Texas Employment Forecast
The Texas Employment Forecast indicates jobs will increase 1.6 percent in 2025, with an 80 percent confidence band of 0.8 to 2.4 percent.
February 07, 2025
Industrial building boom is bigger in Texas, signaling growth wave
Texas is undergoing a boom in technology and energy-related construction that follows a pandemic-era warehouse and logistics building surge.
February 05, 2025
Texas economic sentiment upbeat amid price pressures, uncertainty
Texas companies reported rising service sector revenue and a resumption of production growth in the manufacturing sector after weakness in 2023 and much of 2024, according to the Dallas Fed’s Texas Business Outlook Surveys (TBOS).
February 04, 2025
Texas Economic Indicators
The Texas economy expanded in December. Employment growth was robust, and the unemployment rate was flat.
January 31, 2025
Texas Economy
Growth in Texas service sector activity moderates
Texas service sector activity continued to increase but at a slower pace in January, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
January 28, 2025
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Texas factory activity picked up notably in January, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
January 27, 2025
Local communities gain capacity to improve economic outcomes as they complete Advance Together program
Five years ago, the Dallas Fed launched an innovative approach to helping local communities reduce barriers to economic opportunity. The results from the pilot demonstrate the model's success and lay the groundwork for the next round.
January 22, 2025
Solar, battery capacity saved the Texas grid last summer; an uncertain future awaits
As ERCOT forecasts accelerated load growth due to anticipated data center construction and electrification trends, the current generation mix and market design should garner increased scrutiny.
January 14, 2025
Inflation stress and concern remain elevated despite stabilizing prices
Despite consumer price inflation falling considerably since peaking in 2022, household inflation-related stress and concern remain elevated, having dropped only slightly.
December 31, 2024
Texas Economy
Growth in Texas service sector activity continues
Texas service sector activity expanded at a faster pace in December than the prior month, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
December 31, 2024