Texas has added 316,700 jobs over the 12 months through May. The statewide adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 4%, while the metro area rate was 3.5%
The number of working Texans neared 14.2 million in May after state payrolls added another 41,800 people, marking the 10th consecutive month of job growth. Texas’ annual employment was up 2.3%, outpacing the nation by one-half a percentage point, according to the latest data from the Texas Workforce Commission . Texas added 316,700 jobs in the 12 months through May. The statewide adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 4%, which is on par with the national average.
Statewide employment hits record high in April as Texas adds another 42,600 positions “Texas continues to outpace the nation in nearly all industries and continues to increase the number of employed Texans,” Workforce Commissioner Alberto Treviño said. The state’s leading industries by added jobs were the transportation and utilities sector and the leisure and hospitality sector, which added 13,300 and 6,900 jobs, respectively.
The new look of energy jobs: San Antonio program trains workers to meet growing needs in renewables. Despite the monthly increase, the metro area’s unemployment rate was still down from a year ago, when it stood at 3.7%. The region’s civilian labor force — meaning people working or actively looking for work — was about 1.3 million jobs, about 31,600 more than in May 2023. The Midland region had the lowest unemployment rate among Texas metros with an unadjusted rate of 2.
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