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Seguin has a civilian workforce of over 12,000, but an additionial 400,000 workers live within commuting distance. Seguin offers an educated skilled workforce and the SEDC continues to work to provide educational opportunities for Seguin's growing industries.

Work Force, 2010

_	Labor Force	Drive Time
Seguin	12,052	___
Guadalupe	61,341	___
Bexar	782,191	37 minutes
Gonzales	10,010	47 minutes
Hays	81,115	48 minutes
Caldwell	16,139	48 minutes
Comal	58,523	49 minutes
Wilson	19,388	51 minutes
Travis	560,967	1 hour 8 minutes
Bastrop	35,184	1 hour 15 minutes
Kendall	17,046	1 hr 28 minutes
Blanco	5,092	1 hr 30 minutes

*Source: Texas Labor Market Information

Unemployment Rate (%), 2010

Seguin	6.9%
Texas	8.2%
United States	9.6%

*Source: Texas Labor Market Information

The SEDC provides businesses the opportunity to train its employees at the Central Texas Technology Center. The Center offers specialized training to fit the needs of a specific business as well as technical and academic courses.

The State of Texas also offers the Skills Development Fund which provides assistance in providing training to improve the skills of existing workers and teach new skills to new employees. For more information on the Skills Development Fund, please visit the Texas Workforce Commission's website.

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