Explanation:

The Recovery Act (ARRA) includes a provision encouraging employers to post ARRA-created jobs on state job banks.

SEC. 1526. BOARD WEBSITE.

(14) To the extent practical, the website shall provide, organized by the location of the job opportunities involved, links to and information about how to access job opportunities, including, if possible, links to or information about local employment agencies, job banks operated by State workforce agencies, the Department of Labor’s CareerOneStop website, State, local and other public agencies receiving funding, and private firms contracted to perform work with federal funding, in order to direct job seekers to job opportunities created by this act.

NASWA believes this provision is one of the best ways for states to demonstrate how to effectively use federal funding to create jobs. The provision also encourages administrators to work with their governors and to outline the numerous benefits of such an approach. Those benefits include:

• Allows Governors to track job creation in a timely manner;
• Assists workers in finding Recovery Act jobs;
• Helps reemploy unemployment insurance claimants;
• Utilizes labor exchange infrastructure already in place;
• Reduces recruitment costs for employers and complies with affirmative action;
• Enhances recruitment among veterans;
• Reaches hard-to-serve populations

In May, NASWA surveyed member states to determine which states currently require contractors receiving ARRA-funds to post ARRA-jobs on their state job banks

Since the enactment of ARRA, 13 states now require contractors receiving ARRA funds to list ARRA jobs in their state job banks. Those states are: Alaska, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, North Dakota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Wyoming. These states have implemented this requirement through gubernatorial executive orders and contract language included in every ARRA contract.

In addition to these 13 states, 18 states have indicated that they are considering implementing such a requirement. Those states are: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Massachusetts, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

To see the survey, click here.

Links:

Links to Each State Job Bank
NASWA JobCentral NLX Homepage

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