streamlining Workforce Development Programs Act (H.R. 3610). The legislation consolidates 33 of the 47 job training programs ... Read More >>