Texas’ Growth Depends On Its Ability To Provide A Pipeline Of Workers
Christie Moffatt, Bisnow Houston
Photo courtesy of Texas Workforce Commission
Texas is a favored destination for corporate relocations. More than 200 companies have moved to the Lone Star State over the past 15 years, a trend that continues to fuel the state’s robust economic engine.
The demand for workers in some sectors is higher than in others. Healthcare generally dominates, but other industries in need of workers right now include construction, analytics and engineering. Geography, unsurprisingly, dictates much of the local demand for certain specialties.
“What's necessary here in Austin could be different from what's needed in the Brownsville area,” Demerson said. “In each respective area in Texas, [the Texas Workforce Development Boards] identify their own high-demand occupations … they know those are the top positions in their area. And then you put programs in place to make sure that those are being taken care of.”
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