Jobs and Employment

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (365+ words) Applications are now open for the sixth round of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program, which offers tuition-free training and stipends to help workers enter construction and building trades. The program, launched in 2021, aims to diversify the construction industry by expanding…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (334+ words) To increase diversity in construction and building trades as well as the industry’s talent pipeline, Illinois state Sen. Mike Halpin is urging local, community-based organizations to apply for funding from the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program. “Pre-apprenticeship programs are a wonderful…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (221+ words) DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) — Wallace Community College-Dothan is highlighting training opportunities designed to help people gain new skills, advance their careers and connect with jobs in high-demand fields across the Wiregrass. September is Workforce Development Month, and WCCD is using the…...

4+ day, 5+ min ago   (247+ words) The Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Service has welcomed the government’s decision to restore 60 percent of the one percent training levy towards skills development, stating that this is an important step in preparing the future workforce. Chief Executive Dr Apisalome Movono…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (359+ words) When Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe cut $53 million earlier this summer in an attempt to balance the state’s budget, a St. Louis-based initiative was among those left reeling. The Transformative Workforce Academy, which is housed at Saint Louis University, has been…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (708+ words) \Minnesota's economy keeps outrunning much of the country. Over the 12 months ending in July 2026, the state added more than 44,000 jobs — a 1.5% growth rate that towered over the national pace of just 0.2%. The unemployment picture has held steady, too. Minnesota's jobless rate…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (274+ words) After putting a key decision on hold last month regarding a possible partial merger with the Minneapolis Area Chamber of Commerce, the board of the St. Paul Area Chamber voted Tuesday to further develop its strategy, with the goal of…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (321+ words) Kingsport Times News Minnesota scored poorly in a new report examining government unions and worker freedom across all 50 states The Commonwealth Foundation's fifth annual report found the largest government unions are "organizing new and unusual workplaces" in an attempt to…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (760+ words) The federal Job Corps youth training program, under threat of shutdown by the Trump administration since May, 2025, will remain open after a group of students successfully fought the closure in federal court. The U.S. Department of Justice agreed Aug. 10 to stop…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (699+ words) MINNESOTA (Minnesota Reformer) – Minnesota’s labor market faced some turbulence over the past year, in part from the surge in immigration enforcement over the winter that left many immigrants afraid to leave their homes to work and shop. Unemployment in the…...