A Dallas job fair will be looking to fill nearly 4,000 positions with an average pay of $21 an hour.
Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins and Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas are hosting the seventh annual You’re Hired Job Fest on Thursday.
Nearly 80 employers from various industries, including logistics, education, health care, transportation, manufacturing, hospitality, and more, will be on hand, looking to hire candidates.
Representatives from UPS, FedEx, Dallas County, the City of Dallas, and the City of Irving will also attend the job fair. The average pay of available jobs at the event is around $21 an hour, with some paying up to $50 an hour.
Many employers are looking to fill vacant spots immediately to meet the upcoming holiday demand for workers.
“Stuck in a dead-end job? As Beyoncé says, ‘Partner, let me upgrade you!'” said Jenkins in a post on X. “So whether you don’t have a job or want a different one, head on down to [Gilley’s Dallas] this Thursday and Come see Clay!”
Job seekers are requested to bring copies of their resume to the job fair to hand out to potential employers. If they do not have a resume, they can visit their nearest Workforce Solutions center to attend a resume workshop.
The fair is on Thursday, September 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gilley’s Dallas and is free to attend. Reserve your spot here.
The Texas job market has been booming over previous months. In May, Texas marked 10 consecutive months of adding a record-high number of jobs, as previously relayed by The Dallas Express.
Texas added jobs faster than the national rate, and continues to reach new highs for the amount of Texans working.
“Texas is where the future is building,” Gov. Greg Abbott said in response to May’s job report.
“That is why Texas continues to grow jobs and outperform the nation in annual job growth. With America’s Best Business Climate, our strong and growing workforce, and an unwavering focus on investing for the future, we see more Texas businesses innovating and more hardworking Texans forging a path to prosperity. Texas is where today’s products are made and where tomorrow’s technologies are born. We will continue to lead the nation as we build a bigger, better Texas for decades to come.”
In August, the Texas Workforce Commission reported that Texas continued to break employment records, achieving a record-high number of employed Texans at 15,353,700.
In July alone, 41,900 Texans gained employment. As of August 16, the unemployment rate in Texas is 4.1%, which is 0.2 percentage points below the national rate.