Workforce Development
Workforce Development is a key priority for local and state government agencies focused on enhancing their communities’ skills, employability, and productivity. By investing in training programs, education, and job placement services, governments can help create a robust labor force that meets the demands of evolving industries. This directory offers articles on workforce development and related topics, like economic development, which examines strategies for fostering job creation and attracting business investments to stimulate regional growth.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration grant seeks to improve employment opportunities and reduce recidivism of adults reentering the workforce after incarceration
The program will cover tuition for 40 EMT students in the New Orleans area
A crowd-sourced educational stress management experience with Mike Taigman and Angela Leath for cops, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, 911 telecommunicators and correctional officers
Faster, more efficient strategies to integrate smart technologies into state and local governments will increase efficiency and economic growth
To help ease the process of finding a place to call home while managing a disability, WalletHub compared the 150 most populated cities across 21 key metrics
The Central States Pension Fund filed an application with the U.S. Department of Treasury seeking approval for a pension rescue plan under the Multiemployer Reform Act of 2014
The mayor of Gary, Indiana, is proposing an employee consolidation plan that aims to reduce overall costs and free up money for workforce raises
More than $39.3 million in grants will enhance unemployment insurance programs and reduce the misclassification of employees as independent contractors
D.C. Council legislation introduced would give workers 16 weeks of paid leave in circumstances ranging from the birth of a child to caring for a dying parent
Nebraska lawmakers are looking for ways to bolster the state’s rural emergency medical services, which providers said rely heavily on volunteers
Jersey City will expand the health care it offers city employees to include coverage for transgender medical care and related procedures
Recent studies suggest that homeownership across the country will remain low and many renters will continue to struggle to make monthly payments
The Census Bureau announced that 2014, there was no statistically significant change from 2013 in real median household income or the official poverty rate
The Reno City Council has approved a new $22 million labor contract that will mean the first pay raise in six years for the bulk of the city’s workforce
Louisville has made, and continues to make, recent strides toward achieving a status many cities covet: tech hub
Economic growth outpaced any gains in median household income in every state from 2000 to 2013, a new Stateline analysis shows
Statistics show progress toward greater teacher diversity is being made. However, the changes are not keeping pace with demand for minority teachers
Officials from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority are working to find and correct the causes of employee absenteeism
Hampton must build more walkable, centralized “activity centers” to attract a younger workforce and garner economic and population growth in the future
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