{"id":2395704,"date":"2025-01-27T15:18:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T20:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-again-reaches-new-historic-highs-breaks-its-own-employment-records-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T15:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T20:20:44","slug":"texas-again-reaches-new-historic-highs-breaks-its-own-employment-records-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-again-reaches-new-historic-highs-breaks-its-own-employment-records-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas again reaches new historic highs, breaks its own employment records &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Ftexas-again-reaches-new-historic-highs-breaks-its-own-employment-records-washington-examiner%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=2395704&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>Texas has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recently achieved historic employment highs<\/a>,breaking its own\u200b records for job creation\u200d and labor force participation. As\u200d of December 2023, the state\u2019s labor force reached a peak of 15,575,900, with 14,922,200 Texans employed, \u2062including the self-employed. The total number of \u200cnonfarm \u2064jobs\u2062 also hit a record at 14,318,700. This growth marks the 12th consecutive month \u2064of\u200c increasing employment figures, with an additional 445,300 jobs \u2064added over the\u2062 year and\u200d a 2% annual growth rate\u2062 in nonfarm jobs\u2014outpacing the national average.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Greg Abbott emphasized Texas&#8217;s role as \u200da national job \u200dcreator, citing efforts to support\u2064 businesses and provide training for in-demand industries. The Professional and Business Services sector saw the most job additions, followed \u2062by Trade, Transportation, and Utilities. Despite a seasonally adjusted\u200d unemployment rate of\u2062 4.1%, higher than the national rate, Texas maintains\u2064 a robust\u2064 economy characterized\u2062 by job creation across various\u200b sectors, including oil and natural gas.<\/p>\n<p>since Abbott&#8217;s tenure began in\u200c 2015, Texas has \u2062seen the addition of over 2.5 \u200bmillion \u200bjobs, showcasing a strong and diverse economic landscape.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Texas again reaches new historic highs, breaks its own employment records<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1955379\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Texas again reached new historic employment highs in December, breaking records it previously set nearly every month last year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In 2024, Texas broke multiple employment records, leading the U.S. in job creation, The Center Square reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas labor market broke records for having the greatest number of total jobs, the greatest number of Texans working, and the largest labor force in December, according to new employment data reported by the Texas Workforce Commission.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes creating good-paying jobs,&rdquo; Gov. Greg Abbott said. &ldquo;As we break record after record for total jobs, the number of Texans working, and our labor force, we begin the new year as America&rsquo;s job creator. Jobs are growing here, businesses are growing here, the future is growing here. Texas partners with businesses to help them grow and succeed, providing career training for high-demand industries and cutting burdensome regulations. Working together, we will continue to lead the nation and build a brighter future for all Texans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Texas reached a new historic high by reporting the largest labor force in state history of 15,575,900.<\/p>\n<p>Texas also reached a new historic high for the greatest number of Texans working, including the self-employed, of 14,922,200.<\/p>\n<p>Texas also reported a new historic high for the greatest total nonfarm jobs of 14,318,700.<\/p>\n<p>December marked the 12th consecutive month of growth for Texas&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-return-to-full-employment-next-year-if-congress-passes-1-9-trillion-relief-bill-yellen\/\" title=\"US to Return to Full Employment Next Year if Congress Passes .9 Trillion Relief Bill: Yellen\">civilian labor force<\/a>, achieving the new record high and adding 445,300 jobs over the year, the TWC said.<\/p>\n<p>Texas also added 284,200 nonfarm jobs over the year, representing an annual nonfarm growth rate of 2%, outpacing the national growth rate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This new record-high level for jobs and the civilian labor force shows the strength of Texas&rsquo; economy,&rdquo; TWC Chairman Bryan Daniel said. &ldquo;TWC will continue its efforts for continued economic growth by connecting job seekers with employers and providing job training for Texans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Texas employers are creating jobs at a rate that outpaces the nation,&rdquo; TWC Commissioner Representing Employers Joe Esparza said. &ldquo;TWC offers a wide range of programs to meet the workforce needs of today and prepare Texans for projected job growth in the years ahead.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Professional and Business Services industry added the most jobs of 17,800, followed by Trade, Transportation, and Utilities adding 10,400 jobs and Leisure and Hospitality adding 3,700 over the month.<\/p>\n<p>The Financial Activities sector grew by 3.6% over the year, outperforming the industry&rsquo;s national growth rate by 3%, the TWC said.<\/p>\n<p>Last year was also a record-breaking year for the Texas oil and natural gas industry across the board, including creating more jobs in the industry than in other states, The Center Square reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas economy is &ldquo;thriving in diverse sectors,&rdquo; TWC Commissioner Representing Labor, Alberto Trevi&ntilde;o III, said, encouraging job seekers to use TWC resources to find career opportunities that match their skills.<\/p>\n<p>Since Abbott first took office in 2015, Texas has added more than 2.5 million jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Texas&rsquo; seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1%, higher than the national rate, as it has been for years.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inflation-dropped-to-3-in-june-in-welcome-sign-for-feds-rate-hike-campaign\/\" title=\"June saw a 3% drop in inflation, a positive sign for the Fed&#039;s rate-hike efforts.\">seasonally adjusted rate<\/a> of 3.7% was lower than the national rate of 3.8%, according to the data.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) reported the highest not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 6.2%, followed by Beaumont-Port Arthur&rsquo;s 5.6%, and Brownsville-Harlingen&rsquo;s 5.1%.<\/p>\n<p>Midland MSA reported the lowest unemployment rate of 2.4%, followed by Amarillo&rsquo;s 2.6% and College Station-Bryan&rsquo;s 2.7%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1955379\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1955379\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas sets new employment records, leading U.S. job creation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2395705,"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\/12\/november-jobs-report.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9168,49281,49282,3694,32076],"class_list":["post-2395704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economy","tag-employment-records","tag-historic-highs","tag-texas","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/november-jobs-report.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395704","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=2395704"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395708,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395704\/revisions\/2395708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2395705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2395704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2395704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}