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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...
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...