Workforce Solutions - Gulf Coast Workforce Board is the local board of directors for Workforce Solutions, which serves 13 counties in the Houston-Galveston region. In addition to being the largest of 28 local boards in the State of Texas, Workforce Solutions - Gulf Coast Workforce Board plans and oversees the delivery of employment services, education, and training. Its local system is one of the largest in the nation.

The board itself is business-led, with a majority of its members representing the private sector. Other board members come from labor and community-based organizations, education, economic development organizations and state agencies. The board sets policy and annually directs expenditures that underwrite services for more than 125,000 businesses and 5.7 million residents in the region.

In 2011, Workforce Solutions provided

• Employment services to 405,639 individuals
• Business services to 43,298 employers
• Outplacement services to  64 employers that had to downsize or close their businesses
• Outplacement services to 9,510 workers who lost their jobs
• Financial aid totaling more than $136 million for job training, child care assistance and job related support services
• Financial aid that benefited a daily average of 24,101 children

The Gulf Coast Workforce Board is a member of the Texas Association of Workforce Boards (TAWB).