2010 LWD News Releases
Dec-29-10 2011 Maximum Weekly Benefits and Taxable Wage Base Announced
Dec-15- 10 Employers Add 10,000 Jobs in November; Unemployment Rate Remains at 9.2 Percent
Nov-30-10 In New Jersey, Unemployment Insurance Claimants Will Continue to Collect Benefits After Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program Ends December 1
Nov-24-10 Christie Administration Follows Through on Critical Reforms to New Jersey Unemployment Insurance System New Rules are Next Step in Process to Ensure Future Viability of UI System
Nov-22-10 Deputy Commissioner Constable Reaches out to Community and Faith-Based Leaders
Nov-18-10 Christie Administration invests additional $3.4 million in training grants to upgrade worker skills; Brings total investment to $6 million for training of more than 18,000 workers at more than 240 companies across the state
Nov-17-10 New Jersey Employment Increases Slightly in October; Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.2 Percent
Nov-15-10 State Seeks Applicants for $1 Million in Clean Energy Training Grants
Nov-08-10 Reduction in FLI Worker Wage Taxes Will Put $57 Million Into Economy in 2011
Nov-05-10 Chief of Staff McDermott Presents GSETA Star Awards
Oct-28-10 Department Modernizing Delivery of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Oct-26-10 Labor Commissioner Tours NJIT Enterprise Development Center
Oct-20-10 Employment Falls in September; Unemployment Rate Lower at 9.4 Percent
Oct-01-10 Commissioner Presents Workplace Safety Award to Astrolab, Inc.
Oct-01-10 Deputy Commissioner Appears as Guest on The Giblin Report Television Show
Sep-15-10 Employment Up Slightly in August; Unemployment Rate at 9.6 Percent
Sep-13-10 Christie Administration Invests $3.25 Million in Training Grants To Help More Than 190 Businesses Become More Competitive
Sep-03-10 Labor Commissioner Visits Non Profit in Sussex County Tours Project Self-Sufficiency in Newton
Aug-18-2010 Employment Drops in July; Unemployment Rate at 9.7 Percent
Aug-13-2010 McDermott Updates Burlington County Chamber On Department and Administration’s Initiatives
Aug-06-10 Labor Commissioner Kicks Off Training for Newest Class of Auto Technicians
Jul-29-10 Commissioner Applauds Success of Business and Training Partnership During Visit to South Jersey Company
Jul-23-10 Federal Legislation on Unemployment Compensation Signed; Will Save New Jersey Trust Fund $800 Million
Jul-16-10 Commissioner Joins Governor Christie In Addressing Building and Construction Trades Convention
Jul-14-10 Employment Down Slightly in June; Unemployment Rate at 9.6 Percent
Jul-09-10 Labor Commissioner Tours Bergen County Academies
Jul-01-10 No New End Date for Federal Extensions; Claimants Urged to Continue Certifying Eligibility
Jun-23-10 Blueberry Picking Season Kicks Off Agricultural Enforcement Initiatives
Jun-16-10 Employment Increased in May;Unemployment Rate Dipped to 9.7 Percent
Jun-11-2010 Commissioner Calls for Seeking Efficiencies in Workforce Development System
Jun-03-10 Commissioner Addresses Annual Firefighters Convention
May-27-10 Labor Commissioner Visits Bergen County Manufacturing Company
May-26-10 Labor Commissioner Unveils Partnership with Microsoft to Offer Free Job Training to Job Seekers
May-24-10 Harold J. Wirths Sworn In by Governor Christie As New Jersey’s 19th Commissioner of Labor
May-20- 10 Senate Confirms Wirths as Commissioner Of the State Labor Department
May-19-10 Deputy Commissioner Addresses NJBIA Labor Policy Committee Meeting
May-19-2010 New Jersey Employers Added Jobs in April; Unemployment Rate Unchanged
Apr-28-10 Acting Commissioner Harold J. Wirths Testifies Before Assembly Budget Committee
Apr-21-10 Federal Legislation Sets New Final Filing Date For Federal Unemployment Compensation Programs; Does Not Provide Additional Tiers or Weeks of Benefits
Apr-15-10 Acting Commissioner Harold J. Wirths Testifies Before the Senate Budget Committee
Dec-15- 10 Employers Add 10,000 Jobs in November; Unemployment Rate Remains at 9.2 Percent
Nov-30-10 In New Jersey, Unemployment Insurance Claimants Will Continue to Collect Benefits After Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program Ends December 1
Nov-24-10 Christie Administration Follows Through on Critical Reforms to New Jersey Unemployment Insurance System New Rules are Next Step in Process to Ensure Future Viability of UI System
Nov-22-10 Deputy Commissioner Constable Reaches out to Community and Faith-Based Leaders
Nov-18-10 Christie Administration invests additional $3.4 million in training grants to upgrade worker skills; Brings total investment to $6 million for training of more than 18,000 workers at more than 240 companies across the state
Nov-17-10 New Jersey Employment Increases Slightly in October; Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.2 Percent
Nov-15-10 State Seeks Applicants for $1 Million in Clean Energy Training Grants
Nov-08-10 Reduction in FLI Worker Wage Taxes Will Put $57 Million Into Economy in 2011
Nov-05-10 Chief of Staff McDermott Presents GSETA Star Awards
Oct-28-10 Department Modernizing Delivery of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Oct-26-10 Labor Commissioner Tours NJIT Enterprise Development Center
Oct-20-10 Employment Falls in September; Unemployment Rate Lower at 9.4 Percent
Oct-01-10 Commissioner Presents Workplace Safety Award to Astrolab, Inc.
