The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has released April labor market data, showing that the market remained study over the month. Texas reached a total of 14,394,300 nonfarm jobs after adding 300 positions in April. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Texas remained stable at 4.3 percent.
Texas’ civilian labor force registered at 15,894,800 after decreasing by 21,800 over the month.
The Professional and Business Services industry had the largest private sector over-the-month increase in April after adding 4,700 jobs. Construction added 3,500 jobs over the month while Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added 1,300. Construction posted the highest annual growth rate of any major industry for the 21st month in a row at 2.1 percent in April.
The Midland metropolitan statistical area (MSA) had the lowest unemployment rate with a not seasonally adjusted rate of 2.9 percent in April. It was followed by the Abilene MSA at 3.0. The College Station-Bryan and San Angelo MSAs registered at 3.1 percent.
The full press release from the TWC can be found here. More information can be found at TexasLMI.com.
