Full article online at: toledoblade.com — The Blade ~ Toledo Ohio.
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New York Times article discusses whether or not training is really impacting the ranks of the unemployed. Read it at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/business/19training.html?_r=1&emc=eta1.
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“According to the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services, from October to December of last year, more than 28,000 people were getting some sort of retooling through the Workforce Investment Act. As of last December, the number of those who had completed their training and found work was well under half. ”
Read or listen to the full story at http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=138198509&gid=82067&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ewcpn%2Eorg%2FWCPN%2Fnews%2F31096&urlhash=06L2&goback=%2Enmp_*1_*1&trk=NUS_DIG_DISC_N-title.
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In case you haven’t heard of this trend, it seems employers are increasingly interested in hiring individuals who are already working. Read more at http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Outofwork-job-applicants-told-cnnm-3498252371.html?x=0.
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Read the press release at: http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/eta20100618.htm.
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Today Zach Schiller from Policy Matters Ohio released a new report on work sharing. You can read the report at http://www.policymattersohio.org/Worksharing2010.htm. The report discusses how 17 other states utilize work sharing as a way to avoid layoffs of some employees by reducing hours of all employees. Employees would receive a prorated portion of Unemployment Compensation for the hours they were reduced. Read it and let us know what you think.
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