News Releases

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 30, 2020   New Resource for Laid-off Workers in Pierce County Laid-off workers have a new resource to help them navigate unemployment insurance, [...]

The release date for the Request for Proposals for Young Adult Services has been moved to February 1, 2021.   PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2020   Pre-announcement of [...]

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 23, 2020   CARES Act partnership creates over 70 new paid job internships for young adults A partnership between Pierce County Economic [...]

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2020   Virtual Job Fair Brings Opportunities to Young Adults in Pierce County Tacoma, WA – Young adults throughout Pierce County will now be able [...]

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2020   Preparing to get 150,000 Pierce County residents back to work Tacoma, WA – In April, 18.2 percent of Pierce County workers lost jobs to [...]

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2020   New CEO named for WorkForce Central Tacoma, WA – The WorkForce Central Executive Board has chosen Katie Condit as the new Chief Executive [...]

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2020   Workforce Plan Open for 30-Day Public Comment Tacoma, WA – WorkForce Central has released a draft of the 2020-2024 Pierce County Local [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CANDICE RUUD, 253.213.2960 TACOMA, Wash. – With CEO Linda Nguyen set to retire at the end of 2019, a longtime Pierce County leader will soon take the helm as [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CANDICE RUUD, 253.213.2960 TACOMA, Wash. – Budget season has come to a close, and we want to thank our partners at the Pierce County Council: As part of its first [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CANDICE RUUD, 253.213.2960 A change in several leadership roles is coming to the Washington Workforce Association (WWA) in the new year. Outgoing WWA Chair Linda [...]