Texas Adds 1,600 July Jobs as Private Sector Gains 3,300
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Updated · FOX 7 Austin · Aug 24
Texas Adds 1,600 July Jobs as Private Sector Gains 3,300
2 articles · Updated · FOX 7 Austin · Aug 24
Summary
Texas added 1,600 nonfarm jobs in July, lifting total employment to 14.468 million, while the civilian labor force grew by 10,800.
Private-sector employers added 3,300 jobs, led by education and health services with 5,900, followed by professional and business services with 3,600 and leisure and hospitality with 3,400.
165,600 jobs were added over the past year, a 1.2% annual growth rate that the Texas Workforce Commission said was 1 percentage point above the national rate.
Austin gained 1,600 employed residents from June, Dallas-Fort Worth added 20,900 and Houston added 4,400; their July unemployment rates were 4.0%, 4.6% and 5.1%, respectively.
Midland posted Texas' lowest metro unemployment rate at 3.4%, and the state will release August labor-market data on Sept. 18.
With Houston's unemployment lagging behind Midland, what hidden economic forces are creating a tale of two very different Texas economies?
Why are foundational Texas industries like oil and construction suddenly shedding thousands of jobs despite the state's overall economic growth in 2026?
How is the booming demand for data centers quietly transforming the Texas job market and masking heavy losses in finance?