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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables

Employees on nonfarm payrolls, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

4,255.8 4,255.8 4,264.0 4,270.8 4,273.4 4,277.8 4,276.7 4,286.6 4,287.1 4,292.0 4,300.4 4,305.2 4,312.6 7.4 0.2

Texas

14,127.5 14,130.9 14,101.3 14,152.1 14,175.8 14,179.9 14,174.7 14,208.5 14,234.1 14,256.1 14,282.4 14,312.7 14,340.8 28.1 0.2

United States

157,828 157,915 158,003 158,074 158,314 158,358 158,619 158,942 159,053 159,155 159,275 159,422 159,561 139 0.1

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SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX
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Total Nonfarm

4,262.4 4,294.6 4,309.2 46.8 1.1 3,067.3 3,090.3 3,096.4 29.1 0.9 1,195.1 1,204.3 1,212.8 17.7 1.5

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

253.6 258.3 261.8 8.2 3.2 168.1 170.5 172.5 4.4 2.6 85.5 87.8 89.3 3.8 4.4

Manufacturing

310.9 308.1 308.8 -2.1 -0.7 203.3 200.4 200.5 -2.8 -1.4 107.6 107.7 108.3 0.7 0.7

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

884.2 889.9 893.1 8.9 1.0 598.3 602.5 603.3 5.0 0.8 285.9 287.4 289.8 3.9 1.4

Information

88.2 89.0 87.9 -0.3 -0.3 76.1 77.2 76.1 0.0 0.0 12.1 11.8 11.8 -0.3 -2.5

Financial Activities

378.1 383.3 384.9 6.8 1.8 302.5 305.3 306.7 4.2 1.4 75.6 78.0 78.2 2.6 3.4

Professional & Business Services

774.8 771.2 766.5 -8.3 -1.1 621.7 618.8 615.0 -6.7 -1.1 153.1 152.4 151.5 -1.6 -1.0

Education & Health Services

512.0 520.1 522.1 10.1 2.0 355.8 362.8 364.2 8.4 2.4 156.2 157.3 157.9 1.7 1.1

Leisure & Hospitality

433.1 437.4 444.3 11.2 2.6 297.9 299.6 303.0 5.1 1.7 135.2 137.8 141.3 6.1 4.5

Other Services

140.7 140.3 141.1 0.4 0.3 98.1 98.1 98.9 0.8 0.8 42.6 42.2 42.2 -0.4 -0.9

Government

486.8 497.0 498.7 11.9 2.4 345.5 355.1 356.2 10.7 3.1 141.3 141.9 142.5 1.2 0.8

(1) Data unavailable at the State and U.S. levels.
(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics

Unemployment, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA

162,365 190,796 192,151 190,393 177,386 175,695 176,071 157,683 175,649 185,157 171,597 159,466 169,249 6,884 4.2

Collin

24,061 28,267 28,207 28,059 26,125 25,907 25,950 23,235 26,112 27,623 25,609 24,064 25,412 1,351 5.6

Dallas

54,342 63,230 63,577 63,234 59,575 58,878 58,900 52,970 58,378 61,281 56,844 52,952 55,898 1,556 2.9

Denton

20,294 24,105 24,661 24,592 22,453 22,026 22,243 19,769 22,147 23,366 21,747 20,134 21,268 974 4.8

Ellis

4,118 4,938 4,947 4,919 4,542 4,550 4,544 4,092 4,648 4,876 4,577 4,184 4,477 359 8.7

Hunt

2,157 2,505 2,522 2,453 2,313 2,329 2,326 2,072 2,337 2,462 2,237 2,083 2,245 88 4.1

Johnson

3,517 4,195 4,206 4,086 3,769 3,767 3,835 3,420 3,870 4,074 3,741 3,379 3,673 156 4.4

Kaufman

3,606 4,276 4,308 4,274 4,041 3,967 3,939 3,631 3,965 4,260 4,002 3,685 3,902 296 8.2

Parker

2,816 3,300 3,377 3,361 3,057 3,117 3,131 2,744 3,153 3,346 3,031 2,800 3,084 268 9.5

Rockwall

2,378 2,765 2,763 2,788 2,596 2,574 2,589 2,321 2,624 2,791 2,569 2,376 2,558 180 7.6

Tarrant

43,745 51,618 51,854 50,906 47,401 47,066 47,105 42,078 46,890 49,479 45,779 42,514 45,346 1,601 3.7

Wise

1,331 1,597 1,729 1,721 1,514 1,514 1,509 1,351 1,525 1,599 1,461 1,295 1,386 55 4.1

Texas

588,166 695,974 712,239 697,032 645,247 635,875 643,552 583,802 647,700 676,524 629,674 588,007 632,140 43,974 7.5

United States (in thousands)

6,235 7,233 7,685 7,415 6,524 6,631 6,708 6,452 7,467 7,572 7,242 6,582 6,815 580 9.3

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NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year.
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey

Unemployment rate, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA

3.6 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.7 0.1

Collin

3.6 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.7 0.1

Dallas

3.8 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.7 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.9 0.1

Denton

3.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.5 0.1

Ellis

3.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.6 0.2

Hunt

3.9 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.7 4.2 4.4 4.0 3.7 4.0 0.1

Johnson

3.4 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.2 3.5 0.1

Kaufman

3.7 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.9 0.2

Parker

3.1 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.4 0.3

Rockwall

3.3 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.5 0.2

Tarrant

3.7 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.7 0.0

Wise

3.3 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.4 0.1

Texas

3.8 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 0.2

United States

3.7 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.0 0.3

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NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year.
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey

Covered employment and wages(1), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area and its component counties, 4th quarter 2024(2)
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Establishments Employment Average Weekly Wages(3) Total Wages (in thousands)
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA

209,859 -4,330 4,051,124 1,848 0.0 $1,590 3.7 $83,605,136 3.8

Collin

34,730 51 558,692 18,847 3.5 1,720 5.5 12,458,579 9.1

Dallas

83,230 -1,958 1,844,755 -12,094 -0.7 1,754 3.3 42,026,463 2.7

Denton

20,656 95 316,080 500 0.2 1,296 4.2 5,331,067 4.9

Ellis

3,909 28 64,011 2,349 3.8 1,160 5.2 968,264 9.2

Hunt

1,788 -15 32,850 -783 -2.3 1,186 1.2 510,345 0.0

Johnson

4,028 19 59,654 1,483 2.5 1,143 3.3 887,981 6.7

Kaufman

2,639 11 44,520 1,784 4.2 1,184 4.0 681,248 8.7

Parker

3,748 104 42,130 1,034 2.5 1,152 1.1 628,448 3.4

Rockwall

3,358 5 43,125 2,046 5.0 1,192 4.1 661,876 8.3

Tarrant

50,134 -705 1,023,953 9,230 0.9 1,440 3.2 19,119,092 4.2

Wise

1,639 12 21,354 -313 -1.4 1,201 -0.3 331,773 -3.2

Texas

845,999 7,599 14,129,720 213,741 1.5 $1,488 4.3 $272,949,711 5.9

United States

12,265,395 255,970 156,202,874 1,188,409 0.8 1,507 5.0 3,062,610,422 6.0

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.

SOURCE: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages