April marks the state’s 37th consecutive month of positive annual job growth, according to new estimates from the Texas Workforce Commission.
Construction workers frame new houses in Eastland new home community, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Crandall. Lennar is building new homes in Kaufman County including Crandall.The state’s year-over-year 2.2% growth rate outpaces the national rate by 0.4 percentage points. April marked Texas’ 37th consecutive month of positive annual job growth, according to new estimates from the Texas Workforce Commission.
Texas’ seasonally adjusted civilian labor force grew by 37,000 people, reaching a new high of 15,226,800. It included adding 32,500 employed Texans in April.The jobless rate dropped across all of the state’s metropolitan statistical areas, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Midland area saw a 0.4 percentage point drop in unemployment, positioning it as the area with the lowest unemployment rate at a not seasonally adjusted rate of 2.2% in April.Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate registered at 4%. While the state’s not adjusted 3.5% unemployment rate mirrors the national rate, it shows a dip from March’s 4.1% rate. Dallas-Fort Worth clocked in a slightly lower unemployment rate at 3.4% in April.
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