The Texas Comptroller said the state added 165,600 nonfarm jobs from July 2025 to July 2026, while the July 2026 unemployment rate was 4.5%.
New Braunfels’ official feed lists a $5.8 million NBEDC investment for Continental/Aumovio recruitment and expansion, creating a local benchmark for later agreement and performance records.
The Comptroller said Texas’ workforce grew 1.2% during the 12-month period, one percentage point faster than the national annual growth rate. The release attributes its employment figures to Texas Workforce Commission and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
July’s industry results moved in both directions. Private education and health services added 5,900 jobs, professional and business services added 3,600, and leisure and hospitality added 3,400. Financial activities lost 5,100 jobs, while construction lost 3,400.
The statewide total reached 14.468 million nonfarm positions after a net monthly gain of 1,600. Those figures establish the Texas trend. The New Braunfels receipt establishes a separate local economic-development commitment tied by its title to recruitment and expansion.
The next test is the local agreement: its employment measures, investment requirements, payment conditions and reporting schedule. Comal.News’ earlier incentive report follows that New Braunfels thread as the statewide labor report supplies a new comparison point.