From December 2025 to March 2026, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Texas were 654,260, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 653,018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner James B. Howard, Jr., noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 1,242 jobs in the private sector during the first quarter of 2026. (See table 1.) During the previous quarter, gross job gains exceeded gross job losses by 104,851. (See chart 1.)

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the first quarter of 2026, gross job gains represented 5.4 percent of private-sector employment in Texas; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.5 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Texas, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 510,595 in the first quarter of 2026, a decrease of 54,481 jobs compared to the previous quarter. Opening establishments accounted for 143,665 jobs gained in the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 16,672 jobs from the previous quarter.

Gross job losses

In the first quarter of 2026, gross job losses represented 5.4 percent of private-sector employment in Texas; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.5 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Texas, contracting establishments lost 528,088 jobs in the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 50,563 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 124,930 jobs, an increase of 15,237 jobs from the previous quarter.

Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 6 of the 11 published industry sectors in Texas in the first quarter of 2026. Education and health services had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 6,880 jobs. This was the result of 85,325 gross job gains and 78,445 gross job losses. The construction industry had a net gain of 6,459 jobs. Transportation and warehousing showed a net loss of 14,366 jobs, the largest loss of any sector in the state.

For more information

The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics homepage and the Business Employment Dynamics Summary.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Second Quarter 2026 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, January 27, 2027, at 9:00 a.m. (CT).

Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.

More information on formal definitions of the data used in this release, along with coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

