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Mayor Mattie Parker speaks during the State of the City on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Fort Worth. \u201cHonestly, it comes with significant responsibility,\u201d Parker said last fall during a State of the City address, after the city reached 1 million residents. A report released Monday by the Dallas Fed shows Fort Worth jobs grew at over 3% for the three months that ended in May, beating Texas’ growth rate.<\/p>\n
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For the three months ending in May, the Fort Worth area added jobs at an annualized rate of 3.4%, easily outpacing the state\u2019s 2.4% average over the same period, according to a report released Monday<\/a> by the Dallas Fed.\u00a0<\/p>\n The local job gains cooled in May compared to the two previous months, but the new data still amounts to another shot in the arm for one of the country\u2019s most notable metro area success stories. Recent census data showed that Fort Worth proper added nearly 20,000 residents between July 2024 and July 2025, for a new population of 1.03 million<\/a>, ranking it as the country\u2019s 10th most populous city and among the fastest growing large cities.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tarrant County has also been growing rapidly, and for years the Fort Worth metro area \u2014 home to notable aerospace and healthcare industries as well as a burgeoning entertainment industry largely tied to\u00a0Landman\u00a0creator Taylor Sheridan<\/a> \u2014 has ranked among the country\u2019s fastest growing local economies.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n \u201cFort Worth has experienced a surge of population and economic growth, broadening its economic base while maintaining its unique strengths in energy, transportation and distribution, and manufacturing,\u201d Pia Orrenius, a senior economist at the Dallas Fed, said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n