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WalletHub ranks Texas eighth-best state for finding a job

WalletHub ranked Texas as the eighth-best state for finding a job based on a survey comparing all 50 states across 34 indicators of job-market strength and economic health.

Where
Statewide
When
October 2026
Sources
Reported by 2 outlets

Taxes and money

None stated in sources.

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Who's involved

  • WalletHubconducted job market ranking survey
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Dallasreported on Texas employment
  • Luis TorresDallas Fed senior business economist
  • Texas Workforce Commissionreleased employment report

The facts

  • WalletHub ranked Texas as the eighth-best state for finding a job.1
  • Texas ranked number two in economic environment according to WalletHub.1
  • Texas ranked 25th for job market in the WalletHub survey.1
  • Texas ranked second for highest monthly average starting salary.1
  • Texas ranked 48th for time spent working.1
  • Texas employment declined in September, slowing year-to-date job growth to 0.8 percent.1
  • The statewide unemployment rate remained at 4.4 percent.1
  • Texas Workforce Commission reported 154,300 non-farm jobs added over the past year.1

Who said what

These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.

  • Dallas Fed senior business economist Luis Torres Texas employment slowing is well below the state's long-running average of 2 percent.1
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Latest Texas Employment Forecast predicts 0.9 percent job increase in 2026.1
  • Texas Workforce Commission Texas was outpacing the nation's annual job growth rate by 0.8 percent.1

Where the sources disagree

  • Texas job growth in September 15,800 people joined workforce [1]; 18,900 jobs lost that month [1]

How they headlined it

The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.

Sources

Outlets: 2 not rated Who's covering Texas →

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  1. Texas ranked among the top states for finding a job FOX 7 Austin Not rated, October 28, 2026
  2. Pennsylvania ranks among worst states for jobs in 2026, study finds FOX 29 Philadelphia Not rated, October 28, 2026

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Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News

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WalletHub study ranks Texas eighth-best state for jobs

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Reported by 3 outletsFound via Google News

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Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News

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