Oct 18, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update |
3-minute read Good afternoon Austin friends and supporters, The latest unemployment figures confirm its tough out there for Central Texas families. Earlier, TWC reported Austin’s September unemployment rate rose to 6.4%,...
Oct 9, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update |
3-minute read Good afternoon – and happy National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! This month, Workforce Solutions Capital Area celebrates the skills, talents, and contributions of workers with disabilities in the 75thanniversary of...
Oct 4, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update |
3-minute read Good afternoon friends. Join me in wishing a speedy recovery to our President and First Lady. It was an honor to be joined Wednesday by a star-studded lineup of state/local government, industry, and education leaders at “The Plan Ahead: Preparing...
Sep 25, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update |
3-minute read Good afternoon (and happy Friday!) friends, Although saddened not to see our friends in person, we were honored to convene for the Workforce Development Executive Council last Wednesday virtually, joined by our region’s industry, government, and...
Sep 18, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update |
3-minute read Good afternoon friends, Austin has been digging out of its economic hole. On Friday, TWC announced Austin’s August unemployment rate fell to 5.5%, representing 70,089 jobless residents, with continued fewer and fewer Austinites newly out of a job....
Sep 13, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update |
3-minute read Good afternoon Austin leaders and friends, In July (our most recent data available), at least 50,000 Travis Co residents are on jobless benefits. Pandemic stipends of $600 per week were paid until July 25, when their authorization expired. As of...