Texas Ahead: Tracking the Texas Economy via Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller

Updated March 9, 2012

As of December 2011, all of the total number of jobs shed by Texas employers during the recession have been replaced. Nationally, only 39 percent of recession-hit jobs had been recovered through February 2012.

* Between January 2011 and January 2012, Texas gained 258,200 jobs. Total nonfarm employment increased by 67,200 jobs from December 2011 to January 2012.
* The Texas unemployment rate dropped to 7.3 percent for January 2012, down from 7.4 percent in December 2011. The Texas unemployment rate has been at or below the national average for 61 consecutive months.
Our new, expanded tables give you a more in-depth look at Texas economic data that now goes back several years. Find more detailed information on Texas and U.S nonfarm employment.

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