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DWD News Releases - 2020

April

• 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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Complete 2019 News Release Archive