Career Solutions

No. All our services are free. Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas center operations are funded with Federal and State funds received by the local workforce development board through a contract with the Texas Workforce Commission.

Apply for benefits in one of two ways:

1. Apply online at Unemployment Benefit Services by selecting Apply for Benefits. Read the Applying for Unemployment Benefits Tutorial for help applying online.
2. Call a Tele-Center at 800-939-6631 and speak to a customer service representative.

Information You Need to Apply

Your last employer’s business name, address and phone number

First and last dates (month, day and year) you worked for your last employer. If you worked for your last employer on more than one occasion, provide the most recent employment dates.

Number of hours worked and pay rate if you worked the week you apply for benefits (Sunday through Saturday)

Information about the normal wage for the job you are seeking

Alien Registration number (if not a U.S. citizen)

Your Unemployment Benefit Services Password

When you sign up for online services, you will select a User ID and password. Your password protects your identity and privacy. It has the same legal authority as your signature on a paper document. Do not give your password to anyone, not even to a family member or TWC employee. You are responsible for any payment request made using your User ID and password.

If you have a User ID and password from WorkInTexas.com, use that User ID and password to logon to Unemployment Benefit Services. For more about the password requirements, go to Managing Your Benefits Password & PIN.

No. Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas has the tools and qualified staff to help you get a job. We are not a personnel or temporary employment agency. Yet, for qualified individuals Workforce Solutions has the tools and resources such as:

• Employer listings for open jobs;
• Professional advice about where to look for work in your field;
• Customized labor market information to help you choose a good career in a high demand industry; and
• Financial aid for education or training to help you train for a new career or advance your current skills.

And work support to help you sustain employment such as:

• Licenses or certificates needed to accept a new position;
• Tools and/or equipment needed to start work;
• Clothing items; and
• Transportation assistance to help you get to work.

Here’s a checklist:

• Be a resident of our region: Angelina, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Polk, Houston, Shelby, Tyler, Newton, Sabine, San Jacinto, San Augustine, and Trinity counties;
• Meet eligibility requirements including age, family income level, work status, etc. and provide supporting documents
• Complete intake with a local Workforce Specialist and provide documentation for proof of eligibility.

Job postings match with individuals who have the skills to do the job, and match region, pay, preferences, etc. You may need to change your preferences to expand the number of job postings that match with you.

For example, if you entered your desired minimum wage as $20.00 per hour for jobs that normally pay $10.00 per hour, you are unlikely to get a match. Job seeker staff at the workforce center can help you review your application.

Yes, we have short workshops on this subject in our centers and online that will help you develop your resume.

The official job matching system for the state of Texas is WorkInTexas.com. Out of state listings are normally not entered on this site. However, Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas is a proud partner of the American Job Center Network, which does have listing across the U.S. and various other features to assist you on your job search. You can also visit our Job Search Page for additional web sites that post jobs nationally.

It depends on the type of complaint. Visit our Information Hub to find out more.

Yes. We can help you identify occupations you are best suited for and training for those occupations. We can help you locate financial aid resources to help you through school. For eligible individuals we may be able to assist with tuition, fees, and/or supportive services.

Yes. Certain businesses prefer that job applicants fill out the company's application and use the workforce center to receive and screen the applications based on the requirements of the job. If you are interested in applying for a job at a company that uses this service, simply ask customer service or business services staff how to apply.

If your family meets eligibility requirements, and if Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas has funds available, we can pay a portion of your family's child care costs. You will be responsible for a co-payment based on the family's income and household size. Visit our Child Care page for more information. Please call Child Care Services at 1-800-256-1030. Families can access financial assistance on-site at local Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas offices, by telephone, by mail, or by email at ccsdet@detwork.org.

To determine eligibility, applicants need to provide:

• Proof of residency within one of the 12 Deep East counties
• U.S. citizenship or legal immigrant status for each child on whose behalf you request our help with childcare expenses (birth certificate, alien registration card I-551, etc.);
• Documentation of school attendance status for school age children;
• Proof of income
• Proof of your current school hours and registration that includes documentation of your degree plan (if pursuing one) and your credit/clock hours, if you are going to school; and
• Name, address, phone number, city and zip code of the licensed or registered childcare provider in our network that you would like to use.

Please call Child Care Services at 1-800-256-1030. Families can access financial assistance on-site at local Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas offices, by telephone, by mail, or by email at ccsdet@detwork.org.

Each week on this page, Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas will feature immediate job openings for employers in need of candidates.

To apply for any of these featured jobs – or the thousands of jobs available in WorkInTexas.com – register online or contact a local career office to have our professional staff to help you get the job you want.

For more information about these and other job postings listed in WorkInTexas.com, please call or email us at 1-877-639-1351, angelinacowfc@detwork.org.

At your local Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas center. There is no charge.

$7.25, effective July 24, 2009