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One Stop Career Center
Providing Career and Employment Resources for Job Seekers in the Cattaraugus-Allegany Area
In This Section:
US Department of Labor
This is the opening page for the U.S Department of Labor. Here you find labor laws and regulations, forms, unemployment info, news releases and other up-to-date facts.
http://www.dol.gov
DOL Agencies
Employment & Training Administration
Advancing your career, information on grants & contracts, workforce relations, laws, and other essential information. Or if you want to do a search start here:
http://verity.doleta.gov/search97cgi/s97is.dll?Action=FormGen&Template=advsrch.hts
If you can't find what you are looking for, here is the "Find It" section!
http://www.dol.gov/dol/siteindex.htm
Statistics
Here is a list of what you may see if you go there:
http://www.bls.gov
- CPI: Consumer Price Index
+0.6% in May 2004 - Unemployment Rate:
5.6% in May 2004 - Payroll Employment:
+248,000(p) in May 2004 - Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.05(p) in May 2004 - PPI: Producer Pride Index
+0.8%(p) in May 2004 - ECI: Employment Cost Index
+1.1% in 1st Qtr of 2004 - Productivity:
+3.8% in 1st Qtr of 2004 - U.S. Import Price Index:
+1.6% in May 2004
New York Department of Labor (DOL)
Visit the New York State DOL site if you need information related just to New York State. Here you can find out your rights as an employee, an employer's responsibilites, many other labor laws, apply for unemployment insurance, read up on labor market information, find the hottest jobs, and much, much more...
http://www.labor.state.ny.us
NYS Labor Market Information
What jobs are growing the fastest, what the unemployment and employment rates are for NY, what the salary is for your occupation in other areas, career info, and other useful statistics.
http://www.labor.state.ny.us/labor_market/labor_market_info.html
At this part of the labor site, http://www.labor.state.ny.us/working_ny/working_ny.html, you will find:
- Finding a Job
- Find Your Local One-Stop
- Self-Employment
- Unemployment Insurance
- Apprenticeship Training
- Alien Employment Certification
- Your Rights As A Worker
· Licenses & Certifications
· Safety & Health
· Prevailing Wage/Public Work
· Employment Laws/Labor Standards
· Earned Income Tax Credit
NY Economy at a Glance
http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.ny.htm
Along with the Labor Pages, Social Security provides information on the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). For those of you that are interested in reading up on the COLA this link will take you to the federal government's Social Security site.
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/colasummary.html
Workforce New York
Find out where the One Stops are located in NY, what funding opportunities are available, information about WIA (Workforce Investment Act), and find services for employers & job seekers. Browse through the links on the left menu bar.
http://www.workforcenewyork.org
Seniors
- NYS Office For The Aging
http://aging.state.ny.us/links/links08a.htm - Senior Job Bank
This site is a database of resources based on the state and area that you reside in.
http://www.seniorjobbank.org - Senior Service America
Senior Service is a simple site to navigate. It will assist you in finding a job, training, and many other needs.
http://www.seniorserviceamerica.org - Senior Corps
One more tool to assist
http://www.seniorcorps.org - Experience Works
Previously, known as Green Thumb, this organization strives to meet the needs of Seniors in workplace.
http://www.experienceworks.org - The National Council on Aging/Maturity Works
Another site to keep mature people on track!
http://www.ncoa.org - American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Available to meet the needs of people 50 and over.
http://www.aarp.org
Veteran's Benefits
Veteran's seeking assistance can find help on one of these sites.
- Department of Veterans Affairs
The federal government site can help you meet all your needs - whether you are looking for information on education, home loans, life insurance, compensation, burial, or any other issue.
http://www.va.gov/ - http://www.labor.state.ny.us/working_ny/finding_a_job/vets.htm
- http://veterans.state.ny.us
Disabilities
- Information related to housing, employment, education, & more are provided on this
government site.
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov - NYS Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
http://www.advoc4disabled.state.ny.us
Other Services
Here is a list of other helpful services. For some of them, it is now possible to do the paperwork online and never have to leave the comfort of your home! Others just provide information that can be hard to find.
- NYS Division of Human Rights
http://www.nysdhr.com - U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Both of these rights go into depth about your rights as an individual.
http://www.eeoc.gov - NYS The Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC)
Working with people who have mental retardation or other developmental disabilities.
http://www.thearclink.org/default.asp - Southern Tier West Regional Planning & Development Tool
http://www.southerntierwest.org - WNYwired
http://www.wnywired.net/employment/employ_temp.php3
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