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What are the skills that will be most in demand in Central Texas’s economy in the coming decade? How can we best help our students land jobs that are in demand, and help employers find graduates with the skills they need? This presentation combines the most recent workforce data about the jobs economy, with resource instruction, original research on skills, and specific anecdotes from employers, to provide useful insight about the changing jobs market in both the State of Texas and the Central Texas region.

Participants will receive information about what skills and occupations are most in demand in the State of Texas and more specifically in the Central Texas region. Ideas on how to prepare students for the changing market demands.

Mick Normington is a business researcher for the state labor department in Texas. He gathers employment data and he interviews company executives about the kinds of workers they need and why. Mick co-wrote the book "Working Texas Style" about the fast changing labor economy in Texas after the Great Recession. He later wrote the book "An Atmosphere of Enterprise" about job creation trends in Texas.

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