TWC Labor Market Information 3 Fastest Growing Metro Areas Over the Year Metro Areas Mar 2025 Monthly Change Annual Change Annual % Change Abilene MSA 79,000 200 1,000 1.3 Amarillo MSA 130,800 0 1,800 1.4 Austin-Round Rock MSA 1,374,100 2,000 22,800 1.7 Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA 170,200 500 3,400 2.0 Brownsville-Harlingen MSA 164,400 200 1,800 1.1 College Station-Bryan MSA 146,300 200 4,300 3.0 Corpus Christi MSA 200,000 400 1,900 1.0 Dallas-FW-Arlington MSA 4,303,700 11,700 59,100 1.4 Dallas-Plano-Irving MD 3,094,500 7,900 38,900 1.3 FW-Arlington-Grapevine MD 1,210,600 6,300 18,700 1.6 Eagle Pass MSA 18,800 0 500 2.7 El Paso MSA 355,900 -400 4,200 1.2 Houston MSA 3,475,200 8,700 48,500 1.4 Killeen-Temple MSA 155,000 0 -900 -0.6 Laredo MSA 114,400 200 2,200 2.0 Longview MSA 122,300 200 -900 -0.7 Lubbock MSA 175,200 100 1,700 1.0 McAllen MSA 304,700 800 4,500 1.5 Midland MSA 125,900 -500 1,200 1.0 Odessa MSA 83,800 100 1,400 1.7 San Angelo MSA 54,400 400 700 1.3 San Antonio MSA 1,195,100 3,500 20,000 1.7 Sherman-Denison MSA 54,100 200 200 0.4 Texarkana MSA 61,000 100 600 1.0 Tyler MSA 118,500 0 1,200 1.0 Victoria MSA 40,500 200 600 1.5 Waco MSA 144,200 200 2,100 1.5 Wichita Falls MSA 59,600 0 -200 -0.3 Highlights • Employment in 20 of 27 MAs experienced growth in March for a combined monthly increase of 32,400 jobs. Five MSAs experienced no change over the month, and two saw monthly employment declines. As of March, 24 areas experienced positive year-overyear job gains and 11 areas recorded annual growth rates at or above 1.5 percent. • The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands MSA added 8,700 positions in March, the most of any metro area in Texas. • The San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA saw an increase of 3,500 jobs in March, which added to a string of monthly job gains in 22 of the last 23 months. • The College Station-Bryan MSA met or reached a serieshigh employment level for the eighth month in a row with the addition of 200 jobs in March. • The Dallas-Plano-Irving MD reached a new series-high job count for the fourth straight month as employment climbed by 7,900 positions in March. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS Metro Areas (Seasonally Adjusted) 41 DEALERS’ CHOICE
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