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The number of Central Texans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose moderately in February 2023, overshadowed by sharp climbs in the overall labor force and employment across the region, according to figures released today by the Texas Workforce Commission.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.