twc.texas.gov | Website SEO Review

Response time

0.67 s

File size

301.30 kB

Words

792

Media files

21

Number of links

29 internal / 29 external

Meta specifications 98% achieved

Title

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Texas Workforce Commission - Home Page

The length of the page title is perfect. (390 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)

There are no duplicate words in the title

Meta Title

Meta description

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Texas Workforce Commission is the state agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers of Texas.

The length of the meta description is perfect. (993 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)

Meta Description

Crawlability

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There are no problems in accessing the website.

Search Engine Crawlers

Canonical URL

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https://www.twc.texas.gov/

There is a valid canonical link specified.

Canonical Tag

Language

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Language detected in text: en

Language defined in HTML: en

Server location: United States of America

The following language is defined by HTML: en

Declaring language in HTML

Alternate/Hreflang Links

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There are no alternate links specified on this page.

Hreflang

Other meta tags

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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.

There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.

Meta Tags

Domain

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This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.

The domain does not contain non-latin characters.

Domain for SEO

Page URL

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No parameters were found in the URL.

No session ID was found in the URL.

The URL does not have too many subdirectories.

SEO-friendly URLs

Charset encoding

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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.

Character Encoding

Doctype

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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.

The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.

HTML Doctype

Favicon

(Nice to have)

The favicon is linked correctly.

Favicon

Meta tags

Name	Value
description	Texas Workforce Commission is the state agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers of Texas.
keywords	texas workforce commission, unemployment, government agency
geo.region	US-TX
google-site-verification	LS_ZvzwX0nyd26vAZRxpBMCA0KzGxtNIbx8yRGbZBHc
Generator	Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimized	width
HandheldFriendly	true
viewport	width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
lang	en
og:site_name	Texas Workforce Commission
og:type	website
og:url	https://www.twc.texas.gov
og:title	Texas Workforce Commission
og:description	Texas Workforce Commission is the state agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers of Texas.
og:image	https://www.twc.texas.gov/sites/default/files/default_images/twc-logo-open-graph.png
charset	utf-8

Page quality 85% achieved

Content

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Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content

This page contains 792 words. That's ok.

24.9% of the text are stop words.

Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.

The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.

17 paragraphs were found on this page.

No placeholders texts or images were found.

There are no duplicates on the site.

The average number of words per sentence of 15.91 words is good.

Content is King

Frames

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This page does not use a frameset.

Frames and framesets

Mobile optimization

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No Apple touch icon is specified.

A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.

Mobile Optimization

Bold and strong tags

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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 16 tags for this page.

Strong and Bold Tags

Image SEO

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Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.

Image SEO

This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.

Social Sharing

Additional markup

(Nice to have)

The HTML has geoname information: US-TX

HTTPS

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This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.

All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

HTTPS

Media list

URL	Alt attribute	Title
/themes/custom/uswds_custom/logo.png	Texas Workforce Commission
...tom/assets/uswds/img/usa-icons/close.svg	close
...uswds/img/usa-icons-bg/search--white.svg	Search
...ding_Banner.png?h=7ef02768&itok=i1DibNYH	disaster unemployment assistance
...ets-banner4.png?h=a82a6dcc&itok=rxoyAdAp	A group of men holding a We Hire Vets recognition sign.
...les/Icons/Programs Content Tag Icons.png	program icon
...t-tile4-twc.png?h=9133f4d8&itok=7tsv0XRv	A woman smiling at work.
...les/Icons/Programs Content Tag Icons.png	program icon
...n-tile4-twc.jpg?h=9133f4d8&itok=N3nlm9bf	Two young females registering for a program.
...les/Icons/Events Content Tag Icons_0.png	event icon
...-tile44-twc.png?h=9133f4d8&itok=fOszSD1J	A clip from the Apprenticeship Texas video feature and apprentice and her mentor in a medical equipment room.
...les/Icons/Programs Content Tag Icons.png	program icon
...t-tile4-twc.png?h=9133f4d8&itok=M1AjfLPr	A female employer paying employer taxes on her cell phone.
...lt/files/Icons/Content Tag Icons (6).png	service icon
...-tile44-twc.png?h=9133f4d8&itok=STJSgiLT	Two men working on a solar panel.
...les/Icons/Programs Content Tag Icons.png	program icon
...tom/uswds_custom/src/img/events_icon.png	Hiring Events
...ustom/uswds_custom/src/img/news_icon.png	Press Releases
...ustom/uswds_custom/src/img/news_icon.png	Press Releases
...fault/files/default_images/texas_map.png	Texas map	Texas map
...tom/uswds_custom/src/img/footer-logo.png	Agency logo

