About Job Seeker Services

The Employment Service (or Job Service), established by the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, make available job search assistance to individuals, and recruiting and referral services to employers.

Services available to workers include job referral and placement, referral to training, and job search skill building activities. VEC staff assists employers by screening and referring applicants for job vacancies, providing critical labor market information for business and economic planning, and coordinating Employer Advisory Committee activities across the state.

Employers placed over 163,320 job openings, and the VEC made 442,949 referrals during the program year ending June 30, 2007.

Other employment service programs administered by the VEC include Alien Labor Certification, Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers, Work Opportunities Tax Credit (WOTC), Trade Act Assistance (TAA), and Veterans’ Services.