Mountain Area Workforce Development News Today

Henderson County (Jun 27, 2023) - FLETCHER — Mountain Area Workforce Development will hold a $17-20/Hour and Beyond Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at the WNC Agricultural Center’s Expo Building, 775 Boylston Highway, Fletcher.

Mountain Area Workforce Development will be holding a $17 - $20 per Hour and Beyond Job Fair on Thursday, June 29, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the WNC

Western North Carolina career seekers to encouraged to attend the WNC Career Expo, which will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., at the Davis

Job openings are outpacing job seekers, leading to significant jumps in wages, but these wage hikes are still not keeping up with the cost of living.

With the lowest employment rate in the state and thousands of jobs going unfilled, the local job market remains a tough nut to crack for employers.

Henderson County (Aug 4, 2022) - Mountain Area Workforce Development will host a Work/Life-Balance Job Fair 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at the WNC Agricultural Center Expo Building (Gate 5), 775 Boylston Highway, Fletcher.

Henderson County (Jun 23, 2022) - Mountain Area Workforce Development will hold a $19 per Hour and Beyond Job Fair 11 a.m.- 4p.m.  Wednesday, June 29, at the WNC Agricultural Center’s Virginia Boone Building, 761 Boylston Highway.

Even though businesses are enticing workers with “everything under the sun” there are two to four openings per unemployed worker, Nathan Ramsey says.

Mountain Area Workforce Development will be holding a $19 per Hour and Beyond Job Fair on Wednesday, June 29, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the WNC Agricultural Center’s

The Asheville metro area had an unemployment rate of 2.9% in March. For comparison, March 2021s unemployment rate was 4.7%.