From 2019-2020 — even while much of the nation was shut down by the COVID pandemic — Fort Worth's population grew 2.1%, the highest rate among large cities, according to Census data Major employers in Fort Worth include AMR/American Airlines, Lockheed Martin, JPS Health Network, Cook Children’s Healthcare System, Tarrant County, NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital, Alcon Laboratories, City of Fort Worth, Bell Helicopter, and Genco ATC.