Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area Launches Strategic Plan to Enhance Workforce Development Efforts Across Central Texas
Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area introduced its Strategic Workforce Plan during a live kickoff event on Wednesday.
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News from 2021
Rural Capital Area Unemployment Rate Inches Up to 5.6% in February
The unadjusted unemployment rate of the Rural Capital Area of Central Texas rose to 5.6 percent in February 2021, a slight increase from the 5.3 percent rate recorded in January 2021, according to figures released today by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).
Rural Capital Area Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 5.3% in January
The unadjusted unemployment rate of the Rural Capital Area of Central Texas ticked up to 5.3 percent in January 2021, a slight increase from the 4.8 percent rate recorded in December 2020.
Rural Capital Area Economy Rounds Out 2020 With 5.1% Unemployment Rate, Jobs Added in December
The unadjusted unemployment rate of the Rural Capital Area of Central Texas rounded out 2020 by dropping to 5.1 percent in December, down from 5.8 percent in November, with 3,604 jobs added, according to figures released today by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The 5.1 percent unemployment rate in the nine-county Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area (WSRCA) represented 28,870 residents seeking employment. The region’s unemployment rate remained below both the Texas (7.1 percent)* and national (6.5 percent)* rates.
Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area Awarded $2.5M DOL Grant to Bolster Healthcare Workforce in Rural Communities
The U.S. Department of Labor this week announced that Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area was awarded a $2.5 million Rural Healthcare Initiative grant to address rural healthcare workforce shortages in communities within its workforce development area.