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State Labor Secretary Outlines Workforce Strategy, Apprenticeships and UI Modernization
Summary
Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones briefed the committee on the administration’s workforce agenda, FY2026 budget recommendation, apprenticeship growth and an unemployment insurance modernization project, and said state officials are working on long‑term solvency of the UI trust fund.
Secretary Lauren Jones of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) provided an overview of the administration’s workforce agenda and FY2026 budget priorities at the April 16 hearing, laying out program details and recent performance metrics.
Jones said the administration’s FY2026 H.1 budget recommendation includes $112,900,000 for EOLWD programs and highlighted investments across eight departments that carry out career services, labor standards, apprenticeship oversight and workers’ compensation. She described cross‑secretariat collaborations on workforce issues,…
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