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U.S. Sees 75 Weeks of Unemployment Insurance Claims Below 300K

The number of workers filing initial claims for Unemployment Insurance (UI) has been below 300,000 for 75 straight weeks -- a streak that now surpasses the 74-week streak that ended in December 1973.

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WIOA Implementation: Perez Urges Policy Conversation to Continue

With federal agencies now implementing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act final rules, Labor Secretary Tom Perez encourages advocates to join the conversation around the new law to make sure it works for all job-seekers, workers and employers as the departments implement the final rules.

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Final Regulations Implement Employment Law; Over 2,800 Comments

The final regulations include reforms that will affect more than a dozen programs receiving $10 billion in annual training and education funding and programs that serve approximately 20 million participants each year.

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Boston Conference Focuses on Women in Skilled Trades

More than 400 young women participated in the inaugural “Massachusetts Girls in Trades/Building a Network of Women in the Skilled Trades Conference and Career Fair” on March 30 at the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers Local 103 Training Center in Boston.

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Challenges of the On-demand Economy Discussed

Whether labor laws should be changed to adapt to the on-demand economy was the focus of an American Bars Association Labor & Employment Section meeting on April 7 in Washington, DC.

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Grants to Create Labor-Management Committees

The program encourages the establishment and operation of joint labor-management committees to carry out specific objectives. The funding may be used for purposes including the improvement of communication between representatives of labor and management.

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Advancing State Policy for a More Inclusive Workforce

As states strive to promote workforce inclusion, people with disabilities are a key part of the solution. Recognizing this, the Office of Disability Employment Policy launched the State Exchange on Employment & Disability (SEED), a collaborative of state intermediary organizations committed to a...

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Senior Living Sector to Need 1.2 Million Workers by 2025

Because about 70 percent of the 65-plus population -- including many people with cognitive impairment -- requires some form of long-term care, the nation’s aging population will create unprecedented demand for the services of the senior living industry in the coming decades.

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Tool Pinpoints Exposure to Job Disruptions in NC

The Institute for Emerging Issues has released the “FutureWork Disruption Index for North Carolina,” a state mapping tool used to highlight the critical urgency of the “future of jobs” issues that define the upcoming Feb. 8-9 Emerging Issues Forum, “FutureWork,” in Raleigh.

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HHS Programs Not Meeting Health Care Workforce Needs

While the department’s workforce programs support education and training for multiple health professions, its largest programs do not specifically target areas of workforce need, such as for primary care and rural providers, according to the Government Accountability Office.

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