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Recent News
Rural Capital Area Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 3.4% in January 2023
Mar 10, 2023
The unadjusted unemployment rate of the Rural Capital Area of Central Texas ticked up to 3.4 percent in January 2023, an increase from the 2.7 percent rate recorded in December 2022, according to figures released today by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Kelly Moreno Promoted to Chief Solutions Officer for Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area
Mar 08, 2023
Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area has announced that Kelly Moreno, WSRCA’s first Director of Community Engagement, has been promoted to the new position of Chief Solutions Officer.
RS3 To Be Awarded $245K Skills Development Fund Training Grant Today at Dell Diamond Ceremony
Feb 08, 2023
Ryan Sanders Sports Services (RS3) has been awarded a $245,730 Skills Development Fund (SDF) Grant by the Texas Workforce Commission and Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area (WSRCA) and its community and industry partners are hosting a check signing ceremony today, February 8, 2023, at 2 p.m. at the Home Run Dugout at Dell Diamond, to celebrate the excellent training opportunities offered to Central Texans.
WSRCA CEO Paul Fletcher Honored with 2022 Friend of Manufacturing Award by ARMA
Feb 01, 2023
The Austin Regional Manufacturers Association announced that Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area CEO Paul Fletcher has been recognized with its Friend of Manufacturing Award for 2022.
Rural Capital Area Caps Off 2022 by Adding 14K Jobs, December Unemployment Rate Plummeting to 2.8%
Jan 20, 2023
The economy of the nine-county Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area (WSRCA) capped off another year of pandemic recovery in 2022, with 14,684 jobs created throughout the nine-county region since December 2021—an annual growth rate of 2.5 percent.
WSRCA Honored with Gold AVA Digital Awards for Outstanding Nonprofit Video Focused on Local Manufacturing Careers
Jan 17, 2023
The winners of the 16th Annual AVA Digital Awards were announced today and Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area was recognized with a Gold Award for Outstanding Nonprofit Video.
