--- title: "Texas leads US in annual job growth" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/business/texas-leads-us-in-annual-job-growth" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/texas-leads-us-in-annual-job-growth" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/business/texas-leads-us-in-annual-job-growth.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/texas-leads-us-in-annual-job-growth" category: "Business & Economy" area: "United States" published: "2026-09-21T02:25:15.349Z" source_reported: "2026-09-19T19:54:59.000Z" updated: "2026-09-21T02:25:15.349Z" trust_score: 86 critic_score: 52 hype_score: 15 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-09-20T10:38:01.330Z" --- # Texas leads US in annual job growth *State added 159,400 nonfarm jobs in the year ending August 2026, outpacing national rate.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 86 of 100, higher is better. Trust high (86) due to named governor, Workforce Commission data, specific figures, and multiple independent outlets. - Craft 52 of 100, higher is better. Critic score 52; facts clear and specific but story reads like a press release without original reporting. - Hype 15 of 100, lower is better. Hype low (15); language is measured and proportional to the data presented. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - Texas added 159,400 nonfarm jobs between August 2025 and August 2026. - The state's 1.1% annual job growth rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the national rate. - Texas led all states in annual job growth, according to labor data released by state and federal agencies. - Governor Greg Abbott's office announced the figures. Texas recorded the highest annual job growth rate in the United States for the 12-month period ending August 2026. Labor data released by state and federal agencies showed that Texas added 159,400 nonfarm jobs during this period. The state's job growth rate stood at 1.1%, which was 0.7 percentage points above the national rate. ## Disagreement on announcement source Governor Greg Abbott's office announced the figures, according to The Dallas Express News. Texas Border Business also stated Governor Greg Abbott celebrated the release of August labor market data. However, KGBT, CW39 Houston, KTSM, and KETK NEWS reported that labor data was released by the Texas Workforce Commission. ## What the coverage left out None of the left-rated reports printed below mention the 1.1% job growth rate in Texas or the 0.7 percentage point difference compared to the national rate. The digests from the centre-rated outlets did not mention Governor Greg Abbott's office as the source of the announcement. ## Who covered it Shares of the 6 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 0% (0) - Centre: 67% (4) - Right: 33% (2) 1 of 7 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-09-20T10:38:01.330Z. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 9 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-09-21T04:30:43.723Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left No separate framing summary. ### Centre - The centre-rated reports led with the headline "Texas boasts best annual job growth in United States." These digests stated that labor data released by the Texas Workforce Commission on Friday, August 2026, showed Texas had outpaced the rest of the United States in job growth over the past year. They noted that the data for August 2026 marked 12 months since the release of labor data in August 2025, and that Texas added jobs over that span. ### Right - The right-rated reports used the headline "Texas Added More Jobs Than Any Other State Over The Past Year." These digests reported that Texas added 159,400 nonfarm jobs between August 2025 and August 2026, according to labor data released by state and federal agencies. They also stated that the 12-month growth rate in Texas reached 1.1%, outpacing the national rate by 0.7 percentage points, and noted that Governor Greg Abbott’s office announced these figures. **Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - mixed: 2 - high: 3 - unknown: 1 - veryHigh: 1 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [KGBT](https://valleycentral.com/news/texas-boasts-best-annual-job-growth-in-united-states) — Texas boasts best annual job growth in United States - [CW39 Houston](https://cw39.com/news/texas/texas-boasts-best-annual-job-growth-in-united-states) — Texas boasts best annual job growth in United States - [KTSM](https://ktsm.com/news/texas-boasts-best-annual-job-growth-in-united-states) — Texas boasts best annual job growth in United States - [KETK NEWS](https://ketk.com/news/texas/texas-boasts-best-annual-job-growth-in-united-states) — Texas boasts best annual job growth in United States - [The Dallas Express News](https://dallasexpress.com/state/texas-added-more-jobs-than-any-other-state-over-the-past-year) — Texas Added More Jobs Than Any Other State Over The Past Year - [wbap.com](https://wbap.com/2026/09/18/texas-added-more-jobs-than-any-other-state-over-the-past-year) — Texas Added More Jobs Than Any Other State Over The Past Year - [Texas Border Business](https://texasborderbusiness.com/texas-outpaces-nation-in-annual-job-growth-over-159k-positions-added) — Texas Outpaces Nation in Annual Job Growth Over 159k Positions Added ## Questions **How many jobs did Texas add in the past year?** Texas added 159,400 nonfarm jobs between August 2025 and August 2026. This figure represents the total number of jobs gained in the state over that 12-month period, according to labor data. **How did Texas's job growth compare to the national average?** Texas's annual job growth rate was 1.1%, which outpaced the national rate by 0.7 percentage points. This indicates that Texas experienced a stronger rate of job creation compared to the country as a whole during the period. **Who announced the job growth figures for Texas?** According to some reports, Governor Greg Abbott's office announced the figures. Other reports attribute the release of the labor data to the Texas Workforce Commission. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/business/texas-leads-us-in-annual-job-growth. Please cite as: MediaBias News, "Texas leads US in annual job growth", https://mediabias.news/business/texas-leads-us-in-annual-job-growth