Dec 28, 2020 | Blog, Partner Resources |
The Jeannette Watson Wage Supplement Project, funded by the City of Austin, Travis County, and Workforce Solutions Capital Area Workforce Board, is a salary supplement program that is being administered by Workforce Solutions Child Care Services. The salary supplement...
Dec 22, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update |
3-minute read Good morning Austin friends and neighbors, Quick update for you below with the passage of the stimulus package last night. ICYMI: Austin unemployment rate now 2x pre-COVID levels despite recent job expansion (KVUE)TWC reported Friday the November...
Dec 18, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update |
3-minute read Good afternoon Austin friends and allies, Nine plus months into the pandemic, Austin area unemployment is still 2x pre-COVID levels. TWC today reported Austin MSA’s November unemployment rose to 5.9%,...
Dec 13, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update |
3-minute read Good afternoon Austin friends and allies, What’s happening in the Austin metro job market: While many new jobs have arrived or at least been announced in Central Texas during the pandemic, Austin has still felt an economic hit. See our November labor...
Dec 8, 2020 | Blog, Success Story |
Victoria Bradley was born and raised in Austin. She returned to her hometown in 2020 to take a mental health break from her studies at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. Victoria planned to continue her studies in the summer, but the pandemic put her...
Dec 5, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update |
3-minute read Good afternoon Austin friends and allies, What’s happening in the Austin metro job market: TWC’s latest report showed improvement in the Austin region’s unemployment rate month-over-month, although a lagging indicator. The surge in COVID-19...