WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS FOR TARRANT COUNTY ’ S ARLINGTON AREA
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Texas Labor Market Review
Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County hosted the 11th Annual Hiring Red , White & You ! Job Fair at Globe Life Field with over 5,088 job openings and 150 area employers .
The job fair , hosted by Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County , Texas Veterans Commission , and the Texas Workforce Commission ( TWC ), was held from 9:00 a . m . to 2:00 p . m . on November 10th . Some of the companies in attendance included : Airbus , Alcon , Amazon , Arlington ISD , AspireMRO , Bell Helicopter , Ben E . Keith , BNSF , Cintas , City of Arlington , City of Fort Worth , City of North Richland Hills , Cook Children ’ s , Dickies Arena , FedEx , Flex-N- Gate , Fort Worth ISD , Gaylord Texan , Grapevine-Colleyville ISD , JPS , Keller ISD , Klein Tools , Lear , Live ! by Loews , Lockheed Martin , LyondellBasell , Mansfield ISD , Martin Sprocket & Gear , Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee , Recaro , Six Flags , Texas Health Resources , Texas Live !, Texas Rangers , Trinity Metro , TTI , UTA , UPS , Wabtec and many more . The Statewide Job Fair connects transitioning service members , military spouses , National Guard , Reserve , veterans , their family members , and the general public to employers looking to hire in our area . Hiring Red , White and You ! has been working to connect Texas veterans with employers since 2012 . In that time , the Texas Workforce Commission has :
• Worked with more than 20,131 employers .
• Connected more than 114,778 job seekers to meaningful job opportunities
• Helped facilitate over 3,198 same-day hires This job fair is part of TWC ’ s Hiring Red , White & You ! campaign . This year ’ s events were conducted from November 1st through November 18th in 28 cities throughout Texas . The event is an effort to do everything possible to help veterans utilize their skills to build a career in Texas and connect these talented and experienced individuals with employers to fill open job opportunities .