Page structure 100% achieved

H1 heading

(Critically important)

Hill Country Flooding

The H1 heading is perfect.

H1-H6 headings

Headings

(Important)

The heading structure is perfect.

H1-H6 headings

Heading structure

Heading level	Content
H1	Hill Country Flooding
H2	News & Events
H2	Find an Office
H2	Chat with us
H3	Subscribe to our Mailing Lists

Link structure 88% achieved

Internal links

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Some internal link anchor texts are too long.

Some anchor texts are used more than once.

The number of internal links is ok.

All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.

Internal Linking

External links

(Nice to have)

There are too many external links (29) on this page.

External Links

Found links on this page

Link	Attributes	Anchor text
https://www.twc.texas.gov/	Anchor	Skip to main content
https://www.twc.texas.gov/		IMG-ALT Texas Workforce Commission A-TITLE Texas Workforce Commission
https://www.twc.texas.gov/	Text duplicate	Texas Workforce Commission A-TITLE Texas Workforce Commission
/services/apply-benefits		Apply for Unemployment Benefits A-TITLE Learn how to apply for unemployment benefits.
/services/report-fraud		Report Fraud
https://twc.zendesk.com/hc/en-us	New window External Subdomain	Help Desk A-TITLE Find answers to common questions about TWC programs and services.
/find-locations		Find Locations
https://www.twc.texas.gov/events		Events
/contact-us		Contact Us
https://aa270.taleo.net/career...	New window External Subdomain	Careers at TWC A-TITLE Find a job with us, Texas Workforce Commission!
/programs/unemployment-benefit...		Learn More A-TITLE Hill Country Flooding
/programs/veterans/operation-w...		Program Employers Can Get Recognized for Hiring Veterans IMG-ALT A group of men holding a We Hire Vets recognition sign.
/programs/work-opportunity-tax...		Program Work Opportunity Tax Credit IMG-ALT A woman smiling at work.
https://web.cvent.com/event/3c...	External Subdomain	Event Register for the National Intern Day Event on 7/31 IMG-ALT Two young females registering for a program.
https://youtu.be/xsR4M7cSwyM	External	Program Apprenticeship: Recruit from Within IMG-ALT A clip from the Apprenticeship Texas video feature and apprentice and her mentor in a medical equipment room.
https://apps.twc.texas.gov/UIT...	External Subdomain	Service Employers: File Reports & Pay Taxes on UTS IMG-ALT A female employer paying employer taxes on her cell phone.
/programs/skills-development-fund		Program Skills Development Fund IMG-ALT Two men working on a solar panel.
/services/apply-benefits		Learn how to apply
/programs/unemployment-tax		Learn about the Unemployment Tax Program
/employer-resources		Find resources
/programs/wage-and-hour/texas-...		Learn how to file a wage claim
/programs/civil-rights/employm...		Learn how to file
/initiatives		Find the latest initiatives
/programs/wage-and-hour/texas-...		Learn how to file a child labor law complaint
/agency/workforce-development-...		Learn about the Boards
/services/report-fraud		Learn how to file a report
https://childcare.twc.texas.go...	External Subdomain	Visit childcare.twc.texas.gov
https://lmi.twc.texas.gov/	External Subdomain	Find LMI data
https://apps.twc.texas.gov/EBS...	External Subdomain	Submit work refusal documents
https://webp.twc.state.tx.us/s...	External Subdomain	Find a provider
https://tx.metrixlearning.com/...	External Subdomain	Visit Metrix Learning
https://earlychildhood.texas.gov/	External Subdomain	Visit earlychildhood.texas.gov
https://aa270.taleo.net/career...	External Subdomain	Apply online through Taleo
https://www.careeronestop.org/	External Subdomain	Visit careeronestop.org
https://www.211texas.org/	External Subdomain	Find support in Texas using 2-1-1 Texas
https://www.workintexas.com/vo...	External Subdomain	WorkInTexas.com
/events/7-25-mclennan-county-v...		Hiring Events July 25, 2025 - July 25, 2025 7-25 McLennan County Veterans Hiring & Resource Fair Local Workforce Development Board McLennan County Veterans h... IMG-ALT Hiring Events
https://www.hotworkforce.com/	External Subdomain	Local Workforce Development Board
https://www.hotworkforce.com/e...	External Subdomain	McLennan County Veterans hiring and resource fair link
/news/texas-civilian-labor-for...		Press Releases July 18, 2025 Texas’ Civilian Labor Force Sets New Record as Annual Growth Rate Continues to Outpace the Nation IMG-ALT Press Releases
/news/disaster-unemployment-as...		Press Releases July 11, 2025 Disaster Unemployment Assistance Now Available in Five Additional Counties Impacted by Hill Country Flooding IMG-ALT Press Releases
/subscribe		Sign Up
https://www.census.gov/program...	New window External Subdomain	2020 Census
https://veterans.portal.texas....	New window External Subdomain	Texas Veterans Portal
https://gov.texas.gov/organiza...	New window External Subdomain	Texas Homeland Security
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/trai...	New window External Subdomain	TRAIL Statewide
https://www.texas.gov/	New window External Subdomain	Texas.gov
https://www.211texas.org/	New window External Subdomain	211 Texas
https://comptroller.texas.gov/...	New window External Subdomain	Transparency: State Revenue & Spending
https://x.com/TXWorkforce	New window Nofollow External	X A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/T...	New window Nofollow External Subdomain	YouTube A-TITLE YouTube
https://www.facebook.com/texas...	New window Nofollow External Subdomain	Facebook A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...	New window Nofollow External Subdomain	LinkedIn A-TITLE LinkedIn
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...	New window Nofollow External Subdomain	Flickr A-TITLE Flickr
https://www.twc.texas.gov/sitemap		Sitemap
/agency/laws-rules-policy		Policies
/agency/laws-rules-policy/equa...		Equal Opportunity is the law
/services/report-fraud		Report Fraud: 800-252-3642 A-TITLE Reporting Fraud, Theft, Waste, or Abuse in a TWC Program

