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DWD News Releases - 2020

November

• BLS Data: October Local Employment and Unemployment Data Released 11/25
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 11/24
• DWD Partners with IKEA US Community Foundation to Fund Workforce Equity Grant Program 11/19
• BLS Data: Wisconsin Total Non-Farm Jobs Decrease by 14,700 in October Driven by Decrease of 20,900 Service Providing Jobs 11/19
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 11/17
• Vets Ready Employer Initiative Award Announcements 11/11
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 11/10
• Gov. Evers Declares Week of November 8, 2020 as Wisconsin Apprenticeship Week 11/09
• U.S. Department of Labor Announces Last Payable Week of Extended Benefits is November 7 11/05
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 11/04

October

• DWD Employee Linda Preysz Receives Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award 10/30
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 10/27
• September Local Employment and Unemployment Data Released 10/21
• DWD Announces Lost Wage Assistance Program Now Available 10/21
• DWD Announces the Opening of the Wisconsin Fast Forward Grant Program 10/20
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 10/20
• DWD Transition Director Pechacek Announces Collaboration with Google Cloud 10/19
• BLS Data: Wisconsin Adds 23,800 Total Non-Farm, 13,700 Private-Sector Jobs in September 10/15
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 10/13
• Governor's Council on Workforce Investment Submits Budget Recommendations to Gov. Evers 10/12
• DWD Encourages Employers to Avoid Layoffs by Participating in the Work-Share Program 10/09
• DWD Releases Information On Unemployment Data 10/05

September

• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 09/29
• DWD Transition Director Pechacek Releases Statement in Response to Legislative Audit Bureau Report 09/25
• August Local Employment and Unemployment Data Released 09/23
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 09/21
• BLS Data: Wisconsin's Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.2 Percent; Over 34,000 Total Non-Farm Jobs Added in August 09/17
• Wisconsin Applies for Lost Wages Assistance Grant​ 09/16
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 09/14
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 09/09
• Wisconsin Awarded Grant to Foster Opioid Recovery through Workforce Development 09/02
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 09/01

August

• July Local Employment and Unemployment Data Released 08/26
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 08/24
• BLS Data: Wisconsin Adds 30,500 Total Non-Farm, 25,500 Private-Sector Jobs in July 08/20
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 08/17
• Youth Apprenticeship Releases First Tier of Occupational Pathway Curriculum Modernization 08/14
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 08/11
• DWD Adjusts to Changing Workforce Needs Amid COVID-19 Challenges 08/07
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 08/03

July

• DWD Encourages SSDI Recipients Whose Jobs Were Affected by COVID-19 to Apply for PUA Benefits 07/27
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 07/27
• Federal Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Ended July 25, Governor Evers, DWD, Voice Support for Program Restart 07/27
• June Local Employment and Unemployment Data Released 07/22
• DWD Releases Virtual Workplace Bulletin Board 07/22
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 07/20
• BLS Data: Wisconsin Adds 104,600 Total Non-Farm, 99,300 Private-Sector Jobs in June, Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.5 Percent 07/16
• Legislative Audit Bureau's Unemployment Insurance Audit 07/15
• DWD Awards Waukesha County Technical College the Expanded Wisconsin Fast Forward Training in County Jails Grant 07/15
• DWD Grants $4.9 Million in Youth Apprenticeship State Grants to Serve 5,900 Students 07/14
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 07/13
• DWD Announces Expanded Wisconsin Fast Forward Technical Education Equipment Grant Recipients 07/09
• DWD Announces Wisconsin Fast Forward Grant Recipients 07/09
• DWD Triples Unemployment Staff, Resulting in More Claims Processed and Better Customer Service 07/08
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 07/07
• DWD Awarded $9 Million to Expand Wisconsin Apprenticeship 07/06

June

• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 06/29
• DWD Launches Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation; Begins Accepting Applications 06/24
• May Local Employment and Unemployment Data Released 06/24
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 06/23
• BLS Data: Wisconsin Adds 74,900 Total Non-Farm, 72,100 Private-Sector Jobs in May 06/18
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 06/15
• Tomah Job Center Expanding Outreach Services, Closing Physical Site 06/12
• Medford Job Center Expanding Outreach Services, Closing Physical Site 06/12
• Manitowoc Job Center Expanding Outreach Services, Closing Physical Site 06/12
• DWD Announces Updated UI Fraud Numbers, New Fraud Reporting Tools 06/12
• DWD Announces New Administrator for the Division of Employment and Training: Michele Carter 06/11
• DWD Secretary Frostman releases Statement on Verso Corporation 06/10
• Nearly 18,000 Workers Participating in Work-Share Plans in Wisconsin 06/09
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 06/08
• DWD Call Centers: Increasing the Efficiency to Assist Wisconsinites 06/05
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 06/02
• Governor Evers Proclaims June 2 as 100 Years of Vocational Rehabilitation Day 06/02

