{"id":2247487,"date":"2024-05-18T12:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T16:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-month-another-jobs-record-texas-triples-us-job-growth-rate-in-april\/"},"modified":"2024-05-18T12:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T16:47:13","slug":"another-month-another-jobs-record-texas-triples-us-job-growth-rate-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-month-another-jobs-record-texas-triples-us-job-growth-rate-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas outpaces national job growth rate in April, setting a new record"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanother-month-another-jobs-record-texas-triples-us-job-growth-rate-in-april%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2247487&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In\u200c Texas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-abbott-invites-elon-musk-to-bring-twitter-to-texas-alongside-tesla-spacex\/\" title=\"Texas Gov. Abbott Invites Elon Musk To Bring Twitter To Texas Alongside Tesla, SpaceX\">job growth continues<\/a> to soar, with April marking another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houston-rockets-owner-tilman-fertitta-slams-enhanced-unemployed-benefits-americans-have-no-incentive-to-work\/\" title=\"Houston Rockets Owner Tilman Fertitta Slams Enhanced Unemployed Benefits: Americans Have No Incentive To Work\">record-breaking month<\/a>. The state\u2064 added 42,600 non-farm jobs, leading the nation in \u200djob growth over the past year. Texas\u2062 also achieved the highest number of employed individuals, reaching 14,623,300. This remarkable growth\u200c trend has persisted for 37 consecutive months, showcasing\u2063 Texas&#8217; strong economic performance. In Texas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/employment-growth-slowing-with-187000-jobs-added-in-july\/\" title=\"Job growth in July saw a slowdown, with only 187,000 new jobs added.\">job growth remains robust<\/a>, with April setting \u200cnew \u200drecords. The state added 42,600 non-farm jobs, \u2063leading \u200bthe nation in yearly job growth. Texas now boasts the highest employment\u200d numbers, with 14,623,300 individuals employed.\u2064 This consistent growth trend spanning 37 months highlights \u2063Texas&#8217; thriving economy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Every month, Texas breaks its previous job growth records. April was no different with Texas\u2019 job growth rate tripling the U.S. rate.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Texas labor market once again set record-high levels for the greatest number of filled jobs, the greatest number of employed Texans, and the largest civilian labor force in state history.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Texas broke the same records, with the Houston area adding the second-largest number of nonfarm jobs in the country, The Center Square <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/texas\/article_871667fe-ff39-11ee-9e39-83628dbf74c0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>April marked the 37th consecutive month of positive annual job growth, the Texas Workforce Commission said, with growth in 46 of the last 48 months.<\/p>\n<p>Texas added 42,600 non-farm jobs in April, again leading the nation in jobs added over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>Over the year, Texas added 306,000 jobs from April 2023 to April 2024, the most jobs of any state in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Texas reached a new high for the greatest number of people employed, including the self-employed, of 14,623,300.<\/p>\n<p>Texas\u2019 seasonally adjusted total nonfarm employment increased to 14,159,000, also reaching a new high in April.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Texas\u2019 seasonally adjusted civilian labor force grew to a new high of 15,226,800, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-leads-us-in-job-growth-again\/\" title=\"Once more, Texas takes the lead in job growth across the United States\">largest labor force<\/a> in the state history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas grew jobs at three times the rate of the U.S. in April thanks to the strength of our skilled and growing workforce and the best business climate in the nation,\u201d Gov. Greg Abbott said. \u201cDespite economic pressures at the national level, Texas employers are innovating, adapting, and growing in diverse industries across our great state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf all the top rankings for Texas, one matters most: More Texans are working than ever before, and that means more opportunity for more Texas families to prosper. With continuing, critical investments in education, infrastructure, and workforce development, we are working together to build a bigger, better Texas for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TWC Chairman Bryan Daniel said the Lone Star State was continuing \u201cto set economic records as employers add jobs across industries,\u201d highlighting industries that added the greatest number of jobs. They include Private Education and Health Services adding 12,000 jobs, reporting the largest over-the-month increase. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added 9,800 jobs; Professional and Business Services added 7,600 jobs over the month in April.<\/p>\n<p>All Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in the state reported unemployment rate declines, TWC notes. The Midland MSA reported the lowest not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hong-kong-august-retail-sales-slip-tight-financial-conditions-dim-outlook\/\" title=\"Hong Kong August retail sales slip, tight financial conditions dim outlook\">seasonally adjusted unemployment rate<\/a> of 2.2% followed by Amarillo and College Station-Bryan MSAs\u2019 2.6% each.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe addition of 42,600 jobs over the month of April is a sign that the Texas economy remains strong,\u201d TWC Commissioner Representing Employers Joe Esparza. \u201cAs more businesses look to expand or launch in Texas, TWC can support employers with programs to upskill their workforce and fill in-demand occupations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas continues to shatter job growth records each month, with April seeing the state&#8217;s job growth rate triple that of the U.S. Texas also set new highs for filled jobs, employed Texans, and civilian labor force in the same month<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2247488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP24018731871347-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2247487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP24018731871347-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2247487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2247488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2247487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2247487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2247487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}