2025 was a wonderful year for job growth and development in the Lone Star State. What Are Nonfarm Jobs? Texas added a whopping 132,500 nonfarm jobs last year. Read More: Busting Common Myths About Texas GovernmentThe states following behind Texas in 2025 job gains happened to be North Carolina at 80,700 and Pennsylvania at 76,600. Read More: Texas Leads South in Statewide IQ ScoresThat's right, D.C. clocked an unemployment rate of 6.7% in 2025.