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Category: In the News

Workforce Solutions busca incentivar interés por carreras técnicas entre las mujeres

La agencia laboral Workforce Solutions ofrece un programa de preparación de aprendices del curriculum base de multi-oficios, conocido como MC3.

La iniciativa consiste de un curso de dos semanas que ofrece a los participantes orientación sobre un amplia gama de empleos en áreas como los primeros auxilios, prevención de riesgo y la certificación de la Administración de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional, OSHA.

“Ellos son expuestos a todos los oficios en construcción, desde plomería hasta trabajo eléctrico. Lo que realmente les permite tratar de descubrir cuál es el oficio que les gusta más”, dijo Yesenia García, quien ayuda a coordinar el programa.

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February 17, 2023
‘Pursuit of Happyness’ inspiration makes stops at Austin high schools

Local organizations are hoping to give everyone permission to dream.

Workforce Solutions Capital Area, along with North America’s Building Trade Unions has partnered with the man whose story inspired the “Pursuit of Happyness” movie, in the hopes of driving middle and high school students to plan for their careers.

“What we want you to know is that there are opportunities for you, and there are people that are fighting and wanting to make sure that you know that those opportunities are there for you,” said the president of the Texas State Teachers Association Ovidia Molina.

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February 17, 2023
Tasa de empleo en Austin desciende a 2.7%

Segun datos publicados por la Comisión de la Fuerza Laboral de Texas, la tasa de desempleo en el área de Austin-Round Rock disminuyó en los meses de noviembre de 2022 a diciembre de 2022 y ahora se sitúa en el 2.7%, lo que representa un total de 21,237 residentes sin trabajo.

Representado por 36,833 residentes desempleados, el estudio revela que la tasa de desempleo en el área metropolitana de Austin se mantiene por debajo del nivel estatal. Las tasas de desempleo en Texas se sitúan en un 3.6%, mientras que a nivel nacional se posiciona en un 3.3%.

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January 21, 2023
Workforce Solutions, Unions hold open house to draw ‘new blood’ into trade careers

Workforce Solutions Capital Area and UA Local 286 Plumbers & Pipefitters are holding an open house event this Saturday to promote their local pre-apprenticeship class and encourage residents to pursue a career in a trade.

The Multi-Craft Core Curriculum Pre-Apprenticeship Program (MC3) is a two-week course that guides participants through a range of skills across the trades, first aid and safety, and OSHA certification.

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January 20, 2023
Austin Community College’s $770M bond set to bolster student options, workforce

Over the next several years, Austin Community College will invest in new buildings and programs for computer science, advanced manufacturing, nursing, health science, business and student services, including at campuses in South Austin, due to the $770 million bond voters approved Nov. 8.

The bond will create space for high-demand programs through physical expansions to all ACC campuses, ACC board Chair Nan McRaven said.

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December 21, 2022
Austin unemployment rate remained steady in November

In November, unemployment remained steady in the Austin-Round Rock MSA, which includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties.

According to data released today from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), the unemployment rate was 2.8%, the same as it was in October 2022.

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December 16, 2022
As U.S. recession fears loom, what does that mean for Austin’s job market?

As concerns about a 2023 recession loom, Austin’s job market still appears to be robust. At least for now.

The region’s unemployment rate stood at 2.8% in October, the most recent figure available and a level that economists generally consider so low that it means most people who want a job have one.

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December 11, 2022
Combatting Central Texas’ ‘tripledemic’: RSV, flu and COVID on the rise

Cultivating curious kids and imaginative minds can be challenging when you’re also trying to stop sickness.

Dawn Leach, manager of the Austin Community College Children’s Lab, said distributions hosted by APH and Workforce Solutions Capital Area have been a huge help.

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December 9, 2022
Upskilling Austin’s Vibrant Workforce for the In-Demand Jobs of Tomorrow

Austin’s job market growth is outpacing the rest of the U.S. According to Workforce Solutions Capital Area, 172,194 new jobs were added to the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metro area between 2016 and 2021, representing a 16.0% job growth increase and far surpassing the U.S.’s 1.8% increase during the same period. In the five-year period from 2021 to 2026, our region is forecasted to grow an additional 12.5%, nearly three times more than what the U.S. is expected to grow.

Failing to meet this demand for qualified local candidates could hinder our region’s continued development. All employers worldwide are having difficulty finding skilled workers to fit their needs for the in-demand digital jobs of tomorrow. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), in 2021 alone, the number of available jobs in the technology sector nearly doubled; however, the pool of available applicants shrank by nearly 25%. As a result, the WEF says companies estimate that 50% of all employees will need reskilling. Closing this digital skills gap could add $11.5 trillion to global GDP by 2028. This skills gap poses a hurdle to global economic growth, and inevitably, growth in Austin as well.

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December 8, 2022
Central Texas Food Bank, Workforce Solutions partnering to feed, find jobs for those in need

The Central Texas Food Bank and Workforce Solutions Capital Area are partnering for an event Thursday to help those in need get food and job placement assistance ahead of the holidays.

The “Fed Today, Work Tomorrow” event will be held at Workforce Solutions Capital Area on the Austin Community College Eastview campus from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday. There will be free meals for the first 100 people, and SNAP enrollment coordinators will be on site to help people get signed up.

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December 8, 2022