About Job Seeker Services

The Employment Service (or Job Service), established by the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, makes available job search assistance to individuals, as well as 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.

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.

Employers placed over 148,128 job openings, and the VEC made 245,453 referrals during the program year ending June 30, 2008.