DirectEmployers Association (DEA) and The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) signed a five-year Alliance agreement in March 2007 to create a new employer-funded, jointly-administered National Labor Exchange. The Alliance agreement is automatically renewable for successive one-year terms after the fifth year expiration date. Working in strict compliance with U.S. Department of Labor guidelines and regulations, JobCentral National Labor Exchange provides employers and states, working together, an online tool to better manage our nation’s vast talent resources. The National Labor Exchange helps companies build their workforce and comply with State and Federal regulations such as Affirmative Action Program objectives, Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP) obligations and Veterans hiring goals.

The National Labor Exchange helps companies meet their general staffing needs at the time of an impending national labor shortage which has heightened the need for employers to attract a diverse workforce including minorities, veterans, seniors, the physically challenged, students, and women to the workforce. It allows companies to work directly with government officials at all levels in responding to national emergency recruiting needs such as those experienced as a result of the Katrina disaster.