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Economy at a Glance
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Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
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Data
Mar
2024
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2024
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2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

1,425.0 1,427.9 1,426.8 1,442.8 1,447.6 (p)1,449.9

Employment(1)

1,368.6 1,379.4 1,375.5 1,380.4 1,388.1 (p)1,390.3

Unemployment(1)

56.4 48.5 51.3 62.4 59.4 (p)59.6

Unemployment Rate(2)

4.0 3.4 3.6 4.3 4.1 (p)4.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

1,203.2 1,210.4 1,216.5 1,220.3 1,214.8 (p)1,220.7

12-month % change

1.6 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.6 (p)1.8

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

86.1 85.9 86.4 88.0 88.5 (p)89.7

12-month % change

7.1 6.0 5.5 5.9 5.6 (p)6.7

Manufacturing(3)

110.0 110.4 111.4 112.8 112.6 (p)113.0

12-month % change

0.4 0.8 1.4 1.6 1.5 (p)2.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

288.2 289.2 291.8 292.2 292.3 (p)293.1

12-month % change

0.6 0.7 1.2 1.2 0.9 (p)0.7

Information(3)

11.2 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.4 (p)11.3

12-month % change

-3.4 -5.1 -4.3 -3.4 -0.9 (p)-3.4

Financial Activities(3)

75.1 75.4 75.5 76.0 76.9 (p)77.2

12-month % change

-0.4 -0.7 0.3 0.3 1.2 (p)2.4

Professional and Business Services(3)

151.0 152.5 153.0 152.9 152.2 (p)152.8

12-month % change

-0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 -0.4 (p)0.4

Education and Health Services(3)

158.6 158.9 158.4 158.2 158.7 (p)160.2

12-month % change

3.1 2.7 2.1 2.1 2.9 (p)2.6

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

134.0 136.6 138.0 139.5 138.8 (p)138.2

12-month % change

2.0 3.2 2.8 1.6 1.8 (p)1.9

Other Services(3)

43.9 44.7 44.9 45.1 44.8 (p)45.3

12-month % change

5.3 5.9 5.4 3.7 3.0 (p)4.4

Government(3)

145.1 145.6 145.9 144.3 138.6 (p)139.9

12-month % change

1.8 2.0 1.9 2.0 0.9 (p)0.8

Consumer Price Index: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

CPI-U, All items(4)

298.719   301.567   299.767  

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

  4.9   5.0   4.1  

CPI-W, All items(5)

308.737   311.662   310.225  

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

  5.0   4.9   3.9  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: October 04, 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

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