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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...
September 2022 Labor Market News Release
Regional unemployment rate decreases to 3.5% Waco, Texas ⎯ The Heart of Texas unadjusted unemployment rate for September 2022 was 3.5 percent, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from August 2022. This rate is comprised of 6,057 unemployed residents in the region....
August 2022 Labor Market News Release
Regional unemployment rate continues to trend downward. Waco, Texas ⎯ The regional unemployment rate for the Heart of Texas six-county region continues to trend downward, decreasing to 3.8% in Aug '22. Unemployment claims also saw a decline, with 703 continuing claims...
July 2022 Labor Market News Release
Heart of Texas region sees slight decrease in unemployment Waco, Texas ⎯ The unemployment rate for the Heart of Texas region saw a slight decrease (.1% from June) for the month of July, according to TexasLMI.com. At 4.0%, this rate is comprised of 7,012 unemployed...
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June 2022 Labor Market News Release
Heart of Texas unemployment rate rises to 4.1 percent Waco, Texas ⎯ The unemployment rate for the Heart of Texas region rose to 4.1% in June, according to TexasLMI.com, an increase from the region's May rate of 3.5%, with unemployment claims climbing to 805. The...
May 2022 Labor Market News Release
Heart of Texas region sees uptick in unemployment rate Waco, Texas ⎯ TWC's TexasLMI.com reports show the unemployment rate for the Heart of Texas region increased to 3.5% in May with a total of 712 unemployment claims, a slight uptick from April's 3.3%. Job growth for...
April Labor Market News Release
Heart of Texas regional unemployment rate continues to edge downward. Waco, Texas ⎯ The Heart of Texas six-county regional unemployment rate edged down to 3.3% for April '22, a decrease of .2% from March '22. Job growth for our region continues to trend upward, with...