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Jurisdiction | State of Idaho |
Headquarters | 317 W Main St, Boise, Idaho 83735 |
Employees | 618 (2022) |
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Website | https://www.labor.idaho.gov/dnn |
The Idaho Department of Labor is a state agency in Idaho. The agency is responsible for economic development, labor relations, workforce technology, volunteerism, and workforce development. It also processes requests for unemployment benefits and unemployment insurance. [1] [2] [3] [4] The agency is managed by the Idaho Director of Labor who is selected by the governor of Idaho. [5] [6]
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is part of the U.S. Department of Labor. Its mission is to provide training, employment, labor market information, and income maintenance services. ETA administers federal government job training and worker dislocation programs, federal grants to states for public employment service programs, and unemployment insurance benefits. These services are primarily provided through state and local workforce development systems.
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) is an independent agency of the state of Oklahoma responsible for providing employment services to the citizens of Oklahoma. The Commission is part of a national network of employment service agencies and is funded by money from the United States Department of Labor. The Commission is also responsible for administering the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 on behalf of the state.
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The Maryland Department of Labor is a government agency in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state changed the agency's name from "Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation" to "Maryland Department of Labor" in 2019. The department is headquartered at 500 North Calvert Street in Baltimore.
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