Table 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Texas, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains and losses (3 months ended)					Gross job gains and losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	Mar. 2025	June 2025	Sept. 2025	Dec. 2025	Mar. 2026	Mar. 2025	June 2025	Sept. 2025	Dec. 2025	Mar. 2026
Total private (1)
Gross job gains	621,156	621,493	638,549	692,069	654,260	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.8	5.4
At expanding establishments	498,425	504,459	518,247	565,076	510,595	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.7	4.2
At opening establishments	122,731	117,034	120,302	126,993	143,665	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.2
Gross job losses	610,035	637,691	625,649	587,218	653,018	5.1	5.3	5.2	4.9	5.4
At contracting establishments	506,472	524,734	512,033	477,525	528,088	4.2	4.4	4.3	4.0	4.4
At closing establishments	103,563	112,957	113,616	109,693	124,930	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0
Net employment change (2)	11,121	-16,198	12,900	104,851	1,242	0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.9	0.0
Construction
Gross job gains	63,297	62,769	65,689	70,256	67,777	7.1	7.0	7.3	7.8	7.3
At expanding establishments	53,699	53,239	56,156	58,828	56,239	6.0	5.9	6.2	6.5	6.1
At opening establishments	9,598	9,530	9,533	11,428	11,538	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.2
Gross job losses	53,248	55,521	60,593	57,984	61,318	5.9	6.2	6.7	6.3	6.6
At contracting establishments	43,941	46,922	50,394	49,426	51,638	4.9	5.2	5.6	5.4	5.6
At closing establishments	9,307	8,599	10,199	8,558	9,680	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.0
Net employment change (2)	10,049	7,248	5,096	12,272	6,459	1.2	0.8	0.6	1.5	0.7
Manufacturing
Gross job gains	31,878	29,329	29,324	33,180	35,070	3.3	3.0	3.0	3.4	3.6
At expanding establishments	27,196	25,882	25,481	29,178	28,572	2.8	2.6	2.6	3.0	2.9
At opening establishments	4,682	3,447	3,843	4,002	6,498	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.7
Gross job losses	31,015	31,415	34,145	30,494	34,407	3.2	3.2	3.5	3.1	3.5
At contracting establishments	27,329	27,541	29,980	26,418	29,840	2.8	2.8	3.1	2.7	3.0
At closing establishments	3,686	3,874	4,165	4,076	4,567	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5
Net employment change (2)	863	-2,086	-4,821	2,686	663	0.1	-0.2	-0.5	0.3	0.1
Wholesale trade
Gross job gains	26,325	24,575	23,124	26,318	26,630	4.1	3.8	3.5	4.1	4.1
At expanding establishments	22,075	20,007	19,111	22,019	20,112	3.4	3.1	2.9	3.4	3.1
At opening establishments	4,250	4,568	4,013	4,299	6,518	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	1.0
Gross job losses	24,171	25,372	24,614	24,279	27,721	3.7	3.9	3.8	3.7	4.3
At contracting establishments	19,639	20,924	19,863	20,269	21,078	3.0	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.3
At closing establishments	4,532	4,448	4,751	4,010	6,643	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	1.0
Net employment change (2)	2,154	-797	-1,490	2,039	-1,091	0.4	-0.1	-0.3	0.4	-0.2
Retail trade
Gross job gains	66,046	69,328	70,050	66,971	71,398	4.7	4.9	5.0	4.8	5.1
At expanding establishments	56,646	58,802	60,357	57,310	59,744	4.0	4.2	4.3	4.1	4.3
At opening establishments	9,400	10,526	9,693	9,661	11,654	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8
Gross job losses	64,140	74,206	70,580	68,997	67,689	4.6	5.3	5.0	5.0	4.9
At contracting establishments	56,064	64,348	61,580	61,244	59,469	4.0	4.6	4.4	4.4	4.3
At closing establishments	8,076	9,858	9,000	7,753	8,220	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6
Net employment change (2)	1,906	-4,878	-530	-2,026	3,709	0.1	-0.4	0.0	-0.2	0.2
Transportation and warehousing
Gross job gains	22,453	24,751	26,868	48,569	25,206	3.5	3.9	4.2	7.5	3.8
At expanding establishments	19,051	21,460	23,584	45,382	21,188	3.0	3.4	3.7	7.0	3.2
At opening establishments	3,402	3,291	3,284	3,187	4,018	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6
Gross job losses	34,831	31,241	26,516	24,995	39,572	5.4	4.9	4.2	3.9	6.0
At contracting establishments	31,663	27,342	22,602	21,139	36,130	4.9	4.3	3.6	3.3	5.5
At closing establishments	3,168	3,899	3,914	3,856	3,442	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5
