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Workforce Development

NCSL Resources

Adobe PDF Overview of U.S. Workforce

Federal Workforce Development Programs

One-Stop Service Centers and Workforce Investment Boards

Workforce Development Supports for Working Families

Understanding Barriers to Employment

Table of State Workforce Development Initiatives

Table of Links to Workforce Development Agencies, Annual Reports, and Strategic Plans for the 50 States plus U.S. Territories

Publications

Adobe PDF Workforce Development and the States (Profiles of workforce development systems in Florida, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, and Utah can be found in the appendix.)

Legislation

2007-2008 Bills

Statutes

Workforce Development Information on the Web

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Barriers to Employment

Transitional Jobs: Helping TANF Recipients with Barriers to Employment Succeed in the Labor Market (May 23, 2006)

Employers

Jobs for the Future, Reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act: What Employers Say About Workforce Development, Workforce Innovation Networks

Federal Programs

Federal Funding Streams for Workforce Development Planning and Programming

A Guide on Funding Services for Children and Families Through the TANF Program

Overview of Trade Adjustment Assistance Program (December 2006)

U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration

White Paper: Implementing the Workforce Investment Act of 1998

Workforce Investment Act, Final Rule

Housing