How many jobs were added in Texas last month?
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Texas gained 5,600 jobs in August 2026, ranking it 10th among states in job growth. Those figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' state employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the state has averaged about 27,700 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
+5.6K
month to month change in number of jobs (August 2026)
10th
rank among states in monthly job growth (August 2026)
Texas’s job gain of 5,600 in August 2026 was a directional change from the previous month. The latest monthly job change was up from the 2,700 loss in July 2026.
During the latest five year period (September 2021 to August 2026), Texas gained jobs in 52 out of 60 months. August 2026 had the 11th-lowest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in October 2021 (+143,700) while job growth was weakest in July 2024 (-38,700).
There were 5,600 more jobs in August 2026 in Texas than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, September 2021–August 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which Texas sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in August 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in August 2026 were accommodation and food services, local government, and professional, scientific, and technical services. Accommodation and food services added 5,700 jobs, more than the entire economy. Local government gained 4,300 jobs, while professional, scientific, and technical services added 3,700. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
The three lowest-performing supersectors were other services, wholesale trade, and information. other services lost 7,700 jobs in August 2026, while wholesale trade lost 4,000 jobs and information lost 1,700 jobs.
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The health care and social assistance sector lost 100 jobs during August 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Texas (August 2026)
How has Texas's job growth changed over time?
In 2025, Texas gained an average of 6,667 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 19,608, and the lowest since 2020. The 2025 average ranks as 16th-highest in job growth since 2007.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a loss of 30,800 on average every month in 2009 to a gain of 48,600 on average every month in 2022.
In 2025, Texas gained an average of 6,700 jobs every month.
Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted
Job growth among 26 metro areas primarily in Texas during August 2026 ranged from a loss of 2,100 jobs in the Austin, TX area to a gain of 4,100 jobs in the Houston, TX area.
Monthly job growth, by metro area
Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within Texas
| Metro area | Change in jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | +4,100 | |
| 2. | +3,500 | |
| 3. | +1,400 | |
| 4. | +1,300 | |
| 5. | +400 | |
| 6. | +400 | |
| 7. | +400 | |
| 8. | +300 | |
| 9. | +200 | |
| 10. | +200 |
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