Net employment change (2)	-12,378	-6,490	352	23,574	-14,366	-1.9	-1.0	0.0	3.6	-2.2
Information
Gross job gains	9,969	11,706	9,449	11,871	9,962	4.4	5.2	4.3	5.4	4.4
At expanding establishments	7,958	9,876	7,083	9,501	6,983	3.5	4.4	3.2	4.3	3.1
At opening establishments	2,011	1,830	2,366	2,370	2,979	0.9	0.8	1.1	1.1	1.3
Gross job losses	10,210	10,920	12,955	9,747	12,162	4.5	4.9	5.8	4.4	5.4
At contracting establishments	8,463	8,467	10,767	7,795	9,406	3.7	3.8	4.8	3.5	4.2
At closing establishments	1,747	2,453	2,188	1,952	2,756	0.8	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.2
Net employment change (2)	-241	786	-3,506	2,124	-2,200	-0.1	0.3	-1.5	1.0	-1.0
Financial activities
Gross job gains	38,741	41,150	41,139	40,726	43,643	4.2	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.7
At expanding establishments	30,403	31,673	31,108	28,727	31,135	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.1	3.4
At opening establishments	8,338	9,477	10,031	11,999	12,508	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.3
Gross job losses	35,441	38,461	39,734	36,610	42,404	3.9	4.2	4.3	4.0	4.6
At contracting establishments	26,203	29,563	29,597	27,327	30,331	2.9	3.2	3.2	3.0	3.3
At closing establishments	9,238	8,898	10,137	9,283	12,073	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.3
Net employment change (2)	3,300	2,689	1,405	4,116	1,239	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.1
Professional and business services
Gross job gains	128,655	136,736	134,650	141,988	136,572	6.1	6.4	6.3	6.6	6.4
At expanding establishments	101,640	110,847	106,717	113,425	105,890	4.8	5.2	5.0	5.3	5.0
At opening establishments	27,015	25,889	27,933	28,563	30,682	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4
Gross job losses	134,492	129,742	134,061	129,258	137,172	6.3	6.1	6.3	6.1	6.4
At contracting establishments	108,776	104,955	106,795	101,673	104,689	5.1	4.9	5.0	4.8	4.9
At closing establishments	25,716	24,787	27,266	27,585	32,483	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.5
Net employment change (2)	-5,837	6,994	589	12,730	-600	-0.2	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.0
Education and health services
Gross job gains	83,411	79,821	90,814	89,723	85,325	4.4	4.1	4.7	4.6	4.3
At expanding establishments	66,579	65,541	73,453	73,627	67,031	3.5	3.4	3.8	3.8	3.4
At opening establishments	16,832	14,280	17,361	16,096	18,294	0.9	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.9
Gross job losses	71,504	85,027	75,508	69,949	78,445	3.7	4.4	3.9	3.6	3.9
At contracting establishments	58,512	64,059	59,478	52,848	61,838	3.0	3.3	3.1	2.7	3.1
At closing establishments	12,992	20,968	16,030	17,101	16,607	0.7	1.1	0.8	0.9	0.8
Net employment change (2)	11,907	-5,206	15,306	19,774	6,880	0.7	-0.3	0.8	1.0	0.4
Leisure and hospitality
Gross job gains	103,000	99,516	103,216	115,480	104,952	6.7	6.5	6.8	7.5	6.7
At expanding establishments	75,941	75,440	80,917	91,255	78,220	4.9	4.9	5.3	5.9	5.0
At opening establishments	27,059	24,076	22,299	24,225	26,732	1.8	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.7
Gross job losses	109,765	108,899	102,743	91,517	107,742	7.2	7.2	6.7	5.9	7.0
At contracting establishments	93,254	92,464	85,725	74,479	89,135	6.1	6.1	5.6	4.8	5.8
At closing establishments	16,511	16,435	17,018	17,038	18,607	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2
Net employment change (2)	-6,765	-9,383	473	23,963	-2,790	-0.5	-0.7	0.1	1.6	-0.3
Other services (3)
Gross job gains	24,175	21,765	24,159	25,622	25,707	6.7	6.0	6.7	7.0	7.0
At expanding establishments	19,160	16,740	19,327	19,341	18,927	5.3	4.6	5.4	5.3	5.2
At opening establishments	5,015	5,025	4,832	6,281	6,780	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.7	1.8
Gross job losses	24,141	25,635	22,515	22,343	24,008	6.6	7.1	6.2	6.1	6.6
At contracting establishments	18,883	20,676	17,338	17,495	18,281	5.2	5.7	4.8	4.8	5.0
At closing establishments	5,258	4,959	5,177	4,848	5,727	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.6
Net employment change (2)	34	-3,870	1,644	3,279	1,699	0.1	-1.1	0.5	0.9	0.4
(1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately. (2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses. (3) Except public administration.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted

