Golden Crescent WDA
TX · 7 counties · 40 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 8,789
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 64.8%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $5,736
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 2.0%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 18,015 | 69.1% | $4,779 | 0.7% | -9.3% |
| PY2022 | 171 | 63.3% | $10,380 | 0.0% | +20.5% |
| PY2024Q2 | 8,789 | 64.8% | $5,736 | 2.0% | -21.6% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $7,707
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $6,045
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- -21.6%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 3,078
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 40
- Under 25
- 14.3%
- 25-44
- 46.3%
- 45+
- 39.4%
- Male
- 48.8%
- Female
- 50.3%
80.1% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Healthcare | 626 |
| Hospitality & Food | 458 |
| Administrative Services | 448 |
| Retail Trade | 254 |
| Construction | 204 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 40
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 3,702
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 4
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 318
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firebird Bulk Carriers, Inc. (Victoria) | Victoria | 3 | 2025-12-30 | 2025-11-04 |
| Eddy Foods | Yoakum | 140 | 2023-02-15 | 2023-02-02 |
| Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health | Victoria | 122 | 2022-05-31 | 2022-03-28 |
| Crothall Healthcare | Victoria | 53 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-07-27 |
| Southwestern & Pacific Specialty Finance | Victoria | 1 | 2020-04-21 | 2020-04-28 |
| Victoria Mall | Victoria | 23 | 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-26 |
| Walmart | Edna | 88 | 2018-08-31 | 2018-06-20 |
| Alcoa World Alumina | Point Comfort | 14 | 2016-11-21 | 2016-09-26 |
| Alcoa World Alumina | Point Comfort | 254 | 2016-07-31 | 2016-06-01 |
| Alcoa World Alumina | Point Comfort | 137 | 2016-07-23 | 2016-05-24 |
| Alcoa World Alumina | Point Comfort | 34 | 2016-07-19 | 2016-05-20 |
| Alcoa World Alumina | Point Comfort | 60 | 2016-06-27 | 2016-05-02 |
| Mount Vernon Mills - Cuero Plant | Cuero | 280 | 2016-06-12 | 2016-04-13 |
| Invista-Victoria | Victoria | 50 | 2016-05-02 | 2016-03-03 |
| Alcoa World Alumina | Point Comfort | 175 | 2016-03-26 | 2016-02-16 |
| Pioneer Natural Resources Pumping Services- Victoria | Victoria | 148 | 2016-04-11 | 2016-02-10 |
| Alcoa World Alumina | Point Comfort | 130 | 2016-02-06 | 2016-01-15 |
| AECOM-Flint Energy Services, Inc.-Victoria | Victoria | 65 | 2016-01-15 | 2015-11-17 |
| HOWCO | Yorktown | 17 | 2015-07-20 | 2015-07-21 |
| CDI HS-Goliad | Goliad | 9 | 2015-07-31 | 2015-06-10 |
| Speedy Stop Food Stores | Victoria | 84 | 2015-07-31 | 2015-06-02 |
| HOWCO | Yorktown | 32 | 2015-04-28 | 2015-05-05 |
| DHW Well Service, Inc. | Victoria | 55 | 2015-05-22 | 2015-03-30 |
| TIC Energy & Chemical, Inc. | Seadrift | 146 | 2013-06-30 | 2013-05-06 |
| Randstad | Victoria | 225 | 2012-10-31 | 2012-08-31 |
| Schneider National Bulk Carriers, Inc.-Victoria | Victoria | 197 | 2012-08-31 | 2012-08-15 |
| Fluor-Port Lavaca | Port Lavaca | 65 | 2012-09-30 | 2012-08-09 |
| TIC Energy & Chemical, Inc. | Seadrift | 91 | 2012-02-04 | 2012-01-13 |
| Lack's Stores, Inc. - Corporate Headquarters | Victoria | 80 | 2011-01-15 | 2010-11-15 |
| StarTek USA - Victoria | Victoria | 196 | 2010-01-29 | 2009-12-01 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | Victoria | 12 | 2009-04-21 | 2009-06-30 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | Victoria | 5 | 2009-04-21 | 2009-06-17 |
| Lyondell Chemical Company - Victoria | Victoria | 3 | 2009-04-21 | 2009-06-17 |
| Ideal Merchandising of DDP Holdings | Victoria | 1 | 2007-12-03 | 2007-12-06 |
| Exterran Energy Solutions, L.P. | Victoria | 74 | 2007-11-27 | 2007-11-28 |
| Spherion | Victoria | 221 | 2004-06-30 | 2004-04-30 |
| Spherion Pacific Workforce L.L.C. | Goliad | 95 | 2004-03-25 | 2004-01-16 |
| Albertsons | Victoria | 85 | 2002-10-31 | 2002-10-01 |
| Seadrift Coke, L.P. | Seadrift | 102 | 2002-10-31 | 2002-08-30 |
| Kmart | Victoria | 130 | 2002-05-07 | 2002-03-08 |
Counties in This Board Area
Calhoun County, TX · DeWitt County, TX · Goliad County, TX · Gonzales County, TX · Jackson County, TX · Lavaca County, TX · Victoria County, TX
Data Sources
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL)
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