Jun 27, 2025 | Labor Market
From robotics classrooms to registered apprenticeships, the journey to a thriving manufacturing workforce begins early and grows with every opportunity to learn, train, and upskill. In Central Texas, that journey is backed by strong regional partnerships linking K12...
Apr 24, 2025 | Labor Market
The Austin metro healthcare industry is outpacing the region’s overall job growth—expanding at 2.4% annually and adding nearly 6,780 workers per year. In March 2025 alone, there were 8,937 healthcare job postings, accounting for 13% of all available jobs in the...
Apr 7, 2025 | Case Studies, Labor Market |
The Central Texas Healthcare Partnership is solving local healthcare shortages by utilizing earn and learn opportunities such as apprenticeships. One occupational shortage that our industry leaders identified was Certified Medial Assistant (CMA). The Challenge: A...
Apr 2, 2025 | Strategic Plans |
Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), local workforce development boards are required to develop a four-year strategic plan that identifies and describes policies, procedures, and local plans that align with the Texas Workforce Commission’s...
Feb 27, 2025 | Labor Market
Austin’s unprecedented growth and major infrastructure projects like the IH-35 expansion, Project Connect, and airport redevelopment require 10,000 skilled workers annually. Currently, regional training programs meet only 40% of this demand and women make up just 14%...
Oct 31, 2024 | Labor Market
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in global supply chains, leading to material shortages and logistics disruptions that have impacted Austin’s growing manufacturing sector. As regional and industry growth continue (24% industry growth over the next 10...