{"id":140119,"date":"2026-01-27T19:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/140119\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T19:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:21:12","slug":"texas-posts-nations-largest-job-gain-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/140119\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Posts Nation\u2019s Largest Job Gain in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cTexas is America\u2019s jobs leader because Texas is where free enterprise flourishes and where hard work is rewarded,\u201d said Governor Abbott. Image for illustration purposes<\/p>\n

Texas Border Business<\/p>\n

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AUSTIN \u2012\u00a0Governor Greg Abbott celebrated Texas as America\u2019s jobs leader as the state gained the most nonfarm jobs in the nation in 2025 and set new records for total nonfarm jobs, the number of Texans working, and the size of the Texas labor force based on December labor market estimates.<\/p>\n

\u201cTexas is America\u2019s jobs leader because Texas is where free enterprise flourishes and where hard work is rewarded,\u201d said Governor Abbott. \u201cThat is why Texas tops all states for business relocations and expansions. Job-creating businesses \u2014 large and small \u2014 invest with certainty in Texas and in our young, skilled, and growing workforce. With more Texans working than ever before, we begin a new year of boundless opportunity in Texas.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

December labor market data from the\u00a0U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>\u00a0shows:<\/p>\n

– Advertisement –\"\"<\/a>Texas gained 132,500 jobs from December 2024 to December 2025, more than any other state and outpacing the national annual job growth rate by half a percentage point.Texas reached a new high with the largest labor force ever in the state\u2019s history at 15,964,000.Texas reached a new high for Texans working, including self-employed, at 15,283,600.Texas reached a new high for total nonfarm jobs at 14,341,000 after adding 19,700 positions over the month.The Texas unemployment rate registered at 4.3%, below the U.S. unemployment rate of 4.4%.<\/p>\n

Governor Abbott recently\u00a0lauded<\/a>\u00a0the strength of the state\u2019s robust and diverse economy in a lookback at Texas\u2019 economic triumphs in 2025.<\/p>\n

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