Texas Leads Nation with 165,600 Nonfarm Jobs Added as Comptroller Releases Annual Report

AUSTIN, TX — Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts released the state’s mid-year economic indicators report Saturday, revealing that Texas added 165,600 net nonfarm jobs over the trailing 12-month period, leading all 50 U.S. states in absolute employment expansion.

Industrial and Technology Expansion Drivers

Job growth was anchored by major capital expansions in semiconductor fabrication in Central Texas, energy export infrastructure along the Gulf Coast, and aerospace manufacturing in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Professional and business services accounted for over 42,000 new positions.

"The Texas model of low regulatory burden, zero state personal income tax, and strategic energy independence continues to attract global enterprise," Governor Greg Abbott stated following the report release. "Our workforce is driving the strongest state economy in the United States."

Infrastructure and Housing Challenges

The report also cautioned that sustained population inflows of over 1,200 new residents per day require accelerated state highway construction and municipal grid resilience investments. Legislative leaders confirmed that water supply infrastructure funding will be prioritized in the upcoming legislative session.