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8 Dallas-based companies hailed best places to work by U.S. News

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Eight Dallas-based companies are sharing the spotlight in U.S. News and World Report's collection of the "Best Companies to Work For" in 2024-2025.

The annual report examines publicly traded companies around the world to determine the best employers based on six metrics including work-life balance and flexibility; quality of pay and benefits; job and company stability; career opportunities and professional development; and more. The companies were not ranked, but included based on reader surveys and publicly available data about each workplace.

New for the 2024-2025 report, U.S. News analyzed 549 companies across 29 different lists, including the overall best companies list — which features the best 300 companies across the U.S., the United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Bermuda — 24 industry-specific lists, and four regional lists.

In total, 16 companies across Dallas-Fort Worth made the cut. The highest concentration of top employers were located in Dallas, followed by Irving (four companies), and one each in Westlake, Southlake, Fort Worth, and Richardson.

Leading the pack in Dallas is tech company Thryve Holdings, Inc., which provides management software for small businesses. According to U.S. News, Thryve Holdings brings in an annual revenue of $904.03 million, has a market cap of $682.58 million, and employs over 3,000 people.

The company also made appearances on U.S. News' industry-specific "Best in Media" list, and the "Best Companies in the South" list.

Dallas-based financial services provider Comerica was another top-rated employer, boasting more than 7,800 employees, an annual revenue stream of $5.25 billion, and a $6.21 billion market cap. The company offers many financial, health and wellness, and workplace benefits including 401k matching, an employee assistance program, flexible work arrangements, and more.

In addition to being included in the overall "Best Companies" list, Comerica earned recognition in the industry-specific "Best in Financial Services" list and the "Best Companies in the South" list.

A second Dallas-based financial services provider, Veritex Community Bank, was rated a top employer in U.S. News' overall "Best Companies," "Best in Banking," and "Best Companies in the South" lists. The banking institution, which has been in operation since 2009, has just over 800 employees and brings in $781.38 million in annual revenue.

Other DFW-based companies that made it on U.S. News' lists of Best Companies to Work For include:

Charles Schwab, Westlake – Best Companies (overall); Best in Financial Services; Best Companies in the South
Southwest Airlines, Dallas – Best Companies (overall); Best in Hotels, Restaurants, and Leisure; Best Companies in the South
CMC, Irving – Best Companies (overall); Best in Manufacturing; Best Companies in the South
Sabre, Southlake – Best Companies (overall); Best in Hotels, Restaurants, and Leisure; Best Companies in the South
Texas Instrument, Dallas – Best Companies (overall); Best in Semiconductors, Electronics, and Equipment; Best Companies in the South
Omnicell, Fort Worth – Best Companies in the South
Enhabit, Dallas – Best Companies in the South
Builders FirstSource, Irving – Best in Construction; Best Companies in the South
Invitation Homes, Dallas – Best in Real Estate; Best Companies in the South
Celanese, Irving – Best in Chemicals
Atmos Energy, Dallas – Best in Utilities
Lennox, Richardson – Best in Manufacturing
Caterpillar, Irving – Best in Manufacturing

"Prospective and current employees understand the significant impact their employer has on their quality of life," said Carly Chase, vice president of careers at U.S. News and World Report, in a release. "Whether a new grad seeking a company to launch their career, an established professional looking for a change or an HR professional researching the strengths of their company and others, Best Companies to Work For provides a central space to see which companies are meeting their employees' needs best."

Top workplaces around Texas
In all, 42 different employers headquartered in the Lone Star State made it onto U.S. News' 2024-2025 "Best Companies to Work For" lists. The Houston metro area tied with Dallas-Fort Worth with the highest number of top-rated employers, at 16 each. Only one company from West Texas made it onto the list: Diamondback Energy in Midland.

The top companies to work for in Houston are:

Insperity, Kingwood
Occidental
Marathon Oil
Southwestern Energy Company, Spring
PROS
Powell Industries
Stewart
Comfort Systems
ConocoPhillips
LGI Homes, The Woodlands
Service Corporation International
Skyward Specialty Insurance
Camden Property Trust
Cheniere
EOG Resources
Murphy Oil Corporation

The top companies to work for in Austin are:

Cirrus Logic
CrowdStrike
Digital Realty
Silicon Labs
E2open
Q2

The top companies to work for in San Antonio are:

Frost Bank
iHeartMedia
Rush Enterprises, Inc., New Braunfels

The full list of the best companies to work for can be found at usnews.com

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Texas ranks among 10 best states to find a job, says new report

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You have a better chance of landing a job in Texas than in most other states.

If you’re hunting for a job in Texas amid a tough employment market, you stand a better chance of landing it here than you might in other states.

A new ranking by personal finance website WalletHub of the best states for jobs puts Texas at No. 7. The Lone Star State lands at No. 2 in the economic environment category and No. 18 in the job market category.

Massachusetts tops the list, and West Virginia appears at the bottom.

To determine the most attractive states for employment, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 34 key indicators of economic health and job market strength. Ranking factors included employment growth, median annual income, and average commute time.

“Living in one of the best states for jobs can provide stable conditions for the long term, helping you ride out the fluctuations that the economy will experience in the future,” WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo says.

In September, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas led the U.S. in job creation with the addition of 195,600 jobs over the past 12 months.

While Abbott proclaimed Texas is “America’s jobs leader,” the state’s level of job creation has recently slowed. In June, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas noted that the state’s year-to-date job growth rate had dipped to 1.8 percent, and that even slower job growth was expected in the second half of this year.

The August unemployment rate in Texas stood at 4.1 percent, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. Throughout 2025, the monthly rate in Texas has been either four percent or 4.1 percent.

By comparison, the U.S. unemployment rate in August was 4.3 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2025, the monthly rate for the U.S. has ranged from 4 percent to 4.3 percent.

Here’s a rundown of the August unemployment rates in Texas’ four biggest metro areas:

Austin — 3.9 percent
Dallas-Fort Worth — 4.4 percent
San Antonio — 4.4 percent
Houston — 5 percent

Unemployment rates have remained steady this year despite layoffs and hiring freezes driven by economic uncertainty. However, the number of U.S. workers who’ve been without a job for at least 27 weeks has risen by 385,000 this year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in August. That month, long-term unemployed workers accounted for about one-fourth of all unemployed workers.

An August survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed a record-low 44.9 percent of Americans were confident about finding a job if they lost their current one.

This story originally was published on our sister site, InnovationMap.

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