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May 2023 Labor Market News Release
Heart of Texas region unemployment rate sees slight increase in May Waco, Texas ⎯ The unemployment rate for the Heart of Texas region rose by 0.2% from April to May. The current rate stands at 3.8%, with 6,852 residents unemployed and 873 continuing unemployment...
April 2023 Labor Market News Release
Regional unemployment rate decreases to 3.6% Waco, Texas ⎯ The Heart of Texas unemployment rate for April 2023 was 3.6 percent, representing a decrease of 0.6 percentage points from March 2023. This rate is comprised of 6,432 unemployed residents in the region. Five...
March 2023 Labor Market News Release
Heart of Texas unemployment rate declines in March Waco, TX ⎯ The Heart of Texas six-county regional unemployment rate edged down to 4.2% for March 2023, a decrease of .4% from February 2023. No new jobs were reported for March and 1,175 continued unemployment claims...
February 2023 Labor Market News Release
Heart of Texas unemployment rate continues to trend upward WACO, Texas—The unemployment rate for the six-county Heart of Texas region rose to 4.6% in February, with 1,176 continued unemployment claims reported. The region saw 1,100 new jobs added, TexasLMI.com...
January 2023 Labor Market News Release
Heart of Texas Unemployment Rate Jumps to 4.3% WACO, Texas—The unemployment rate for the six-county Heart of Texas region jumped to 4.3% for January 2023, which represents a 1% increase from December 2022. The region also saw a decline of 1,100 jobs, placing the total...
December 2022 Labor Market News Release
Heart of Texas unemployment rate declines in December Waco, TX ⎯The Heart of Texas six-county regional unemployment rate edged down to 3.4% for December 2022, a decrease of .1% from November 2022. Job growth for the Waco metropolitan area increased by 200 jobs in...
November 2022 Labor Market News Release
Heart of Texas unemployment rate remains steady WACO, Texas—The unemployment rate for the Heart of Texas region remained at 3.6% in November 2022, despite 300 new jobs added for the month. This rate was comprised of 6,104 unemployed residents and 691 continued...
Heart of Texas wins statewide employer award, plus two others at annual workforce conference
WACO, Texas—Ascension Providence received the 2022 Large Employer of the Year award at the Texas Workforce Commission’s (TWC) 25th Annual Texas Workforce Conference held in Dallas Nov. 30 through Dec. 2. “This is a tremendous honor,” said Ascension Providence Market...
October 2022 Labor Market News Release
Heart of Texas region sees slight increase in unemployment Waco, Texas ⎯The unemployment rate for the Heart of Texas region increased to 3.6% in October, a slight uptick from September's 3.5%. This rate was comprised of 719 continued unemployment claims. The region...
Workforce Solutions for the Heart of Texas highlights registered apprenticeships in recognition of National Apprenticeship Week, Nov. 14-20
Photo: Bailey Harwell (right) and fellow apprentices in the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) Pre-Apprenticeship Program learned how to bend conduit during hands-on training earlier this year. WACO, Texas—When Riesel resident Bailey Harwell decided to follow his dad’s...