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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKFORCE PROFESSIONALS STATE ADMINISTRATORS PANEL

2011 DISTRICT IV EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, WASHINGTON, DC

Sharon Worthy, Policy & Legislative Affairs Director

Virginia Employment Commission

John R. Broadway, Commissioner October 21, 2011

Economic Information Services

 Updating Community Profiles—the one-stop source for many

Labor Market Information needs

 Recently added short-term industry and occupational

employment projections

 Website includes webinars/videos on LMI topics  Two ongoing studies

(1) long-term unemployed (2) job vacancy survey for various state geographies (3) expected date of completion - January 2012

 State unemployment rate & employment numbers for

September are being released today, Friday, October 21

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Workforce Services Division

07/01/2010 – 06/30/2011

Statewide Wagner-Peyser Activity

Employer Related Activity Total Employers 7,793 Job Orders 54,686 Job Openings 221,178 Federal Contractor Job Listings 71,939 Referrals to Job Openings 666,180 Services Received by Employers 128,216

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Workforce Service Division, cont’d

07/01-2010 – 06/30/2011

Statewide Wagner-Peyser Activity

Job Seeker Related Activity Total Job Seeker Registrations 163,905 Job Seeker Participations 484,023 Referrals to Employment 228,870 Entered Employment 199,405 Entered Employment Rate 55% Services Provided to Individuals 3,776,158 Referrals to WIA 158,094 On-the-Job Training (OJT) 62

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Workforce Services Division, cont’d

07/01/2010 – 06/30/2011

Statewide Wagner-Peyser Activity

Virginia Workforce Connection: Website System Usage Total Visits Job Search 25,152,911 Resume Builder 1,450,459 Employer Section 112,965 Career Information Section 936,225 Education Information Section 6,243

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Unemployment Insurance Division

Modernization Project

 Modernization of Document Management, Tax,

Wage, Benefits, and Appeals Systems

 Will roll out in three iterations:

(1) Imaging and Workflow pilot now; live October 24 (2) Tax/Wage live - December 2012 (3) Benefits/Appeals live - April 2013

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2012 Virginia General Assembly

Proposed Legislation (1) Permits the VEC to provide copies of hearings via encrypted electronic media under certain circumstances in lieu of written transcript. (2) Makes representation of VEC at agency’s tax liability hearings discretionary rather than mandatory.

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For Additional Information

 Sharon Worthy

Policy and Legislative Affairs Director Virginia Employment Commission sharon.worthy@vec.virginia.gov 804-225-3070

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