Texas Outpaces Nation in Annual Job Growth Over 159k Positions Added
· Texas Border Business
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that the state added 159,400 nonfarm jobs over the past year, leading the nation in job growth. The annual growth rate of 1.1% surpassed the national average by 0.7 percentage points. As of August, Texas had a total of 14,469,300 nonfarm jobs, with an additional 5,600 jobs created in that month alone. The labor force reached 15,932,600, including 15,225,100 employed Texans. Key sectors driving this growth include Professional and Business Services, Leisure and Hospitality, and Construction. Abbott also highlighted $1,327,075 in grants for vocational training in West Central Texas schools.
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