Jul 30, 2024 | In the News
The Texas Workforce Commission reported earlier this month the unemployment rate in the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area rose from May 2024 to June 2024. The unemployment rate rose to 3.8%, or 56,143 unemployed residents. Despite this uptick, Austin’s...
Jul 16, 2024 | In the News
Ten Austin-area high school students went through an seven-week summer internship with the Austin Transit Partnership. It was a chance to teach the students about careers in transportation engineering and planning. The Austin area is filled with multiple...
Jul 16, 2024 | In the News
Elon Musk’s Austin empire is about to grow a lot more. The enigmatic serial entrepreneur and world’s richest man said July 16 on X that he will move X’s headquarters from San Francisco to Austin. Workforce Solutions Capital Area said in the case of ‘X,’ it brings more...
Jul 2, 2024 | In the News
Pflugerville City Council received an update June 25 regarding the five-year strategic plan being developed to secure Community Development Block Grant, or CDBG, funding for fiscal year 2024-25. Council members also opened the first of two public hearings to receive...
Jul 2, 2024 | In the News
Nearly four months after city officials announced a central hub to train and support $25 billion in capital projects through the Austin Infrastructure Academy, Workforce Solutions Capital Area announced $225,000 in contributions to the facility’s design. WSCA...