May

• Additional Unemployment Insurance Benefits Available in Wisconsin Under Extended Benefit Program 05/29
• Excerpts From Secretary Caleb Frostman's Remarks to the Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform 05/27
• BLS Data: April Local Employment and Unemployment Data Released 05/27
• DWD Secretary Frostman Releases Statement on Pandemic Unemployment Assistance 05/27
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 05/26
• BLS Data: Wisconsin April Unemployment Rate 14.1 Percent – 385,900 Private-Sector Jobs Lost from March - April 05/21
• DWD Detects, Prevents Approximately 350 Instances of Identity-Fraud Against UI Program 05/19
• More than 14,000 Workers Participating in Work-Share Plans in Wisconsin 05/19
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 05/18
• DWD Expanding Efforts to Directly Assist More Wisconsinites 05/15
• DWD: Addressing Concerns About Returning to Work 05/14
• DWD Helps Recover Damages in Well Nation Case 05/13
• DWD Completes FPUC Back Payments 05/11
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 05/11
• Badger Bounce Back Supports Economic Recovery and Public Health 05/07
• Wisconsin DWD Releases Potential Impact Due to COVID-19 on Unemployment Trust Fund 05/07
• DWD Awarded COVID-19 Dislocated Worker Grant and Received Nearly $1M in Funding 05/06
• DWD Releases Information on Unemployment Data 05/04
• Complete Statement from the Department of Workforce Development Regarding Technological Malfunction 05/01

April

• DWD's Unemployment Insurance Division Has Disbursed More Than $290M in Unemployment Benefits Since March 15 04/29
• DWD Issuing Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Payments 04/29
• DWD Encourages Employers to Avoid Layoffs by Participating in the Work-Share Program 04/27
• BLS Data: March Local Employment and Unemployment Data Released 04/22
• DWD is Now Taking Applications for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance 04/21
• DWD Announces Payment of Waiting Week Benefits 04/21
• BLS Data: Wisconsin Unemployment Rate at 3.4 in March, Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Yet to Emerge in Wisconsin Jobs Data 04/16
• DWD: Protecting Migrant Workers From COVID-19 is Imperative to Wisconsin Economy 04/14
• DWD Releases Total Number of New Applications, Weekly Claims, and Monetary Amount Distributed for Unemployment Benefits 04/09
• Repealing One Week Wait for Unemployment Essential Part of Assisting Wisconsinites 04/07
• DWD Launches New Links in Spanish and Hmong Related DWD COVID-19 Information 04/06
• DWD Announces New Deputy Secretary: Robert Cherry, Jr. 04/02
• February Local Employment and Unemployment Data Released 04/01

March

• DWD Unemployment Call Center Experiencing Unprecedented Call Volume and Urging People to Apply Online 03/30
• BLS Data: Wisconsin Adds 5,100 Total Non-Farm, 3,500 Private-Sector Jobs in February 03/26
• Employers Providing Essential Services Need Workers 03/26
• DWD Closes Job Centers Across the State in an Effort to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 03/24
• DWD Announces New Webpage Providing Unemployment Insurance Claims Data 03/20
• Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development: How to File for Unemployment Benefits Online 03/19
• DWD Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Offices Temporarily Closed to the Public 03/19
• January Local Employment and Unemployment Data Released 03/18
• Department of Workforce Development Job Centers Remain Open to Support Wisconsin Workers and Employers 03/18
• Governor Evers to Issue Emergency Order Waiving Work Search, Modifying Availability Requirements for UI Benefits – Asks Legislature to Repeal One Week Wait 03/17
• Wisconsin Work-Share Program Available to Support Wisconsin Workers and Business 03/13
• BLS Data: Wisconsin Adds 5,300 Total Non-Farm, 5,200 Private-Sector Jobs in January 03/12
• DWD Awards Teacher Training and Recruitment Grants for Nonprofit Organizations 03/06
• Latest Quarterly Data Shows Private-Sector Wages Grew by 3.3 percent from Sept. 2018 to Sept. 2019 03/05

February

• Chytania Brown, DWD's Employment and Training Administrator, Named Employ Milwaukee Director 02/28
• A Well-Rounded Workforce 02/28
• DWD Launches New Tools to Build Awareness of Workplace Safety Resources in Wisconsin 02/25

January

• Updated County Workforce Profiles Released 01/31
• December Local Employment and Unemployment Data Released 01/29
• DWD Looks to Enhance Wisconsin Apprenticeship with Insight from World's Foremost Experts 01/27
• BLS Data: Wisconsin Adds 9,800 Total Non-Farm, 9,000 Private-Sector Jobs in December 01/23
• Frostman Confirmed by Senate in Bipartisan Vote 01/21
• Unemployment Insurance 2019 Tax Statements Now Available Online 01/15
• DWD awards additional workforce grant to NCWWDB 01/14
• DWD Secretary-Designee Frostman Announces New Bureau Director 01/14
• Vets Ready Employer Initiative Now Accepting Applications 01/06

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