Server configuration 87% achieved

HTTP redirects

(Critically important)

This page redirects to "https://www.twc.texas.gov/"

WWW Redirect

HTTP header

(Important)

No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.

The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.

HTTP headers

Performance

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The page response time of 0.67 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.

The file size of the HTML document is fine (301 kB).

Page Speed

HTTP Response Header

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External factors 100% achieved

Backlinks

(Critically important)

This website has excellent links from other websites.

This page has backlinks from 874 referring domains.

This page has 809,930 backlinks.

This page has backlinks from 665 different ip addresses.

Backlinks

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
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www.twc.texas.gov

Texas Workforce Commission - Home Page

Texas Workforce Commission is the state agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers of Texas.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

Keyword	Result	Recheck
Texas	75%	Check
Texas Workforce	67%	Check
Texas Workforce Commission	64%	Check
Texas State	60%	Check
Workforce	59%	Check
Commission	59%	Check
2-1-1 Texas	55%	Check
Workforce Development	53%	Check
Hill	52%	Check
Country	52%	Check
Flooding	52%	Check
Hill Country Flooding	52%	Check
Employers	48%	Check
TWC	48%	Check
Agency	48%	Check
Service	48%	Check
Workforce Solutions	47%	Check
state agency	47%	Check
job	46%	Check
state	46%	Check
Services	46%	Check
gov	46%	Check
seekers	46%	Check
Development Services	46%	Check
job seekers	46%	Check

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Meta specifications 98% achieved

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Page quality 85% achieved

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Page structure 100% achieved

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Link structure 88% achieved

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Server configuration 87% achieved

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External factors 100% achieved

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