August 26, 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 CO: What’s Working: It’s a worker’s labor market in Colorado as wages rise coloradosun.com DC: D.C. Launches New Unemployment Benefits Website As Federal Programs Set To Expire Sept. 4 dcist.com DC: City Program Employs Homeless People To Help Promote Vaccinations patch.com IL: Illinois Department of Corrections upends inmate work business model kpvi.com KS: What is the future of Kansas workforce? New goals on training, education aim for growth kansas.com NY: NY State’s Excluded Workers Fund Could Be Nationwide Model, If Workers Can Navigate the Restrictions nextcity.com WI: Recidivism After Release From Prison doc.wi.gov NATIONAL NEWS U.S. Jobless Claims Rise But Hold Near Pandemic Low wsj.com Labor Dept. trying to help states fix pandemic unemployment claims crunch federalnewsnetwork.com Why Are Millions Of U.S. Workers Still On The Sidelines? npr.org Finding Workers Is Harder Than Ever. The Economic Impact Could Be Significant npr.org Covid-19 Rekindles Debate Over License Requirements for Many Jobs wsj.com How apprenticeships can bridge the employment gap for workers without college degrees pbs.org Get Shots or Get Out, U.S. Employers Are Telling Workers bloomberglaw.com REPORTS Early Withdrawal of Pandemic Unemployment Insurance: Effects on Earnings, Employment and Consumption michaelstepner.com The promise and limits of high-pressure labor markets for narrowing racial gaps epi.org Beyond ‘food deserts’: America needs a new approach to mapping food insecurity brookings.edu Direct Cash Transfer as a Vehicle for Speed, Inclusivity, and Equity urban.org Personal Privacy and the Public Good: Balancing Data Privacy and Data Utility urban.org Disability Insurance in the Great Recession: Ease of Access, Program Enrollment, and Local Hysteresis nber.org

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, WEBINARS, RESOURCES, AND EVENTS

Webinar: Apprenticeship coalitions − experiences and advantages ec.europa.eu

Virtual Event: Jobs Summit: Succeed in the Search wsj.com

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