At the Heart of Texas
Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands: Texas’ Gulf Coast hub and nation’s energy capital
Houston is Texas’ second-largest metro, accounting for one-quarter of the state’s jobs and 27 percent of its economic output. The metro has diversified as the services, transportation and logistics, and biomedical industries have grown in importance.
February 06, 2026
Texas Employment Forecast
The Texas Employment Forecast indicates jobs will increase 1.1 percent in 2026, with an 80 percent confidence band of -0.5 to 2.7 percent.
February 06, 2026
Texas Employment Forecast
December job growth was 1.7 percent in Texas, according to employment data released today by the Texas Workforce Commission and early benchmarked by the Dallas Fed. Job growth in 2025 came in at 0.1 percent (10,700 jobs), below the state’s long-term average growth of 2.0 percent.
January 30, 2026
Dallas Fed Communities
Salary not sole concern for young adults weighing career decisions, focus groups find
While challenging economic conditions were top of mind for many participants, they also considered personal and practical factors.
January 30, 2026
Dallas Fed Economics
New data show intensifying unauthorized immigration decline, with large local variations
A sudden reversal in U.S. net unauthorized immigration has important implications for the demographic outlook, labor force participation, employment growth and local labor markets.
January 13, 2026
Texas Employment Forecast
The Texas Employment Forecast implies that employment growth was around zero in 2025, with an 80 percent confidence band of -0.3 to 0.3 percent.
January 09, 2026
Dallas Fed Economics
Young workers’ employment drops in occupations with high AI exposure
In recent years, unemployment has gradually ticked up, and job searchers report increased difficulty finding new work. Is this related to AI?
January 06, 2026
Texas Employment Forecast
The Texas Employment Forecast indicates jobs will increase 0.9 percent in 2025, with an 80 percent confidence band of 0.7 to 1.1 percent.
December 11, 2025
Dallas Fed Communities
How might artificial intelligence affect Texas’ good jobs?
Recent Dallas Fed research emphasizes that AI can either help or replace workers depending on the nuance of their occupations. But how might AI affect jobs that don’t require bachelor’s degrees but still pay self-sustaining wages?
November 04, 2025
Southwest Economy
Immigration crackdown likely contributing to weak Texas job growth
Findings from the Dallas Fed Texas Business Outlook Surveys (TBOS) suggest immigration policy changes will negatively affect the ability to hire and retain foreign-born workers at one in five Texas businesses this year.
October 17, 2025