Texas Workforce

Texas Tops the Nation

January marked the start of the new year and the announcement of a new milestone in Texas. TWC announced that Texas ranks first in the nation with 650,100 positions gained in 2022. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, Texas not only had the largest absolute increase in jobs added, but also attained the highest percent of seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs added over the year at 5% — ahead of the overall United States’ job […]

Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services Transferring to Workforce Solutions Office in Houston

  Twelve vocational rehabilitation (VR) services staff from the Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services offices in Houston will move into a co-located space at the Southeast Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast office in Houston as part of the transition of services from the former Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). These team members will integrate VR services with workforce development and employment services provided by Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast. There […]