Category	Gross job gains as a percent of employment (3 months ended)					Gross job losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended)
	Mar. 2025	June 2025	Sept. 2025	Dec. 2025	Mar. 2026	Mar. 2025	June 2025	Sept. 2025	Dec. 2025	Mar. 2026
United States(1)	5.7	5.7	5.7	6.0	5.5	5.5	6.0	5.7	5.5	5.5
Alabama	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.9	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.5	5.3	5.2
Alaska	10.4	10.0	7.4	11.9	9.6	8.3	9.9	10.0	9.4	9.4
Arizona	5.8	5.2	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.3	6.2	5.3	5.4	5.6
Arkansas	5.1	5.1	5.4	6.0	5.3	5.1	5.6	5.4	5.3	5.4
California	6.1	6.4	6.3	6.9	6.3	6.4	6.7	6.1	6.1	6.0
Colorado	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.3	6.0	6.6	6.7	6.4	6.2	6.5
Connecticut	5.7	5.8	5.4	5.5	5.3	5.2	5.7	5.7	5.5	5.4
Delaware	6.0	6.0	5.3	5.5	5.5	5.4	6.1	6.0	5.6	5.4
District of Columbia	4.9	5.7	4.6	5.5	5.0	5.8	6.1	6.0	5.1	4.9
Florida	5.8	5.7	6.0	5.9	5.3	5.5	5.8	5.9	5.6	5.5
Georgia	5.6	5.5	5.7	5.9	5.3	5.7	5.6	5.7	5.4	5.5
Hawaii	5.2	4.9	5.2	5.1	5.0	5.2	5.2	4.8	4.7	5.1
Idaho	7.5	7.6	6.7	8.0	7.7	7.3	7.1	7.6	6.3	7.0
Illinois	5.0	5.2	4.7	5.3	5.1	5.0	5.1	5.0	5.3	5.0
Indiana	5.4	5.1	5.1	5.5	4.9	5.1	5.4	5.1	5.1	5.1
Iowa	6.0	5.5	4.8	6.2	6.0	5.6	5.8	5.9	5.4	5.4
Kansas	5.5	5.4	5.8	5.8	5.4	5.4	6.3	5.8	5.4	5.3
Kentucky	5.3	5.0	5.3	5.3	5.2	4.9	5.3	5.6	5.1	5.3
Louisiana	5.8	5.6	6.0	6.0	5.7	5.7	6.2	5.9	5.9	5.4
Maine	7.3	7.1	6.4	6.8	6.4	6.4	7.3	7.0	7.0	6.3
Maryland	5.9	5.7	5.8	6.1	5.6	5.8	6.6	6.3	5.5	6.0
Massachusetts	5.0	5.5	5.3	5.4	5.2	5.1	5.7	5.9	5.5	5.3
Michigan	5.3	5.8	4.9	5.6	5.4	5.3	5.4	5.9	5.3	4.9
Minnesota	5.1	5.8	5.3	5.5	5.2	5.4	5.5	5.6	5.5	5.6
Mississippi	6.0	6.2	6.4	6.4	5.7	6.1	6.2	6.0	5.9	6.3
Missouri	5.4	5.6	5.7	6.2	5.6	5.2	6.1	5.9	5.4	5.3
Montana	8.0	7.7	7.1	8.4	7.8	7.6	8.3	7.9	7.4	7.0
Nebraska	5.3	5.4	5.6	5.7	5.4	5.3	5.5	6.0	5.3	5.4
Nevada	5.4	6.1	6.9	6.4	5.7	5.9	6.3	5.3	5.4	5.7
New Hampshire	6.6	6.3	5.6	6.3	6.1	6.1	6.7	6.8	5.7	6.3
New Jersey	5.4	5.7	5.3	5.8	5.3	5.5	5.6	5.8	5.4	5.5
New Mexico	6.1	6.0	6.1	6.3	6.0	5.8	6.0	6.4	6.0	5.9
New York	7.0	6.1	5.9	5.6	5.4	5.2	7.0	5.7	5.5	5.2
North Carolina	5.6	5.7	5.4	6.0	5.8	5.5	5.4	5.7	5.0	5.3
North Dakota	6.7	6.4	6.2	6.9	6.8	6.5	6.8	6.6	6.4	6.7
Ohio	5.2	5.3	5.2	5.3	5.2	4.9	5.4	5.3	5.0	5.1
Oklahoma	5.5	5.6	6.0	6.2	5.3	5.3	6.2	6.3	5.3	5.3
Oregon	6.1	6.1	5.7	5.9	5.7	6.1	6.4	6.6	6.0	5.9
Pennsylvania	5.0	4.9	5.0	5.1	4.7	4.7	5.1	5.1	4.7	4.8
Rhode Island	6.6	6.3	6.0	6.6	5.8	5.9	6.7	6.6	6.2	6.0
South Carolina	6.1	5.9	6.3	6.6	6.0	5.6	6.1	6.1	5.5	5.7
South Dakota	6.3	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.9	6.4	6.0	5.9	6.1
Tennessee	5.5	5.3	5.8	6.0	5.4	5.3	6.5	5.5	5.3	4.9
Texas	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.8	5.4	5.1	5.3	5.2	4.9	5.4
Utah	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.6	6.4	6.2	6.8	6.5	6.2	6.1
Vermont	7.0	6.9	6.7	7.0	6.6	6.8	7.4	7.7	7.0	6.5
Virginia	5.6	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.2	5.8	6.1	5.2	5.4
Washington	5.7	6.0	5.2	5.6	5.7	6.0	5.9	6.0	5.7	5.5
West Virginia	6.7	5.6	6.1	6.1	6.4	5.9	6.4	6.2	6.2	5.4
Wisconsin	5.1	5.3	4.9	5.5	5.4	5.0	5.4	5.6	5.1	4.9
Wyoming	8.1	8.3	7.7	9.0	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.4	8.0	8.2
Puerto Rico	6.5	7.0	5.2	4.6	4.6	5.2	6.0	5.4	5.3	4.6
Virgin Islands	6.1	11.9	6.9	8.4	7.3	8.8	9.2	7.5	5.7	7.1
(1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. The sum of the states will not necessarily add to the U.S. total because of the independent seasonal adjustment of each state.