The release of July employment data shows that Texas again leads the nation for jobs added over the last 12 months. Texas also reached a new record high for total jobs, for the 22nd month in a row, and new record highs for the number of Texans working and the size of the Texas labor force.
July employment data released by the Texas Workforce Commission and the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Texas has reached new record highs:
- Texas reaches a new high for total jobs at 13,969,100 as employers added 26,300 nonfarm jobs over the month.
- Texas reaches a new high for Texans working, including employed and self-employed, at 14,464,700.
- Texas reaches a new high with the largest labor force ever in the state’s history at 15,078,400.
- Texas again leads the nation for job creation over the last 12 months, adding 441,700 jobs from July 2022 to July 2023 and growing at an annual rate of 3.3%, above the growth rate for the nation as a whole of 2.2%.
