Workforce

Texas has the perfect combination of highly skilled, diverse talent and world-class schools that continue to meet the needs of businesses across all industries. The Lone Star State is home to more than 15.8 million industrious Texans, which are among the youngest in the nation.

Texas has dominated the nation for population growth over the last two decades, attracting the best and brightest talent. Last year, Texas ranked #1 for population growth, adding more than 560,000 residents. Our greatest natural resource is the people of the Lone Star State, and they are the number one reason businesses locate here. Texas is also the “stickiest” state, with more than 82% of Texans born here choosing to remain here.

To help educate those Texans, we have seven public university systems, 37 public four-year universities and 50 community college districts. The state is also home to eight of the nation’s top 150 universities, according to U.S. News & World Report, and 16 Tier One research universities, which help develop a strong talent pipeline.

The Lone Star State continuously invests in its workforce through programs such as the Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI). GURI helps recruit nationally recognized researchers from around the world to the state of Texas, bolstering our state’s higher education institutions as we foster the workforce of the future.