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Join Us during the 13th Hiring Red, White & You! Job Fair.

Thursday, November 14, 2024

10:00 am – 2:00 p.m.

10:00 am – 11:00 am — Exclusive access to veterans

11:00 am – 2:00 pm — Open to the public

Workforce Solutions for South Texas, 1406 Jacaman Road, Suite A, Laredo TX 78041

Pre-register by visiting https://bit.ly/hiringyou24

EMPLEADORES

  • Alfa Fowarders

  • Bexar County 

  • CoreCivic (The Webb County Detention Center & the Laredo Processing Center)

  • Forza Transportation

  • HEB

  • IES Electrical

  • Colegio Laredo

  • Laredo Independent School District

  • Medline

  • PAM Transport

  • Recana Solutions

  • Royal Express Inc

  • Sames Motor Company

  • starbucks

  • Texas Army National Guard

  • Departamento de Justicia Criminal de Texas

  • Texas Health and Human Services Commission

  • Tradesmen

  • Patrulla Fronteriza de EE. UU.

  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  • United Independent School District

  • Recursos Humanos del Condado de Webb

  • PROVEEDORES
  • AARP Foundation
  • Colegio Laredo
  • Laredo Veterans Clinic
  • Programa MET
  • Comisión de Veteranos de Texas 
  • Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
  • Programa de liderazgo para veteranos de Texas
  • TWS-Servicios de Rehabilitación Vocacional
  • Programa WIOA
  • City of Laredo Health Department (Covid Vaccines)
  • Laredo Vet Center (RV Unit)
  • Laredo Regional Food Bank (Bags with Food)
  • The Barber Education Academy (Free Haircuts)

JOB SEAKERS, please sign-up to register in WorkInTexas before attending the event. Just click on the image below. Or visit a Workforce Virtual Station to be assisted by a Customer Service Representative. Find more information about it aquí

Hoja de hechos

In its 12th year (2023), HRWY served more than 2,178 participating employers, 11,574 job seekers, including 3,620 veterans, and supported more than 500 same-day hires.

Hiring Red, White, and You! Delivers Results

▪ 24,462 employers

▪ 137,402 job seekers including 47,833 veterans

▪ 3,936 same day hires in the past 12 years.

Texas is the Best State for Veterans

o Texas is #1 for veteran-owned and #1 for women veteran-owned businesses.

o Texas is home to 1.5 million veterans (DOD/DMDC: June 2022; + VA).

o More women veterans than any other state (VA).

o Texas is home to 15 major military installations and the Army Futures Command.

o 22,000+ uniformed service members exit the military and remain or return to Texas each year.

o The veteran unemployment rate for February 2024 was 3.1%

 

Employers Hiring Veterans Benefit from Retention and Tax Credits

o Replacing an employee in a mid-range position can cost a company up to 20% of its annual salary. Hiring veterans reduce turnover and stabilize the workforce.

o Employers who hire  veterans may earn up to $9,600 in federal tax credits through the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program (twc.texas.gov/wotc). Employers find value in the program, so during fiscal year 2023 TWC issued 4,961 certifications for veteran hires, for a potential tax savings of $23,245,600.

  • We Hire Vets program recognizes employers whose workforce is made up of at least 10%  veterans.

o On November 16, 2023, TWC assisted Workforce Solutions of Central Texas in recognizing 54 Texas employers with the We Hire Vets designation. This was the largest We Hire Vets employer ceremony to date.

o The We Hire Vets program has issued 1,154 We Hire Vets decals to deserving Texas employers.

Press Conference – Videos are available in English and Spanish. Los videos están disponibles en Inglés y en Español.

HRWY “La Entrevista”

Los veteranos comparten su experiencia en la transición de la vida militar a la vida civil.

Photo Gallery from the Press Conference conducted on 11/01/24.

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