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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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Texas economy

Texas produced $2.93 trillion of goods and services in 2025, ranking #2 among the states. Below: growth, income, prices, jobs and the industries behind the total.

Capital Austin31,709,821 people, 2025Statehood 1845Southwest region
GDP, 2025$2.93T#2 of 51 · 9.5% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025+2.8%#9 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$73,156#26 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20264.4%#38 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Fig. 1GDP, 1997–2025Current dollars and real (chained 2017) dollars, billions
$0B$1T$2T$3T200020052010201520202025Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars
Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars

BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.

Industries, 2025

Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.

IndustryValue addedSharevs US shareRank
Real estate$373.1B12.7%−1.0 pp29
Government$264.1B9.0%−2.1 pp43
Manufacturing$332.1B11.3%+1.8 pp15
Finance & insurance$216.5B7.4%−1.3 pp22
Professional services$219.3B7.5%−0.5 pp17
Health care$164.4B5.6%−1.9 pp48
Wholesale trade$253.2B8.6%+2.3 pp2
Retail trade$166.8B5.7%−0.2 pp36
Information$116.1B4.0%−1.8 pp19
Construction$142.8B4.9%+0.5 pp19
Transportation & warehousing$113.1B3.9%+0.6 pp17
Accommodation & food$77.2B2.6%−0.5 pp42
Administrative & waste services$93.4B3.2%+0.2 pp14
Other services$52.9B1.8%−0.2 pp43
Management of companies$37.7B1.3%−0.5 pp32
Utilities$51.9B1.8%+0.1 pp23
Mining, oil & gas$201.7B6.9%+5.6 pp7
Education$20.9B0.7%−0.4 pp33
Arts & recreation$18.1B0.6%−0.4 pp42
Agriculture$16.9B0.6%−0.3 pp31
Fig. 2Unemployment rate, 2000–2026Monthly, seasonally adjusted, percent of the labor force
0%5%10%15%200020052010201520202025Unemployment rate

BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.

Metro areas in Texas

Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.

Metro areaPopulationGDPIncome per personUnemployment
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX8,344,032$800.6B$77,8013.9%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX7,796,182$758.3B$76,9164.5%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX2,763,006$198.4B$63,2264.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX2,550,637$268.4B$85,5493.5%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX914,820$31.4B$35,2906.3%
El Paso, TX879,392$53.5B$49,2734.4%
Killeen-Temple, TX509,487$29.1B$53,3204.6%
Corpus Christi, TX450,187$32.6B$58,2574.4%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX431,874$17.4B$39,9906.9%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX398,733$34.8B$54,4855.3%
Lubbock, TX367,109$22.9B$55,5333.5%
Waco, TX307,123$20.0B$56,5454.0%
Longview, TX295,490$20.1B$55,2174.6%
College Station-Bryan, TX287,462$20.3B$54,0703.6%
Amarillo, TX274,650$19.4B$61,7213.1%
Laredo, TX272,823$16.1B$44,2004.6%
Tyler, TX249,091$16.7B$69,9084.0%
Midland, TX188,766$57.7B$145,4263.1%
Abilene, TX184,278$11.0B$58,9233.4%
Odessa, TX170,022$16.5B$62,3253.7%
Sherman-Denison, TX150,532$8.4B$57,9523.9%
Wichita Falls, TX149,869$8.5B$58,6103.8%
Texarkana, TX-AR145,576$7.8B$50,7954.4%
San Angelo, TX121,629$9.6B$67,8313.3%
Victoria, TX99,170$6.6B$61,1754.2%
Eagle Pass, TX58,829$2.5B$41,0759.4%