Mayor's Office of Workforce Development (MOWD) administers a job training program funded through the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982. MOWD provides job training to dislocated (laid-off) adults and economically disadvantaged adults and youths (e.g. welfare recipients, food stamp recipients, persons living below the poverty line, homeless individuals). Job training programs are offered through delegate agencies across the city. These delegate agencies contract with MOWD to provide vocational classroom training, on-the-job training, basic readjustment services and basic skills training.

Illinois Department of Employment Security administers the State’s unemployment insurance program, operates a public job placement service and provides local labor market information. Find locations, fax and phone numbers for IDES offices and Employment & Training Centers located across the state.

Workers.Gov brings workers and their families direct access to government information and services. Workers.gov was created to easily find government resources for workers and their families even if what you want crosses traditional bureaucratic boundaries. From medicine to taxes, from building a web site to filing a safety complaint, from free school lunches to free child health insurance, Workers.Gov is a single doorway into government resources. Workers.gov delivers on the promise of electronic government.

disAbility.Gov to provide one-stop online access to resources, services, and information available throughout the Federal government for people with disabilities. The scope of disAbility.Gov is comprehensive and includes college and adult education, employment and income support.

Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor has put together a website to help you find your way. You'll find valuable job hunting information, personnel regulations, job search tools, aids to writing resumes, supplemental forms, and cover letters, and links to thousands of current job vacancies throughout the government. You can even experience the ease of completing an online Optional Form 612 to apply for a job.