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'Texas Is Hiring:' Texas Unemployment Continues To Drop, Jobs Are Still Available

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 14:58:00 GMT

SAN ANTONIO — Unemployment rates across Texas are going back down but everywhere you look, businesses are searching for workers.

“I’ve been reaching out to persons out there to let them know we are still hiring," said Brooster’s Backyard Icehouse Haran Hernandez.

If you want a job Hernandez said the Icehouse has one for you!

He said even if you've never bartended or worked in the service industry they're willing to help.

“Myself as well as Norm, the owner and operator would rent classes before I even got here training new classes. Fresh, never had been behind a bar before their only experience had been visiting bars or been a waitress once or twice in their life at a small restaurant,” said Hernandez.

There are jobs available throughout the city, ready for you to apply.

Read the entire article written by Amanda Henderson and published on July 11, 2021 at www.foxsanantonio.com

Texas Workforce Commissioner Julian Alvarez Discusses The New WorkInTexas.Com's Streamlined Hiring Process

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 13:57:00 GMT

With business booming and unemployment at an all-time low, WorkInTexas.com is helping keep Texas' unemployment rate below the national level.

Appearing on KVUE, an ABC affiliate, commissioner Julian Alvarez with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) discussed how the unemployment rate has remained steady at 3.4 percent for four consecutive months. Even in a tight labor market, this rate is lower than the rest of the country, with cities such as Austin and Houston leading the way.

In the months leading up to the new site's launch, representatives from TWC traveled around the state and gathered input from employers. Their feedback helped mold the new streamlined hiring process that's central to the site's success.

According to Alvarez, WorkInTexas.com currently features over 108,000 job openings, with many of those positions in healthcare, IT, and cybersecurity.