Texas reached a total of 14,419,200 nonfarm jobs after adding 17,800 positions in May. Over the year, the state added 98,000 jobs for an annual growth rate of 0.7 percent, outpacing the national growth rate by 0.4 percentage points.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Texas remained stable at 4.3 percent.
The Trade, Transportation, and Utilities industry had the largest private sector over-the-month increase in May after adding 7,100 jobs. Leisure and Hospitality added 3,900 jobs over the month while Mining and Logging added 3,800. Construction posted the highest annual growth rate of any major industry for the 22nd month in a row at 2.1 percent in May.
