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Spokane County, Defense Department team up on internship program
Spokane County, Wash. has teamed up with the Defense Department to offer county internships to people transitioning out of the military.
County promotes productivity for incarcerated in jail
Hamilton County, Tenn. saw an opportunity for people incarcerated in its jail to advance their education in manner normally reserved for longer-term sentences.
Lack of broadband, housing challenge rural counties on workforce development
Although the lack of broadband, transit, childcare and housing are all stacked against rural counties as they develop the kind of robust workforce that can attract business, planning and relationships between state and local government can help alleviate some of those challenges.
Counties get creative to attract workforce in the face of a labor shortage
Even with federal support like the American Rescue Plan Act and the CARES Act, local government is one of only two sectors yet to return to pre-pandemic levels of employment, as all other major industry sector employment continues to grow.
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NACo Technology Guide for County Leaders: Workforce
