Texas continues to add jobs, outpace national job growth

(The Center Square) – Texas again added jobs in January and again outpaced the national job growth rate, according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Texas Workforce Commission.

The federal government shutdown caused compiling and publishing the data to be delayed.

Unlike previous months, and for the first time in recent history, Texas did not break its own job records in multiple categories.

Texas also reported job losses in its civilian labor force and high unemployment rates in several metropolitan statistical areas (MSA).

Texas added 40,100 nonfarm jobs over the month of January and hit a new historic high of 14,379,500 total jobs. Over the year, Texas added 112,200 jobs for an annual nonfarm growth rate of 0.8%, outpacing the national growth rate by 0.6%, the TWC said.

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