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          Current Employment for Registered Nurses in TEXAS

          Rank Region 2025 Employment
          1 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area 76,680
          2 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area 65,910
          3 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area 23,660
          4 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area 18,920
          5 El Paso, TX Metro Area 7,320
          6 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area 5,400
          7 Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area 5,340
          8 Lubbock, TX Metro Area 5,070
          9 Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area 4,800
          10 Tyler, TX Metro Area 4,430
          11 North Region of Texas Balance of State 4,390
          12 Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State 3,150
          13 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area 3,100
          14 Amarillo, TX Metro Area 3,030
          15 College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area 2,950
          16 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area 2,930
          17 Waco, TX Metro Area 2,570
          18 Longview, TX Metro Area 2,480
          19 Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State 2,370
          20 Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State 2,020
          21 Eastern Region of Texas Balance of State 1,980
          22 Laredo, TX Metro Area 1,760
          23 Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area 1,760
          24 San Angelo, TX Metro Area 1,710
          25 Abilene, TX Metro Area 1,680
          26 Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area 1,580
          27 Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area 1,470
          28 Midland, TX Metro Area 1,210
          29 Odessa, TX Metro Area 1,140
          30 Victoria, TX Metro Area 1,080
          31 Border Region of Texas Balance of State 700
          32 Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area 340