Texas again set new employment records last month for the number of Texans working and size of the Texas labor force. It also again outpaced the national job growth rate as it has every month for roughly five years.
Last month, Texas reached a new record high of having the largest labor force ever reported in state history of 15,850,100. June marked 60 of 62 months of job growth, according to Texas Workforce Commission data.
Over the year, Texas’ civilian labor force added 237,800 workers.
Texas also reached a new high for the greatest number of people working, including the self-employed, of 15,210,500.
Last month, 14,329,200 total nonfarm jobs were reported, decreasing by 1,900 positions over the month, the TWC said. Over the year, Texas added 198,300 jobs, more than any other state. Its annual nonfarm growth rate of 1.4% outpaced the national growth rate by 0.3 percentage points.
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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