Dec 11, 2022 | In the News
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...
Dec 9, 2022 | In the News
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....
Dec 8, 2022 | In the News
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...
Dec 8, 2022 | In the News
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...
Nov 21, 2022 | In the News
Newly public records from the Texas Workforce Commission show more than 200 Meta workers in Austin are being laid off as part of company-wide massive cuts. “The good news is that some other companies in the tech industry are not seeing those same repercussions to what...
Nov 20, 2022 | In the News
While the state makes record job gains, the Austin metro’s unemployment rate sits 1% lower than the Texas rate and also lower than the national rate. Workforce Solutions Capital Area’s CEO Tamara Atkinson said there are growing concerns about layoffs in...
