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Workforce operations outline job-center services, foreign labor certification and outreach in budget hearing
Summary
Workforce Operations director described services ranging from migrant worker outreach to SNAP support, noted performance on retention metrics, and outlined a modernization plan for the labor exchange system.
Jim Farr, director of Workforce Operations at the Oregon Employment Department, told the Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee that the division focuses on matching job seekers and employers through a mix of local workforce centers, outreach and program partnerships.
Farr described services that include migrant and seasonal farmworker outreach, foreign labor certification and housing inspections for employers who recruit foreign workers, veterans employment services, reemployment eligibility assessments and support tied to SNAP nutritional assistance. "We help job seekers and claimants find their next job," Farr said.
Nut graf: The division said…
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