November 2025

Released January 08, 2026

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United States

Employment snapshot

• The highest unemployment rate was 6.5 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 2.1 percent in South Dakota.

• In November, payroll jobs rose in 35 states and fell in 15. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.3 percent in Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, and Mississippi. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.4 percent in New Hampshire.

Texas

Employment snapshot

• In November, Texas added 7,300 net payroll jobs. In the prior month, Texas lost 22,000 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Texas added 146,300 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 64,000 in November. Texas is tied for 11th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In November, Texas’s private sector added 7,900 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 126,300 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Texas lost 10,900 net private payroll jobs.

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Texas

Payroll employment

• Texas added 7,300 net payroll jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during November. In the prior month, Texas lost 22,000 jobs. Texas nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 64,000 in November, or 0 percent. Texas is tied for 11th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Texas added 7,900 private sector jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during November. In the prior month, Texas lost 10,900 jobs. Texas private sector payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 69,000 jobs in November, or 0.1 percent. Texas is tied for 15th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From October 2025 to November 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+5,700) and Professional and Business Services (+3,900).
• The worst performing sectors were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-2,500) and Mining and Logging (-1,800).

From November 2024 to November 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+43,600) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+37,000).
• The worst performing sectors were Federal Government (-11,700) and Manufacturing (-4,300).

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.

• Texas ranks 13th in the nation.