Texas’s total nonfarm employment hit a record high last month following thousands of new job additions, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) said in a May 16 statement.
The state added 37,700 new positions in April, which took the total number of nonfarm jobs in Texas to 14.32 million. This was the fifth consecutive month of record-high jobs.
Over the past year, 215.500 jobs have been added, with the state’s annual nonfarm job growth rate exceeding the national rate.
Total civilian labor force—referring to all individuals aged 16 and above who are working or actively seeking employment—was 15.81 million in April, the highest ever. This was the 58th time during the past 60 months the state’s labor force expanded….