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  • Agencias organizan feria informativa para solicitantes de empleo

    Agencias organizan feria informativa para solicitantes de empleo

    La Agencia para las Soluciones Laborales del Área de la Capital, o Workforce Solutions Capital Area, invita a los solicitantes de trabajo a una feria informativa el sábado 20 de agosto en la Iglesia Monte Zion ubicada en 4301 Tannehill de 10:00-11:30 am.

    “Lo que estamos haciendo es ofreciendo becas para la comunidad para que puedan ir al entrenamiento y desarrollar sus habilidades y les ayudamos a encontrar trabajo”, dijo Jessie Camarillo, de la Agencia para las Soluciones Laborales del Área de la Capital.

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  • Demand for skilled workers drives District 1 jobs training program

    Demand for skilled workers drives District 1 jobs training program

    With job growth in Austin stronger than ever, and most analysts naming the region as one of the best job markets in the nation, Workforce Solutions Capital Area is trying to make traditionally underserved communities aware of the job training and employment opportunities available to those looking for a career change.

    The organization will spread the word about its recently launched Hire Local plan with a community engagement session at Greater Mt. Zion Church this Saturday, Aug. 20. East Austin’s District 1 was selected to reach more people of color, whose communities have a disproportionately large population with lower education, correlating to more recipients of unemployment benefits.

    The event will offer information on training programs and other assistance available, with special attention paid to the group’s four focus areas of information technology, health care, advanced manufacturing and skilled trades.

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  • Improving child care services and resources for low-income families

    Improving child care services and resources for low-income families

    Workforce Solutions Capital Area is working to help low-income families work, go to school, or both. Chief Operations Officer Yael Lawson has the details.

     

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  • Parte del plan “Hire Local” Becas disponibles para entrenarse en industrias de mayor demanda

    Parte del plan “Hire Local” Becas disponibles para entrenarse en industrias de mayor demanda

    Si usted está desempleado, trabaja medio tiempo, no cuenta con diploma de high school, está clasificado como de ingresos bajos, o ha recibido beneficios de desempleo después de marzo de 2020 puede aplicar a una beca de capacitación para empleos mejor remunerados. Para obtenerla también se requiere tener al menos 18 años, tener autorización para trabajar en Estados Unidos y vivir en el Condado de Travis.

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  • How Skillpoint Alliance trains manufacturing workers in Central Texas

    How Skillpoint Alliance trains manufacturing workers in Central Texas

    In partnership with Re:WorkNow — a rapid workforce development program administered by Workforce Solutions Capital Area with funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act — Skillpoint also plans to further encourage access to its program by offering students that weekly $200 stipend. That’s in addition to transportation assistance offered through bus passes and child care assistance.

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  • Workforce Solutions Capital Area working to provide childcare services through new program

    Workforce Solutions Capital Area working to provide childcare services through new program

    A KXAN investigation recently found that some families are being met with 12–14-month waitlists for childcare. Workforce Solutions said it was working with more than 300 childcare providers so parents can go to work or school.

    Yael Lawson, the chief operations officer at Workforce Solutions Capital Area, said the organization’s goal was to connect local people to local jobs, and an important aspect of that was to help find affordable, quality childcare services.

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  • Workforce organizations help fill key roles for Samsung semiconductor in Austin, Taylor

    Workforce organizations help fill key roles for Samsung semiconductor in Austin, Taylor

    The tech industry continues to grow in Texas, even during hiring freezes. One of the tech giants is expanding its reach in the Lone Star State, and trade jobs are at the top of its list.

    Samsung is looking to add new facilities to its already-planned $17 billion semiconductor plant in Taylor with the potential to bring thousands of jobs to the area.

    Skillpoint Alliance is helping to fill some of those roles.

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  • Texas leads nation in job growth, Austin’s unemployment rate increases

    Texas leads nation in job growth, Austin’s unemployment rate increases

    Governor Greg Abbott recently announced that Texas led the nation for job growth in June; however, Austin’s unemployment rate increased.

    In a statement Friday, Abbott said employers added 82,500 jobs over the previous month, and Texas set a new employment record for the eighth consecutive month with 13,431,100 total jobs and 778,700 added jobs since June 2021.

    The unemployment data for Austin released by the Texas Workforce Commission was not seasonally adjusted, the agency said.

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  • Austin Unemployment Rises in June

    Austin Unemployment Rises in June

    As high school and college students occupy some available jobs for seasonal summer employment, there is typically a slight uptick in unemployment rates in June. This is also the time where there is a rise in unemployment in the education sector due to the end of the school year.

    “Our country has a ‘two for one’ labor market ratio right now, which means there are two job openings for every one worker seeking employment in the U.S.,” Tamara Atkinson, CEO of Workforce Solutions Capital Area, said. “Locally, school districts are now ramping up their hiring efforts for the start of the next school year, and I’m seeing sign-on bonuses and retention incentives as a necessary means to fill those roles quickly or face staffing shortages come August.”

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  • Free camp teaches girls about construction as Central Texas continues to grow

    Free camp teaches girls about construction as Central Texas continues to grow

    This week, 36 middle school girls have their hard hats and safety goggles on along with their power tools in tow ready to tackle new tasks.

    It’s all part of the free Camp NAWIC, or the National Association of Women in Construction, which provides hands-on learning. Those behind the camp said they want to see more women make their mark in the male-dominated industry.

    There are 104,159 people who work in construction in the Austin area, and women only make up about 10% of that, according to Workforce Solutions Capital Area. That’s similar to the ratio nationwide.

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