How many jobs were added in Texas last month?
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Texas gained 1,600 jobs in July 2026, ranking it 16th 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 28,100 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
+1.6K
month to month change in number of jobs (July 2026)
16th
rank among states in monthly job growth (July 2026)
July 2026's gain of 1,600 jobs was the 5th consecutive month of positive job growth in Texas. Monthly job growth was down from the 40,200 new jobs in June 2026.
During the latest five year period (August 2021 to July 2026), Texas gained jobs in 53 out of 60 months. July 2026 had the eighth-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 1,600 more jobs in July 2026 in Texas than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, August 2021–July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which Texas sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in July 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in July 2026 were health care and social assistance, transportation, warehousing, and utilities, and professional, scientific, and technical services. Health care and social assistance added 4,400 jobs, more than the entire economy. Transportation, warehousing, and utilities gained 4,200 jobs, while professional, scientific, and technical services added 3,100. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
The three lowest-performing supersectors were finance and insurance, local government, and construction. Finance and insurance lost 4,000 jobs in July 2026, while local government lost 4,000 jobs and construction lost 3,400 jobs.
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The health care and social assistance sector gained 4,400 jobs during July 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Texas (July 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 the 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 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 July 2026 ranged from a loss of 500 jobs in the College Station, TX area to a gain of 2,100 jobs in the San Antonio, TX area metro 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. | +2,100 | |
| 2. | +1,700 | |
| 3. | +1,500 | |
| 4. | +800 | |
| 5. | +600 | |
| 6. | +600 | |
| 7. | +600 | |
| 8. | +300 | |
| 9. | +300 | |
| 10. | +300 |
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