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Updated May. 19, 2026Refreshed monthly
Texas gained 46,800 jobs in March 2026, ranking it first 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 31,900 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.

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month to month change in number of jobs (March 2026)

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rank among states in monthly job growth (March 2026)
Texas’s job gain of 46,800 March 2026 was a directional change from the previous month. The latest monthly job change was up from the 6,400 loss in February 2026.
During the latest five year period (April 2021 to March 2026), Texas gained jobs in 53 out of 60 months. March 2026 had the 17th-highest 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 46,800 more jobs in March 2026 in Texas than the previous month.

Monthly change in nonfarm employment, April 2021–March 2026, seasonally adjusted

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Which Texas sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in March 2026?

The three supersectors with the highest job growth in March 2026 were administrative and support and waste management and remediation services, transportation, warehousing, and utilities, and health care and social assistance. Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services added 13,400 jobs, more than the entire economy. Transportation, warehousing, and utilities gained 7,700 jobs, while health care and social assistance added 4,400. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.

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The health care and social assistance sector gained 4,400 jobs during March 2026.

Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Texas (March 2026)

How does Texas's job growth in 2026 compare to previous years?

In 2025, the state has gained an average of 6,700 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 19,600, and the smallest since 2024. The 2025 average ranks as the 16th-highest in job growth since 2006.
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 66,800 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 March 2026 ranged from a loss of 400 jobs in the Amarillo, TX area to a gain of 22,500 jobs in the Dallas, TX area metro area.

Monthly job growth, by metro area

Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within Texas

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