Oct 30, 2020 | In the News |
A workforce retraining program has launched in the Austin area to help several hundred displaced workers prepare for the next steps in their careers. Workforce Solutions Capital Area is behind the program, called RE:WorkNOW, and will serve 260 Austinites through a...
Oct 16, 2020 | In the News |
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin region’s unemployment rate for September 2020 is 6.4%—a nearly one percentage point increase from the previous month, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. September’s rate equals about 80,838 unemployed residents in the Austin area,...
Oct 16, 2020 | In the News |
COVID-19 continues to hurt Austin workers. The latest Texas Workforce Commission numbers show the unemployment rate in the Austin-Round Rock region increased from 5.5 percent in August to 6.4 percent in September. Leah Meunier with Workforce Solutions Capital Area...
Oct 16, 2020 | In the News |
El nuevo reporte de la Comisión de Fuerza Laboral de Texas revela un aumento de casi un punto porcentual en la tasa de desempleo del área de Austin y Round Rock entre agosto y septiembre, lo que significa más de 80,000 nuevas solicitudes de beneficios de desempleo. A...
Oct 1, 2020 | In the News |
The Pflugerville Community Development Corporation has reached a formal partnership with Skillpoint Alliance, a nonprofit workforce that focuses on skills-based education and training while providing pathways out of poverty. “We are excited to enter into this...
Sep 24, 2020 | In the News |
When a comprehensive workforce training plan for the Austin area was unveiled by community leaders in 2017, the unemployment rate was hovering around 3% and a major aim was simply to help local people get good jobs and avoid being left behind amid the booming economy....