Key takeaways
- The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro added 13,679 jobs through November 2025, an increase of 1.9% year-over-year.
- The Brownsville-Harlingen metro added 8,386 jobs through November 2025, an increase of 1.9% year-over-year.
- Job growth in the McAllen metro was driven by private education and health services, while government hiring accounted for a significant share of gains in the Brownsville metro.
The Rio Grande Valley’s two largest metro areas added more jobs through November compared to the previous year, new Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows.
The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro had 310,000 nonfarm jobs in November, up from 304,100 in November 2024. That’s a gain of 5,900 jobs, or a 1.9% increase over the year.
The Brownsville-Harlingen metro recorded 167,800 nonfarm jobs in November, up from 164,600 in November 2024. That’s an increase of 3,200 jobs, or 1.9% year over year.
By comparison, Texas added 146,300 jobs through November, a 1% increase. U.S. job growth rose by 0.6% in November.
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Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza
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Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza is a versatile multimedia news reporter who lives and works along the Texas-Mexico border in Hidalgo County. Mosbrucker-Garza is a news reporter for the Rio Grande Valley Business Journal. During her career she's worked for the McAllen Monitor, San Antonio Business Journal, The Advocate Newspaper in Louisiana, Phoenix New Times, and public media outlets in Baltimore and Philadelphia.
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