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Texas adds nearly 100,000 jobs in March as economic recovery continues following historic winter storm Texas adds nearly 100,000 jobs in March as economic recovery continues following historic winter storm The addition of jobs to the North Texas economy is a reversal from February’s job losses, which economists attributed to the disastrous winter storm and widespread power outages. Employees of Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas prep for a virtual job fair hosted by the State Fair of Texas outside of the T.R. Hoover Center in Dallas, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.(Ben Torres) The statewide unem...

From Staff Reports 5 hrs ago The Texas Workforce Commission is launching the “We Hire Ability” employer recognition program to celebrate and highlight Texas employers for their commitment to hiring individuals with disabilities and recognizing employers’ important role in helping to ensure a diverse and inclusive Texas workforce. In 2018, an estimated 9.7% of working-age Texans ages 21 to 64, or 1.5 million individuals in Texas reported one or more disabilities. Yet the employment rates among these working-age Texans with a disability is 40.8% while the employment rates of thei...

From Staff Reports 9 hrs ago The Texas Workforce Commission is launching the “We Hire Ability” employer recognition program to celebrate and highlight Texas employers for their commitment to hiring individuals with disabilities and recognizing employers’ important role in helping to ensure a diverse and inclusive Texas workforce. In 2018, an estimated 9.7% of working-age Texans ages 21 to 64, or 1.5 million individuals in Texas reported one or more disabilities. Yet the employment rates among these working-age Texans with a disability is 40.8% while the employment rates of thei...

featured TWC funding helps Texans get high school equivalency - New funding pays for testing, helps workers improve marketability From Staff Reports Mar 12, 2021 The Texas Workforce Commission is offering aid to Texans seeking to obtain their Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency, improve their marketability in the workforce, and increase their earning potential. The high school equivalency subsidy program provides free subsidies for Texans at least 21 years of age to take a GED or HiSET exam. While existing adult education and literacy programs support adult ...

Teens on a Year That Changed Everything In words, images and video, teens across the United States show us how they have met life's challenges in the midst of a pandemic. March 7, 2021 What has it been like to be a teenager during the first year of a historic pandemic? The New York Times, through its Learning Network, asked the question, and more than 5,500 responses poured in. In words and images, audio and video, they reported that it was, in many ways, a generation-defining disaster. Being trapped inside — and missing the milestones that ordinarily mark coming of age in America — was l...