November 8, 2021

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COVID-19 RESOURCES Unemployment Insurance and Reemployment & Recovery Resources: NASWA's COVID-19 Response Site naswa.org STATE AND TERRITORY NEWS DC: Paralegal Program Relaunches for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals thehoya.com KY: Kentucky Chamber Releases Advanced Job-Matching Website govtech.com OK: Oklahoma Puts Security, Efficiency at Heart of Data Center Revamp govtech.com RI: Walsh says RI-style workforce training could ease staffing crunches providencejournal.com NATIONAL NEWS The labor market is back on track after 531,000 jobs were added in October npr.org The latest twist in the ‘Great Resignation’: Retiring but delaying Social Security washingtonpost.com 3 reasons labor strikes are surging right now — and why they could continue to grow npr.org Bill Shielding Older Job Applicants From Bias Passes House bloomberglaw.com Labor market shows signs of hiring uptick as coronavirus surge fades washingtonpost.com States Launch Legal Assault on Biden’s Vaccine-or-Test Rule bloomberglaw.com In a ‘Workers Economy,’ Who Really Holds the Cards? nytimes.com Employee Data Collection Sparks Labor Advocate Concern govtech.com REPORTS Youth Apprenticeship Playbook: How to Build Successful High School–Sponsored Programs urban.org Work-Related Overpayment and Benefit Suspension Experiences of Federal Disability Beneficiaries mathematica.org Understanding the Effects of Doubling Pell on State Grant Programs urban.org Hutchins Center Fiscal Impact Measure brookings.edu Persistent Gaps in SNAP Benefit Adequacy across the Rural-Urban Continuum urban.org

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, WEBINARS, RESOURCES, AND EVENTS

Grant Opportunity for Promoting Equitable Access to Unemployment Compensation (UC) Programs doleta.gov

Gender and the Economy Conference federalreserve.gov

Webinar: Mentoring Matters: The Role of Mentoring in Registered Apprenticeship Programs for Youth urban.org

Webinar: Apprenticeship 2025: A Bold Vision for the Registered Apprenticeship System urban.org

Webinar: Good Jobs Challenge Technical Assistance eda.gov

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