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3 San Antonio hospitals climb chart among best in Texas, per U.S. News

San Antonio Methodist Hospital is one of the top 10 best hospitals in Texas.

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Media giant U.S. News & World Report has released its 2025 rankings of the best hospitals in Texas, and they prove that San Antonio is in good hands.

The Alamo City's esteemed Methodist Hospital was rated the 9th best hospital in Texas, marking a major improvement over its previous No. 18 ranking in 2024.

U.S. News annually evaluates 581 Texas hospitals to determine which meet the publication's rigorous standards and offer the best care for patients. Hospitals are also ranked among 15 specialties, including cancer; cardiology, heart and vascular surgery; obstetrics and gynecology; orthopedics; psychiatry; rehabilitation; diabetes and endocrinology; and more.

Houston Methodist Hospital reigns as the No. 1 Texas hospital for 2025, followed by two Dallas institutions: UT Southwestern Medical Center (No. 2) and Baylor University Medical Center (No. 3).

Methodist Hospital earned accolades as San Antonio's best hospital for the second year in a row, and it landed in a three-way tie for the statewide No. 9 spot with Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital and St. David's Medical Center in Austin.

"This recognition is a testament to the unwavering dedication of our physicians, nurses, and care teams who live out our mission every day," said Ryan Simpson, CEO of the Methodist Hospital campus, in a press release. "It reflects not only the excellent care we provide but also our continued commitment to advancing health care for the people of San Antonio and beyond. We are honored to serve this community and will keep striving to deliver world-class care, close to home."

San Antonio's Baptist Medical Center is the second-best hospital in the city for 2025, and it made a significant jump on the statewide list to rank as the 15th best hospital, up from its 2024 ranking as No. 29. It entered a three-way tie for the designation with Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin and Medical City Dallas.

Methodist Hospital Stone Oak ranked No. 3 in San Antonio and No. 21 statewide for 2025, tying with Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth.

"I'm so proud of our incredible team members whose hard work has made this achievement possible," said Methodist Hospital Stone Oak CEO Michael Beaver in the release. "Every person here contributes to our mission of delivering high-quality, advanced, patient-centered care, ensuring a great patient experience. We are honored to be recognized as one of the top hospitals in our community, and remain focused on providing exceptional care for every person who walks through our doors."

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Texas ranks as No. 7 best state to find a job, says new report

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It's easier to get hired in Texas than in nearly any other state.

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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