North San Antonio Edition - January 2022

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PROMISING SIGNS In Bexar County, the labor market has grown, but the county’s unemployment rate has not returned to pre-pandemic levels.

WHERE THE TALENT WORKS These gures show where people in North SA work, according to 2020 data.

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SOURCES: TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSIONCOMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

YMCA of Greater San Antonio had 10 vacant after-school positions at the end of 2021, said Shannon Gowen, senior director of mission advance- ment and communications. YMCA of Greater San Antonio employs more than 1,300 people overall. To help ll positions, the local YMCA is oering $250 sign-on bonuses for select jobs. Stacy Oksenberg, the orga- nization’s senior vice president of human resources, said many people are re-evaluating what is important to themwhile seeking employment. “The work is entry-level, but it’s great for exibility. It makes people feel like they’re doing something that’s important, meaningful [and] impactful,” Oksenberg said.

employers to education to develop, recruit and retain talent. greater:SATX Chief Workforce Ocer Romanita Matta-Barrera said progress is being made through apprenticeship programs developed by companies such as Accenture Federal Services. “By aligning the skills in demand today to the training pipeline and curriculum development, our col- lective workforce ecosystem can address the skills gap our employers feel as they look to hire mid-level tech roles,” she said.

Workforce Solutions’ Adrian Lopez said job seekers are making crucial decisions onwhere theywant towork, especially given that the job market has become more competitive. “Employers appear to be increasing wages [and] oering hiring bonuses. This can only help our local econ- omy,” he said. “Many employers are still trying to adjust to this new reality and the dust has not settled yet, since we are still living in the pandemic with upticks in cases and surges. We don’t know the full eects of these labor market changes and things seem to be rapidly changing.” Ocials with the greater:SATX regional economic partnership say they are working to connect local

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SOURCE: WORKFORCE SOLUTIONSALAMO COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

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