2003 Press Releases

Periodically the Department will release information concerning relevant changes, coming events, etc. 

• December 22, 2003 - Schedule Change for Monthly Unemployment Rate Press Release
• November 25, 2003 - DWS Appoints New Deputy Director
• November 4, 2003 - DWS Awarded $10,000 To Share Its Vision of Workforce Development
• October 6, 2003 - New Career Guide for Adults
• September 30, 2003 - Sixth Annual Work/Life Award Nominees Sought
• September 29, 2003 - 1000 Day Plan Milestones
• September 29, 2003 - Utah Receives $3,841.461 Million Bonus For Welfare Reform Efforts
• September 23, 2003 - Utah’s Workforce Summit For Employers, Job Seekers and Youth Set for Thursday at Salt Lake Community College West Jordan Campus
• September 2, 2003 - Labor Day Press Conference / Open House at DWS / Workforce Services Month
• July 31, 2003 - Utah Receives $695,666 to Enhance the Employment and Career Advancement of People with Disabilities
• July 22, 2003 - Department of Workforce Services Acknowledged for Work on Health Care Profession Capacity Building
• July 21, 2003 - Occupational Outlook Information Available at  jobs.utah.gov
• July 8, 2003 - Salt Lake & Tooele Employer Committee and the Central Region, Department of Workforce Services Present Seminar July 16
• June 20, 2003 - New County-Level Economic Information Now Available
• June 11, 2003 - Unemployment Insurance Benefits Extended Through December 27
• April 29, 2003 - Airline and Related Industry Workers Eligible for Additional Unemployment Insurance Benefits
• April 21, 2003 - First Lady Jacalyn Leavitt to present Fifth Annual "Work Life" Awards April 24
• April 1, 2003  - 2003 Wage Trends Now Available
• March 21, 2003 - Additional Benefits Available to Unemployment Insurance Claimants
• March 10, 2003 - Day 400 Realized Milestones of Governor Leavitt’s 1000-Day Economic Plan
• March 6, 2003 - DWS Initiates Free Job Search Workshops for Displaced Homemakers
• February 28, 2003 - DWS Launches Pilot Study of Abbreviated Application
• February 20, 2003 - Eight Prosecuted for Unemployment Fraud
• February 6, 2003 - DWS Announces New Way of Profiling Economy
• January 24, 2003 - DWS Selects Granite School District For Cultural Integration Grant
• January 22, 2003 - Governor’s Jobs Initiative in Health Informatics Details on jobs.utah.gov