June 2026

Released July 21, 2026

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 30, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 14.

• The highest unemployment rate was 6 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 2 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.2 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 34 states and fell in 17. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.6 percent in Alaska and New Hampshire. The largest payroll job percent decline was 1.2 percent in West Virginia.

Texas

Employment snapshot

• In June, Texas added 43,400 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4.4 percent. In the prior month, Texas added 24,800 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Texas added 177,900 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points from 4.1 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000 in June, or 0 percent. Texas is tied for 3rd in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In June, Texas’s private sector added 49,400 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 183,900 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Texas added 24,000 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in Texas fell by 9,725, and over the past 12 months it fell by 13,421.

• Texas’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 64.2 percent in June and ranks 14th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.6 percentage points.

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Texas

Payroll employment

• Texas added 43,400 net payroll jobs, or 0.3 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Texas added 24,800 jobs. Texas nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000 in June, or 0 percent. Texas is tied for 3rd in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Texas added 49,400 private sector jobs, or 0.4 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Texas added 24,000 jobs. Texas private sector payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 49,000 jobs in June, or 0 percent. Texas is tied for 4th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2026 to June 2026:

• The best performing sectors were Professional and Business Services (+25,500) and Leisure and Hospitality (+10,300).
• The worst performing sectors were State and Local Government (-6,800) and Private Education and Health Services (-4,300).

From June 2025 to June 2026:

• The best performing sectors were Professional and Business Services (+68,900) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+34,300).
• The worst performing sectors were Federal Government (-12,200) and Information (-9,400).

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 remained unchanged at 64.2 percent in June.

• Texas ranks 14th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Texas was 64.9 percent occurring in June 2024, and the 10-year low was 60.3 percent in April 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.3 percentage points to 61.5 percent in June.