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Title: Promising Approaches to Workforce Development in Texas
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Publication Year: 2020
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Abstract: The purpose of this white paper is to explore best practices in the world of private workforce development in Texas—with an eye toward those programs that demonstrate the most promise for successfully lifting people out of poverty, promoting individual and family success, moving individuals to self-sufficiency, and leading to general human flourishing. In broad economic terms, Texas is one of the most prosperous states in America. One recent study ranked Texas the third best state for business in 2020 (DePietro); another gave the Lone Star State the distinction of the best state in the U.S. to start a new business (McCann). Forbes has ranked Texas as the fourth best state for economic climate and the first for growth prospects—and what’s more, 100 of the 1,000 largest public and private companies in the U.S. are based in Texas. In terms of pure scope, Texas’ economy is the second largest in the U.S., only trailing California (Forbes). And if Texas were a nation, it would have the 10th largest gross domestic product in the world—ahead of Canada and behind Brazil—at around $1.7 trillion in economic output (Perry).
Url: https://www.texaspolicy.com/promising-approaches-to-workforce-development-in-texas/
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Authors: Bass, David; Davis Valdez, Erin
Publisher: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure
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