In a recent announcement highlighting economic growth, Governor Greg Abbott took to celebrating Texas's significant achievements in job creation over the past year. As reported by the official Governor's website, the Lone Star State is now recognized for having the largest 12-month jobs gain across the United States, based on employment data from September. The state has notably set records in several key employment indicators, including the total count of employed Texans and the size of the labor force.
As reported by the official Governor's website, Abbott said, "Texas is where free enterprise flourishes and jobs grow." From September 2024 to September 2025, the state added 168,000 jobs, outpacing the national annual job growth rate by 0.4 percentage points.
Texas’s labor force reached 15,879,000, with 15,222,900 employed, including the self-employed. Nonfarm jobs grew by 4,600 in September, reaching 14,343,800, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Texas Workforce Commission.
Texas’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, below the national rate of 4.4%. Governor Abbott announced over $14 million in JET training grants, plus $1 million in dual credit grants, to support career and technical education programs in Texas schools and higher education institutions.
