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(DWG Studio)<\/p>\nAUSTIN \u2013 Texas added 1,600 nonfarm jobs in July to reach a total of 14,468,000 positions. Over the year, the state added 165,600 jobs for an annual growth rate of 1.2 percent, outpacing the national rate by a full percentage point.<\/p>\n
Texas\u2019 civilian labor force registered at 15,915,600 after adding 10,800 people over the month. Over the year, Texas\u2019 civilian labor force has added 17,800 people.<\/p>\n
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Texas registered at 4.5 percent.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe addition of more than 165,000 jobs over the last year highlights the growth of the Texas economy and the employers who drive it,\u201d said TWC Chairman Joe Esparza. \u201cBy offering resources like our ASCEND grant and Skills for Success program, TWC is ensuring Texas\u2019 workforce development efforts evolve in stride with the needs of our private sector partners.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The Private Education and Health Services industry had the largest private sector over-the-month increase in July after adding 5,900 jobs. Professional and Business Services added 3,600 jobs over the month while Leisure and Hospitality added 3,400.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith our labor force expanding by 10,800 people in July, it is evident that the volume of opportunities in Texas is a powerful draw for the American workforce,\u201d said TWC Commissioner Representing Labor Alberto Trevi\u00f1o III. \u201cTo sustain this momentum, TWC is committed to investing in the success of all workers, utilizing programs like Project Search to provide the vocational rehabilitation and training necessary for Texans of all abilities to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Midland metropolitan statistical area (MSA) had the lowest unemployment rate with a not seasonally adjusted rate of 3.4 percent in July. It was followed by the San Angelo MSA at 3.8 percent and the Abilene MSA at 3.9 percent.<\/p>\n
\u201cTexas\u2019 annual growth rate of 1.2 percent is outpacing the national average by a full percentage point, underscoring the dynamism of our economy,\u201d said TWC Commissioner Representing the Public Brent Connett. \u201cTWC is here to help Texans capitalize on that success by offering career and technical education resources that equip students and job seekers for the specialized, high-paying jobs fueling our growth.\u201d
Employment estimates released by TWC are produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s Bureau of Labor Statistics. *All estimates are subject to revision. To access this and more employment data, visit TexasLMI.com.<\/p>\n
The Texas Labor Market Information Data for August is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 18, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. (CT).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN \u2013 Texas added 1,600 nonfarm jobs in July to reach a total of 14,468,000 positions. Over the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418129,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103],"class_list":["post-418128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}