May 11, 2021 | In the News |
A May 9 report by Workforce Solutions Capital Area found a spike in job postings over the last five years in the metro for building equipment contractors. In 2017, there were less than 100 jobs posted for this position on a monthly average but that’s now up to...
Apr 22, 2021 | In the News |
Jason Kelley, managing partner of Global Strategic Partnerships at IBM, speaks on the need to invest in high-demand career-prep programs, including those through Workforce Solutions Capital Area. Read more
Apr 16, 2021 | In the News |
“Our job market has significantly changed, and thousands of our neighbors are still feeling the pandemic’s effects,” said Tamara Atkinson, CEO at Workforce Solutions Capital Area. “However, Austin has one of the hottest job markets in the nation, and more...
Apr 14, 2021 | In the News |
Workforce Solutions Capital Area says the demand for technology jobs goes beyond Tesla. “Austin Metro was number four in the country for the largest increase in tech postings from February to March,” says Jessica Garay, data and career awareness project coordinator...
Apr 13, 2021 | In the News |
Tamara Atkinson, CEO of Workforce Solutions Capital Area, said the community needs to be putting more money and resources toward re-skilling Austin’s unemployed population, which was roughly 70,400 people in February. She pointed to funds available to the city...
Mar 25, 2021 | In the News |
Job gains in Austin-area manufacturing have helped buoy the local economy since the onset of the pandemic — the number of people employed in those occupations grew more than 8% in 2020, according to data from Workforce Solutions Capital Area. But the region is staring...