(The Center Square) – Another month, another jobs record in Texas.
Texas continued to outperform all other states in job creation in June, again adding more jobs than any other state every month in the past 12 months.
Texas again beat its record reached last month, as it did in the previous month, and previous months before that. In June, Texas employers reported having the greatest number of Texans working and the largest labor force in state history.
Texas' civilian labor force “reached a new record-high total in June, marking the 6th consecutive month of growth,” the Texas Workforce Commission reported. “After adding 49,100 people over the month, Texas’ seasonally adjusted civilian labor force achieved a new high of 15,311,500 in June.”
The Texas Workforce Commission explains that Texas’ seasonally adjusted total nonfarm employment, “which is estimated independently of the civilian labor force statistics and refers to the number of filled jobs within Texas, showed a decrease of 1,200 jobs – from 14,190,000 in May to 14,188,800 in June. However, Texas’ nonfarm job count grew by 267,400 positions since June 2023. This reflected a 1.9 percent annual growth rate, which outpaced the nation by 0.2 percentage points.”
Texas reaching a new high for Texans working, including self-employed, of 14,694,500, is the largest in state history. This is up from the record of 14,655,700 in May, The Center Square reported .
Texas added 267,400 non-farm jobs from June 2023 to June 2024, more than any other state, according to the data.
TWC Chairman Bryan Daniel said, “While there was a slight decrease in employment, the civilian labor force showed strong growth last month,” adding nearly 50,000 workers. “With an unemployment rate below the national figure and an increasing labor force participation rate, we see a strong Texas economy and job opportunities for many Texans.”
“More Texans are working than ever before as Texas again leads all states in annual job creation,” Gov. Greg Abbott said. “People and businesses vote with their feet. With the Best Business Climate in America, Texas is a magnet for attracting and retaining innovative entrepreneurs and industry leaders seeking the freedom to grow their businesses and the opportunity for their employees to succeed. ”
From January 2015, when Abbott first took office, through June 2024, Texas employers have added nearly 2.4 million jobs during that period.
The construction industry added the most jobs last month of 5,100 jobs in June, making it the largest over-the-month increase. Construction grew by 4.4% over the year, outpacing the national growth rate by 1.5%, the TWC says.
Private Education and Health Services added 3,900 jobs over the month, followed by Manufacturing adding 2,500 jobs.
“Texas employers are expanding thousands of job opportunities in the construction, private education and health, and manufacturing industries,” TWC Commissioner Representing Employers Joe Esparza said. “With strong year-over-year growth in these sectors, I encourage Texans to consider training for in-demand occupations in their communities.”
The Midland Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) had the lowest not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.9% in June, followed by Amarillo’s 3.4% and College Station-Bryan’s 3.7%.
Other MSA’s unemployment rates jumped. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission’s was the highest at 7%, followed by Beaumont-Port Arthur’s 6.9%, Brownsville-Harlingen’s 6.2%, Killeen-Temple’s 5.1% and Corpus Christi’s 5%.
Texas’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 4.5% is also up and higher than the national rate of 4.3%. Many MSAs in Texas saw increased not seasonally unemployment rates over the month, according to the data.
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