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DATE: September 4, 2009
CONTACT: Dawn Dovre, 605-773-3094

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Labor (DOL) has launched an e-mail subscription service for people interested in receiving updates on the unemployment insurance (UI) system.

To subscribe to "e-lert notifications," people can fill out their names and e-mail addresses on an online form at www.sdjobs.org

When unemployment insurance system updates are available, subscribers will receive an e-mail with highlights of the changes and an Internet link to the new information.

"We want to ensure information, such as notice of Advisory Council meetings, is distributed more quickly," said South Dakota Labor Secretary Pam Roberts. "The e-lert notification tool will allow that to happen."

The DOL mission is to enhance the South Dakota workforce by providing businesses with employment-related solutions and helping people with job placement and career transition services.