by gcwsadmin | Apr 24, 2025 | Future Focus
As the school year winds down and graduation season approaches, many high school and college students across Houston are preparing to enter the job market. In a recent interview with Univision 45 Houston, Maria Franco Cortes from Workforce Solutions shared key...
by gcwsadmin | Apr 22, 2025 | Events
Five years ago, the Houston region faced an employment crisis unlike any we had seen in recent history. In April 2020 alone, more than 300,000 residents lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. At Workforce Solutions, we knew we had to act fast — and in...
by gcwsadmin | Apr 22, 2025 | Events
In an effort to combat the ongoing teacher shortage and provide more affordable pathways into the profession, a growing number of Houston-area school districts are turning to paid teacher apprenticeship programs. Launched in April 2020, ABC13’s Who’s Hiring job fair...
by gcwsadmin | Apr 22, 2025 | Future Focus
Houston’s job market hit a wall in March, adding just 5,700 new positions—the weakest growth for this month since 2019, not counting the pandemic-induced collapse of 2020. While six out of eleven sectors saw gains, the pace of hiring paints a sobering picture for the...
by gcwsadmin | Apr 22, 2025 | Future Focus
As workforce demands evolve and economic mobility becomes increasingly tied to postsecondary success, a national initiative is helping states and regions transform education-to-career pipelines. The Pathways to Prosperity Network, a project led by Jobs for the Future...
