Sep 12, 2025 | Labor Market
Over the last five years, Austin’s high-tech sector has added 30,000 new jobs—pushing total employment to nearly 95,000. But growth alone isn’t enough. Sustaining this surge means connecting students, job seekers, and employers across a 12-county region with aligned...
Jun 27, 2025 | Labor Market
From robotics classrooms to registered apprenticeships, the journey to a thriving manufacturing workforce begins early and grows with every opportunity to learn, train, and upskill. In Central Texas, that journey is backed by strong regional partnerships linking K12...
Apr 24, 2025 | Labor Market
The Austin metro healthcare industry is outpacing the region’s overall job growth—expanding at 2.4% annually and adding nearly 6,780 workers per year. In March 2025 alone, there were 8,937 healthcare job postings, accounting for 13% of all available jobs in the...
Apr 7, 2025 | Case Studies, Labor Market
The Central Texas Healthcare Partnership is solving local healthcare shortages by utilizing earn and learn opportunities such as apprenticeships. One occupational shortage that our industry leaders identified was Certified Medial Assistant (CMA). The Challenge: A...
Apr 2, 2025 | Strategic Plans
Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), local workforce development boards are required to develop a four-year strategic plan that identifies and describes policies, procedures, and local plans that align with the Texas Workforce Commission’s...
Mar 7, 2025 | Strategic Plans
The Hire Local evaluation helps Central Texas understand how well workforce education and training programs are supporting people and employers across the region. By tracking enrollment, completion, employment, and earnings, the evaluation offers insight into whether...
