Jun 25, 2021 | In the News
More than 50,000 people are still out of work in the Austin metro, according to Workforce Solutions Capital Area, an organization dedicated to connecting job seekers to employment. And beginning on Saturday, the $300 weekly federal unemployment benefits will end in...
Jun 25, 2021 | In the News
The Texas Workforce Commission has two Austin-area offices: Workforce Solutions Capital Area and Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area. They offer a variety of resources including thousands of free online job training courses, virtual career-enhancement workshops,...
Jun 25, 2021 | In the News
“This is an environment where employees really have some choice about where they go to work, but it will not be that way forever,” said Tamara Atkinson, CEO of Workforce Solutions – Capital Area. “We are going to see some of these employment shortages close up....
Jun 25, 2021 | In the News
As some employers are struggling to finding willing employees to fill vacancies, pandemic relief money is coming to an end for Texans. On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of Texans will lose the extra $300 a week in pandemic relief benefits. The Federal benefits could...
Jun 22, 2021 | In the News
Workforce Solutions Capital Area realiza una feria de empleo virtual hoy y mañana con la idea de ayudar a personas buscando un nuevo trabajo sin tener que salir de casa. En el video los detalles para que tomen nota
Jun 16, 2021 | In the News
It’s no surprise that Austin’s tech sector has experienced rapid growth over the last several years. But, Black and Hispanic employees still only account for 20 percent of the tech workforce in Silicon Hills, according to CompTIA’s 2021 Cyberstates report. To move the...