DWD CEO Barb Clapp explains why healthcare continues to anchor the U.S. labor market even as AI and trade policy disrupt other sectors. The industry added roughly 700,000 jobs over the past year, offsetting broader employment weakness as the population rapidly ages. With demand for caregivers and nursing staff surging, healthcare remains one area where technology cannot replace human labor. Watch the interview below.
CEO Barb Clapp Testifies Before Texas House Committee on Public Health
DWD CEO testified before the Texas House Committee on Public Health on the state’s healthcare workforce shortage.
June 16, 2026