Pub. 65 2024-2025 Issue 1

TWC Labor Market Information 3 Fastest Growing Metro Areas Over the Year Metro Areas Aug 2024 Monthly Change Annual Change Annual % Change Abilene MSA 78,300 400 1,400 1.8 Amarillo MSA 128,300 100 -200 -0.2 Austin-Round Rock MSA 1,357,400 6,000 18,400 1.4 Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA 166,600 900 4,400 2.7 Brownsville-Harlingen MSA 165,000 600 3,500 2.2 College Station-Bryan MSA 144,900 500 5,700 4.1 Corpus Christi MSA 200,400 500 2,000 1.0 Dallas-FW-Arlington MSA 4,308,000 28,900 66,300 1.6 Dallas-Plano-Irving MD 3,082,700 22,700 40,300 1.3 Fort Worth-Arlington MD 1,222,400 6,400 22,800 1.9 El Paso MSA 350,700 1,200 7,500 2.2 Houston MSA 3,457,700 32,300 76,600 2.3 Killeen-Temple MSA 156,500 900 2,200 1.4 Laredo MSA 113,100 200 1,900 1.7 Longview MSA 101,500 700 900 0.9 Lubbock MSA 162,100 1,000 2,200 1.4 McAllen MSA 303,500 1,200 5,300 1.8 Midland MSA 122,700 800 2,100 1.7 Odessa MSA 81,800 500 700 0.9 San Angelo MSA 53,300 200 1,200 2.3 San Antonio MSA 1,196,400 11,900 33,200 2.9 Sherman-Denison MSA 54,500 200 1,200 2.3 Texarkana MSA 60,200 100 700 1.2 Tyler MSA 117,700 200 900 0.8 Victoria MSA 40,500 100 100 0.2 Waco MSA 138,100 1,000 3,200 2.4 Wichita Falls MSA 59,800 0 800 1.4 Highlights • Employment in 25 of 26 metro areas experienced growth for a combined monthly increase of 90,600 jobs. One MSA experienced no change. As of August, 25 areas experienced positive annual job growth and 24 areas met or exceeded preCOVID employment levels set in February 2020. • The Houston-The WoodlandsSugar Land MSA added 32,300 positions. The area also posted the largest annual job growth among MAs at 76,600, for a rate of 2.3 percent. • The San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA set a new series-high employment level for the fifth month in a row with 11,900 jobs gained. The area added 33,200 jobs on a year-over-year basis. • The College Station-Bryan MSA reached a new serieshigh employment level for the seventh month in a row with the addition of 500 jobs. The annual growth rate in the area dropped to 4.1 percent but remained the highest recorded among MAs. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS Metro Areas (Seasonally Adjusted) 37 DEALERS’ CHOICE

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