Oct-01-10 Deputy Commissioner Appears as Guest on The Giblin Report Television Show
Sep-15-10 Employment Up Slightly in August; Unemployment Rate at 9.6 Percent
Sep-13-10 Christie Administration Invests $3.25 Million in Training Grants To Help More Than 190 Businesses Become More Competitive
Sep-03-10 Labor Commissioner Visits Non Profit in Sussex County Tours Project Self-Sufficiency in Newton
Aug-18-2010 Employment Drops in July; Unemployment Rate at 9.7 Percent
Aug-13-2010 McDermott Updates Burlington County Chamber On Department and Administration’s Initiatives
Aug-06-10 Labor Commissioner Kicks Off Training for Newest Class of Auto Technicians
Jul-29-10 Commissioner Applauds Success of Business and Training Partnership During Visit to South Jersey Company
Jul-23-10 Federal Legislation on Unemployment Compensation Signed; Will Save New Jersey Trust Fund $800 Million
Jul-16-10 Commissioner Joins Governor Christie In Addressing Building and Construction Trades Convention
Jul-14-10 Employment Down Slightly in June; Unemployment Rate at 9.6 Percent
Jul-09-10 Labor Commissioner Tours Bergen County Academies
Jul-01-10 No New End Date for Federal Extensions; Claimants Urged to Continue Certifying Eligibility
Jun-23-10 Blueberry Picking Season Kicks Off Agricultural Enforcement Initiatives
Jun-16-10 Employment Increased in May;Unemployment Rate Dipped to 9.7 Percent
Jun-11-2010 Commissioner Calls for Seeking Efficiencies in Workforce Development System
Jun-03-10 Commissioner Addresses Annual Firefighters Convention
May-27-10 Labor Commissioner Visits Bergen County Manufacturing Company
May-26-10 Labor Commissioner Unveils Partnership with Microsoft to Offer Free Job Training to Job Seekers
May-24-10 Harold J. Wirths Sworn In by Governor Christie As New Jersey’s 19th Commissioner of Labor
May-20- 10 Senate Confirms Wirths as Commissioner Of the State Labor Department
May-19-10 Deputy Commissioner Addresses NJBIA Labor Policy Committee Meeting
May-19-2010 New Jersey Employers Added Jobs in April; Unemployment Rate Unchanged
Apr-28-10 Acting Commissioner Harold J. Wirths Testifies Before Assembly Budget Committee
Apr-21-10 Federal Legislation Sets New Final Filing Date For Federal Unemployment Compensation Programs; Does Not Provide Additional Tiers or Weeks of Benefits
Apr-15-10 Acting Commissioner Harold J. Wirths Testifies Before the Senate Budget Committee
Apr-14-10 March Employment Estimate Showed Loss of 3,100 Jobs; Unemployment Rate for the Month at 9.8 Percent
Apr-07-10 46,000 New Jerseyans Lost Unemployment Insurance Coverage
Mar-24-10 Employment Estimate Indicates Slight Job Growth in February; Unemployment Rate At 9.8 Percent
Mar-10-10 Annually Revised Data Show Employment Declined More Than Estimated in 2009; January 2010 Unemployment Rate at 9.9 Percent, Employment Declined by 9,100
Jan-20-2010 Employment Declined by 2,300 in December; Unemployment Rose to 10.1 Percent
