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UPFRONT
WELCOME TO THE
FALL 2019 EDITION
OF SOLUTIONS!I am honored to serve as your new
TWC Chairman and Commissioner
Representing the Public and am especially
grateful to Governor Abbott for the
opportunity to serve.
During the past few months, I
have had the opportunity to meet
with TWC program staff along with
several workforce boards and am very
encouraged by the commitment and
dedication of our staff and associates
to help keep Texans working. With our
partners at Workforce Solutions offices,
we are able to combine a newly refreshed
WorkInTexas.com, the state's jobs site,
with the kind of one-on-one-service both
employers and employees have come to
expect in the Lone Star State.
We continue to hear one of the top
reasons businesses create jobs in Texas
is the Texas workforce. Our currenteconomic climate creates opportunities
for our skilled workforce and strong
talent pipeline.
We can leverage this economic success
for future opportunities too. We recently
granted $1 million dollars to FIRST in
Texas, to expand statewide participation
in robotics programs for high school
students. An important part of our job at
TWC is to ensure students are ready for
the careers of the future. Partnerships
that create opportunities for our youth
help Texas remain a leader in STEM.
WHEN TEXAS THRIVES,
`F A I TI-IPI\F
During the last quarter, the Texas
unemployment rate fell to a historic low
of 3.4%. Texas was once again named
the "top state for business start-ups" forthe second year in a row by Wallethub.
Our state boasts a healthy business
environment with an 11 percent growth
in the number of small businesses and a
36 percent growth of average business
revenue.
In October, we recognized National
Disability Employment Awareness Month
(NDEAM). In connection with our
year-round HireAbility campaign, TWC
continues to host multiple employment
fairs to help individuals with disabilities
find gainful employment.
In November, in line with Veterans
Day, TWC will host our 8th annual
Hiring Red White & You! (HRWY)
Statewide Hiring Fair on November
7th in multiple cities across Texas to
connect veterans and their spouses with
employers. It is our honor and duty to
ensure they have career opportunities
when they make the move back into the
civilian workforce. To find an event in
your area, visit our events page at
twc.texas.gov/hiring-red-white-you.
Finally, I would like to welcome
our new Commissioner Representing
Employers Aaron Demerson to his new
role. Commissioner Demerson previously
served TWC as the Director of the Office
of Employer Initiatives. I am excited
to work alongside both Commissioner
Alvarez and Commissioner Demerson to
advance the interests of all Texans.
As we close out the year, I look
forward to continuing partnerships with
each one of you to develop innovative
opportunities that help keep Texas the
best place in the nation to work and do
business.I.
Pictured Above:
Commissioner Aaron Demerson, Chairman Bryan Daniel, Commissioner Julian AlvarezBRYAN DANIEL I TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
Commissioner Representing the Public
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