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North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
WDA 6 - Workforce News Bulletin |
Governor Doyle recently announced $216,500 will be awarded to the Wausau Area Hmong Mutual Association to fund its 2010 - Wisconsin Fresh Start program. Fresh Start programs help at-risk youth learn building and self sufficiency skills while providing affordable housing opportunities for low and moderate income residents. Above, a Fresh Start crew pose in front of a home in Wausau, built in 2009, by Fresh Start.   | |
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WDA 6 - Monthly Workforce News Bulletin
Welcome to the North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board's June 2010 issue of WDA 6's Workforce News Bulletin.
Inside Issue:
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 Microsoft Elevates America by Increasing Skills - Wisconsin and Microsoft announce a public-private partnership called Elevate America that will provide no-cost online technology training and certification for eligible residents in 21 E-Learning Courses and Certification Exams. Thousands of training vouchers will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis until all vouchers have been issued. Get more information here. Back to top |
 House Tax Extenders Bill Passes with $1 Billion for Summer Jobs - The House passed HR 4213, the Tax Extenders Bill, by a vote of 215-204 before leaving for a one week recess. The bill was reduced in size by $30 billion, mainly cutting the size of the additional funding for Medicare and a reduction in the duration of COBRA health care for dislocated workers. Included in the bill was $1 billion for summer jobs that can be spent this year and next year. There is also $2.5 billion for the TANF emergency fund that allows Governors to fund summer and transitional jobs. However, because of the recess, the bill will not be completed until at least early June. Read entire article here. Back to top |
 US Department of Labor Career Videos for America's Job Seekers Challenge! The Challenge is on...submit your video by June 18, 2010! The Career Videos for America's Job Seekers Challenge invites the public to produce and submit short (1 to 3 minute) videos focusing on the daily activities, necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities, and career pathways of one of 15 occupations. Go here to get more information. Back to top |
 Hot Jobs for North Central WI - Hot Jobs are high projected job growth occupations that must meet these criteria:
(1) they must have a median salary above the regional median;
(2) the percentage change must be greater than the regional average; and
(3) the number of job openings must be greater than the regional average. Get projected job information here. Back to top |
 Putting Wisconsin Back to Work - Check out the new Industry Partnerships & Career Pathways website here brought to you by DWD. Together, industry partnerships and career pathways provide the change required to move industry-led, employer driven, worker focused models of training forward in the state. Back to top |
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WDA 6
Statistics Report
April 2010, Wisconsin unemployment rate - 8.2% (unadjusted); 8.5% (seasonally adjusted)
April 2010 unemployment rate for our nine-county NCWWDB area: 9.0% (unadjusted); the highest being Vilas with 12.2% unemployment
(3rd highest in the state)
and the lowest being Portage with 6.9%
(59th highest in the state)
There were 3 *WARN notices given in WDA 6 during the period of January 1, 2010 thru May 31, 2010.
Source WorkNet
*WARN is a required communication for those employers with 50 or more employees. Employers with fewer than 50 employees may have laid people off during this time.
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WIA Training Report
As of 5/28/10, NCWWDB has 387 Youth, 293 Adults, and 1,025 Dislocated Workers enrolled in WIA Title 1 funded programs.
Of the above numbers, there have been 224 Youth, 123 Adults and
208 Dislocated Workers served by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds.
June 2010
WDA 6 Job Center Resource Calendar 
"Veterans Only"
Job Fair Wausau
Recruitment & Retention Tools for Employers |
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