November 2024 | Released December 19, 2024

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United States Employment Snapshot

• In November, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 6, rose in 25, and remained unchanged in 20.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in Nevada, and the lowest was 1.9 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4.2 percent.

• In November, payroll jobs rose in 39 states and fell in 12. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.9 percent in Washington. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.3 percent in Vermont.

Texas Employment Snapshot

• In November, Texas added 9,100 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4.2 percent. In the prior month, Texas lost 9,300 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Texas added 274,300 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points from 3.9 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 227,000 in November, or 0.1 percent. Texas is tied for 8th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In November, Texas’s private sector added 5,600 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 235,600 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Texas lost 9,300 net private payroll jobs.

• In November, employment in Texas rose by 25,911, and over the past 12 months it rose by 339,820.

• Texas’s labor force participation rate rose to 64.7 percent in November from 64.6 percent and ranks 19th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has risen by 0.4 percentage points.

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Texas Payroll Employment

• Texas added 9,100 net payroll jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during November. In the prior month, Texas lost 9,300 jobs. Texas nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 227,000 in November, or 0.1 percent. Texas is tied for 8th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Texas added 5,600 private sector jobs, or 0 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during November. In the prior month, Texas lost 9,300 jobs. Texas private sector payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 194,000 jobs in November, or 0.1 percent. Texas is tied for 8th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during November were Education and Health Services (5,900) and Government (3,500).

• The poorest performing sectors during the month were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-1,800) and Leisure and Hospitality (-2,700).

• The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (51,900) and Leisure and Hospitality (41,300).

• The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Information (6,000) and Mining and Logging (-1,100).

Texas Labor Force

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.

• The labor force participation rate in Texas rose to 64.7 percent in November from 64.6 percent in the prior month.

• Texas ranks 19th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Texas was 64.7 percent in November 2024, and the 10-year low was 60.3 percent in April 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.5 percent in November.