Nov 12, 2020 | In the News
Workforce Solutions Capital Area CEO Tamara Atkinson talks about the new rapid training effort and how it will help with unemployment. Read more
Nov 6, 2020 | In the News
AUSTIN, Texas — KVUE is once again partnering with Trade Up Texas to connect Texans with trade jobs. It’s part of an effort to get people without college degrees connected to high-paying jobs. Those who are looking to get into a trade job will have an...
Nov 3, 2020 | In the News
Gina Dvorak has been working since she was 16 – she’s never not had a job. So when she was furloughed from the serving job she’s held for over 10 years at an Austin Japanese restaurant, she fell into a state of depression and uncertainty. Dvorak joined the droves of...
Oct 30, 2020 | In the News
A workforce retraining program has launched in the Austin area to help several hundred displaced workers prepare for the next steps in their careers. Workforce Solutions Capital Area is behind the program, called RE:WorkNOW, and will serve 260 Austinites through a...
Oct 16, 2020 | In the News
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin region’s unemployment rate for September 2020 is 6.4%—a nearly one percentage point increase from the previous month, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. September’s rate equals about 80,838 unemployed residents in the Austin area,...
Oct 16, 2020 | In the News
COVID-19 continues to hurt Austin workers. The latest Texas Workforce Commission numbers show the unemployment rate in the Austin-Round Rock region increased from 5.5 percent in August to 6.4 percent in September. Leah Meunier with Workforce Solutions Capital Area...