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          Current Employment for Food Preparation Workers in TEXAS

          Rank Region 2025 Employment
          1 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area 21,700
          2 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area 16,240
          3 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area 9,350
          4 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area 7,910
          5 El Paso, TX Metro Area 2,220
          6 Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area 1,810
          7 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area 1,750
          8 North Region of Texas Balance of State 1,690
          9 College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area 1,680
          10 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area 1,390
          11 Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State 1,380
          12 Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State 1,150
          13 Lubbock, TX Metro Area 1,140
          14 Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State 1,100
          15 Waco, TX Metro Area 940
          16 Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area 910
          17 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area 880
          18 Amarillo, TX Metro Area 770
          19 Eastern Region of Texas Balance of State 740
          20 Tyler, TX Metro Area 730
          21 Laredo, TX Metro Area 700
          22 Longview, TX Metro Area 700
          23 Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area 580
          24 Midland, TX Metro Area 500
          25 Odessa, TX Metro Area 470
          26 Abilene, TX Metro Area 410
          27 San Angelo, TX Metro Area 340
          28 Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area 310
          29 Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area 290
          30 Border Region of Texas Balance of State 260
          31 Victoria, TX Metro Area 230
          32 Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area 90