Governor Greg Abbott said this month he is celebrating the dominance of the state’s jobs economy following the release of June employment data showing that Texas again leads the nation for jobs added over the last 12 months. Texas also smashed all previous records for total jobs, now for 21 months in a row, and again set new records for total Texans employed and total Texas labor force.
June employment data released by the Texas Workforce Commission and the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Texas has now added over 2.1 million jobs and has again set new record highs:
- Texas reaches a new high for total jobs at 13,944,600 as employers added 31,100 nonfarm jobs over the month.
- Texas reaches a new high for Texans working, including employed and self-employed, at 14,429,900.
- Texas reaches a new high with the largest labor force ever in the state’s history at 15,039,800.
- Texas again leads the nation for job creation over the last 12 months, adding 542,500 jobs and growing at a 4.0% annual rate, the fastest of all states and well above the annual growth rate for the nation as a whole of 2.5%.
