Job market offers opportunity for workers

  • Faith Abrams and Marcus Lieber-Taylor work in Eve’s Cafe in downtown Lampasas, where they are recent hires. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD
    Faith Abrams and Marcus Lieber-Taylor work in Eve’s Cafe in downtown Lampasas, where they are recent hires. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD
Much of the nation has seen a surge in demand for workers. That applies to the food industry in particular. Lampasas Economic Development Director Mandy Love Walsh said there were 566 total unique job postings in Lampasas for April 2021. The top industries expanding or hiring workers were restaurant and retail-related industries, with 97 open positions. The industry that is hiring the next-most…

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