Texas adds over 34,000 jobs in May as recovery continues via Dallas News

Texas added 34,400 nonfarm jobs in May as the economic recovery continued to gain momentum, and the state’s unemployment rate ticked down to 6.5%, the Texas Workforce Commission reported on Friday.

The gains in May were more than double the hiring in April but were still far short of the 109,700 jobs added in March. So far this year, Texas has added over 195,000 jobs, with monthly changes varying widely.

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