August 5, 2021

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COVID-19 RESOURCES Unemployment Insurance and Reemployment & Recovery Resources: NASWA's COVID-19 Response Site naswa.org NASWA REPORTS Evidence Building Capacity in State Workforce Agencies - COVID-19 Pulse Survey naswa.org 2021 State of the Workforce Report: Responding to the Pandemic naswa.org STATE AND TERRITORY NEWS CT: Gov. Lamont signs bill to make it easier for military spouses to obtain an occupational license wtnh.com KS: Are you looking for a job but also need child care? Kansas has a new pilot program to help you cjonline.com KY: Kentucky Opens New Training Center for Technical Careers govtech.com MA: Massachusetts VR Initiative Works to ‘Gamify’ Job Skills govtech.com NATIONAL NEWS Growth Is Strong, but the Obstacles to Full Recovery Are Big nytimes.com There’s an unemployment cliff coming. More than 7.5 million may fall off cnbc.com More Job Ads Disclose Wages as U.S. Employers Grow Desperate bloomberg.com Worker pay rises strongly as businesses fight to fill jobs pbs.org End of Covid Safety Net Sends Gig Workers Back to Square One bloomberg.com Who Discriminates in Hiring? A New Study Can Tell. nytimes.com Lack of Foreign Workers Has Seasonal Businesses Scrambling nytimes.com Job switchers are the big winners in the pandemic labor market yahoo.com For thousands of disabled vets, this job training program may be better than the GI Bill militarytimes.com What to Do When Everybody Returns to the Office—but You Remain Remote wsj.com REPORTS The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Research Portfolio: A Scan of Key Trends in the Labor Market and Workforce Development System  dol.gov What did and didn’t work in unemployment insurance during the pandemic minneapolisfed.org Rural Apprenticeships for  Young People  urban.org Child Care in 25 States: What we know and don’t know bipartisanpolicy.org Contractor Paid Leave Reimbursements Could Provide Lessons Learned for Future Emergency Responses  gao.gov Measuring Racial and Ethnic Diversity for the 2020 Census census.gov FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, WEBINARS, RESOURCES, AND EVENTS Virtual Event: Addressing the Long-Term Unemployment Crisis publicprivatestrategies.com Virtual Event: The Prescription: Fiscal Policy for Today’s Economy with Daniel Hemel taxpolicycenter.org Virtual Event: A Vision for a More Equitable DC Region urban.org

Conference: Economic Mobility & Well-Being Conference aphsa.org

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