Which metro areas in Texas are adding jobs fastest?
Longview, TX (+28.8%), Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (+19.1%) and Lubbock, TX (+14.0%) added private-sector jobs fastest among Texas metro areas between 2018 and 2023.
Data as of 2023 · updated
All 19 ranked Texas metro areas
| Rank | Metro area | Change 2018–23 | Jobs added | Private jobs 2023 | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longview, TX | +28.8% | +23,360 | 104,447 | 297,315 |
| 2 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | +19.1% | +167,393 | 1,042,004 | 2,620,945 |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | +14.0% | +16,338 | 133,311 | 368,431 |
| 4 | College Station-Bryan, TX | +13.7% | +10,475 | 86,839 | 287,476 |
| 5 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | +12.5% | +398,797 | 3,594,749 | 8,477,157 |
| 6 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | +9.1% | +82,155 | 980,355 | 2,813,140 |
| 7 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | +8.9% | +234,009 | 2,863,143 | 7,904,627 |
| 8 | Waco, TX | +7.9% | +8,495 | 115,925 | 308,807 |
| 9 | Abilene, TX | +7.7% | +4,636 | 64,764 | 185,429 |
| 10 | Killeen-Temple, TX | +7.5% | +8,221 | 118,554 | 511,497 |
| 11 | Amarillo, TX | +5.4% | +5,175 | 100,424 | 276,235 |
| 12 | Midland, TX | +4.9% | +4,822 | 102,327 | 193,139 |
| 13 | El Paso, TX | +4.8% | +11,563 | 254,660 | 881,291 |
| 14 | San Angelo, TX | +2.2% | +931 | 42,567 | 122,065 |
| 15 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | +1.4% | +1,819 | 133,070 | 399,310 |
| 16 | Wichita Falls, TX | −1.0% | −482 | 47,111 | 149,448 |
| 17 | Corpus Christi, TX | −2.3% | −3,613 | 156,741 | 451,191 |
| 18 | Texarkana, TX-AR | −2.6% | −1,239 | 46,766 | 146,816 |
| 19 | Victoria, TX | −6.4% | −2,185 | 32,184 | 99,864 |
How this is ranked
The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.
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Questions
Which metro area in Texas has the fastest job growth?
Longview, TX: +28.8%, ahead of Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (+19.1%) and Lubbock, TX (+14.0%), of 19 Texas metro areas ranked.
How is this ranking calculated?
The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.