TWC Labor Market Information 3 Fastest Growing Metro Areas Over the Year Metro Areas July 2025 Monthly Change Annual Change Annual % Change Abilene MSA 79,500 400 1,600 2.1 Amarillo MSA 131,100 -100 2,400 1.9 Austin-Round Rock MSA 1,371,700 -900 10,700 0.8 Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA 170,600 400 2,600 1.5 Brownsville-Harlingen MSA 165,900 300 3,500 2.2 College Station-Bryan MSA 147,100 -500 4,800 3.4 Corpus Christi MSA 201,100 500 4,100 2.1 Dallas-FW-Arlington MSA 4,300,000 -300 36,000 0.8 Dallas-Plano-Irving MD 3,086,300 -200 19,600 0.6 FW-Arlington-Grapevine MD 1,215,100 4,100 19,400 1.6 Eagle Pass MSA 19,100 0 500 2.7 El Paso MSA 357,900 500 4,800 1.4 Houston MSA 3,460,000 -7,100 67,700 2.0 Killeen-Temple MSA 155,800 100 700 0.5 Laredo MSA 115,300 300 2,600 2.3 Longview MSA 122,700 200 1,000 0.8 Lubbock MSA 175,600 -500 2,200 1.3 McAllen MSA 306,000 600 4,000 1.3 Midland MSA 127,300 100 3,500 2.8 Odessa MSA 84,100 100 1,300 1.6 San Angelo MSA 54,900 100 1,300 2.4 San Antonio MSA 1,212,600 6,800 30,000 2.5 Sherman-Denison MSA 54,200 0 800 1.5 Texarkana MSA 61,600 200 800 1.3 Tyler MSA 120,000 300 2,100 1.8 Victoria MSA 40,300 0 200 0.5 Waco MSA 144,400 0 2,300 1.6 Wichita Falls MSA 59,800 0 200 0.3 Highlights • Employment in 16 of 27 metro areas expanded in July for a combined monthly increase of 15,000 jobs. Five MSAs experienced no change over the month, and six saw monthly employment declines. As of July, all 27 areas experienced positive year-over-year job gains and 15 areas recorded annual growth rates at or above 1.6 percent. • The San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA added 6,800 positions in July, which led all metros both in absolute growth and on a percentage basis over the month. • Following a month of no change, the Fort WorthArlington-Grapevine MD posted an increase of 4,100 jobs in July and achieved a 43rd new series high job count in 46 months. • The McAllen-EdinburgMission MSA either met or set a new series-high employment level for the eighth month in a row with the addition of 600 jobs in July. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS Metro Areas (Seasonally Adjusted) 45 DEALERS’ CHOICE
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