AUSTIN, Texas — Texas continues to break records for job growth in the United States.
According to the Texas Workforce Commission, the state added nearly 28,000 new jobs in January, bringing the total of non-farm related jobs in the state to more than 14 million.
Between January 2024 and January 2025, Texas added nearly 188,000 jobs, growing 1.3% year over year.
January also marked the 55th month in the last 57 that saw growth for the state’s civilian labor force.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the news, calling Texas “America’s most dynamic economy.”
“Hardworking Texans drive America’s most dynamic economy,” Abbott said in a news release Friday. “And with more Texans working than ever before in the history of our great state, we continue to dominate the nation for business expansion. Texas truly is the land of economic freedom, where entrepreneurs and business owners can cast a vision and know they can achieve that vision.”
The full data from the Texas Workforce Commission can be viewed here.