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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
4,241.7 4,243.8 4,254.1 4,258.6 4,266.7 4,261.4 4,269.8 4,270.7 4,285.9 4,288.5 4,285.0 4,279.1 4,308.0 28.9 0.7
Texas
13,936.8 13,962.5 14,001.7 14,012.4 14,034.5 14,053.9 14,096.6 14,116.4 14,153.8 14,190.0 14,180.9 14,161.2 14,239.2 78.0 0.6
United States
156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,560 157,796 158,106 158,214 158,430 158,548 158,637 158,779 142 0.1
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, TX
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Percent
Total Nonfarm
4,237.5 4,271.4 4,296.2 58.7 1.4
3,038.2 3,056.6 3,075.5 37.3 1.2
1,199.3 1,214.8 1,220.7 21.4 1.8
Mining, Logging, & Construction
249.1 257.1 259.2 10.1 4.1
165.0 168.6 169.5 4.5 2.7
84.1 88.5 89.7 5.6 6.7
Manufacturing
308.9 315.3 317.7 8.8 2.8
198.1 202.7 204.7 6.6 3.3
110.8 112.6 113.0 2.2 2.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
895.5 900.9 904.5 9.0 1.0
604.4 608.6 611.4 7.0 1.2
291.1 292.3 293.1 2.0 0.7
Information
91.8 91.7 91.8 0.0 0.0
80.1 80.3 80.5 0.4 0.5
11.7 11.4 11.3 -0.4 -3.4
Financial Activities
369.0 377.4 379.7 10.7 2.9
293.6 300.5 302.5 8.9 3.0
75.4 76.9 77.2 1.8 2.4
Professional & Business Services
784.5 770.1 774.2 -10.3 -1.3
632.3 617.9 621.4 -10.9 -1.7
152.2 152.2 152.8 0.6 0.4
Education & Health Services
504.8 514.2 519.4 14.6 2.9
348.6 355.5 359.2 10.6 3.0
156.2 158.7 160.2 4.0 2.6
Leisure & Hospitality
431.1 435.7 436.3 5.2 1.2
295.5 296.9 298.1 2.6 0.9
135.6 138.8 138.2 2.6 1.9
Other Services
138.2 144.4 143.9 5.7 4.1
94.8 99.6 98.6 3.8 4.0
43.4 44.8 45.3 1.9 4.4
Government
464.6 464.6 469.5 4.9 1.1
325.8 326.0 329.6 3.8 1.2
138.8 138.6 139.9 1.1 0.8
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
174,709 165,679 157,757 148,701 144,419 169,601 183,889 174,069 150,990 158,551 191,722 182,741 184,694
9,985 5.7
Collin
24,409 23,524 22,371 21,134 20,593 24,260 26,184 24,907 21,569 22,511 27,167 25,643 26,005
1,596 6.5
Dallas
60,588 57,464 54,384 51,271 49,733 58,032 62,853 59,305 52,045 54,328 65,110 62,018 63,007
2,419 4.0
Denton
21,525 20,401 19,375 18,239 17,851 20,825 22,388 21,342 18,382 19,340 23,648 22,914 23,232
1,707 7.9
Ellis
4,221 3,977 3,812 3,616 3,564 4,156 4,491 4,282 3,598 3,762 4,640 4,387 4,449
228 5.4
Hood
1,214 1,127 1,056 1,003 966 1,202 1,280 1,150 1,009 1,068 1,301 1,226 1,271
57 4.7
Hunt
2,173 2,082 1,954 1,804 1,742 2,089 2,287 2,125 1,839 2,018 2,411 2,293 2,274
101 4.6
Johnson
3,570 3,321 3,180 3,006 2,918 3,493 3,826 3,620 3,078 3,272 4,008 3,797 3,757
187 5.2
Kaufman
3,405 3,253 3,073 2,956 2,878 3,317 3,557 3,382 2,987 3,137 3,811 3,626 3,658
253 7.4
Parker
2,798 2,581 2,467 2,290 2,220 2,691 2,957 2,727 2,323 2,521 3,033 2,931 2,963
165 5.9
Rockwall
2,342 2,257 2,153 2,048 2,005 2,321 2,566 2,332 2,025 2,143 2,561 2,418 2,477
135 5.8
Somervell
178 159 153 140 139 167 186 160 140 154 205 188 191
13 7.3
Tarrant
46,892 44,267 42,545 40,057 38,698 45,684 49,804 47,331 40,782 43,039 52,277 49,706 49,795
2,903 6.2
Wise
1,394 1,266 1,234 1,137 1,112 1,364 1,510 1,406 1,213 1,258 1,550 1,594 1,615
221 15.9
Texas
640,763 597,200 564,364 536,761 525,907 618,547 665,729 622,531 542,274 574,726 699,900 677,745 677,057
36,294 5.7
United States (in thousands)
6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604 5,894 6,235 7,233 7,685 7,415
792 12.0
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.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
4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.9 4.2 3.9 3.4 3.6 4.3 4.1 4.1
0.1
Collin
3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.3 3.5 4.1 3.9 3.9
0.1
Dallas
4.1 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.4 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.7 4.4 4.2 4.2
0.1
Denton
3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.2 3.4 4.1 3.9 4.0
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Ellis
3.9 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.3 3.5 4.3 4.0 4.1
0.2
Hood
3.9 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.3 3.4 4.2 3.9 4.0
0.1
Hunt
4.5 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.6 4.3 4.7 4.4 3.8 4.1 4.9 4.6 4.6
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Johnson
3.9 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.5 4.3 4.0 4.0
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Kaufman
4.4 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.8 4.6 4.6
0.2
Parker
3.6 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.9 3.7 3.8
0.2
Rockwall
3.8 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.8 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.5 4.1 3.9 4.0
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Somervell
3.8 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.9 3.4 3.0 3.3 4.3 3.9 4.0
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Tarrant
4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.4 3.6 4.4 4.1 4.1
0.1
Wise
3.9 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.4 3.5 4.3 4.4 4.4
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Texas
4.2 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.1 3.5 3.8 4.5 4.4 4.4
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United States (in thousands)
3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.4
0.5
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.Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey
Covered employment and wages, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area and its component counties, 1st quarter 2024
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Total Wages (in thousands)
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA
210,857 -2,430
3,954,348 10,151 0.3
$1,654 4.1
$84,920,937 4.5
Collin
34,445 247
536,733 15,293 2.9
1,822 4.8
12,687,004 7.9
Dallas
84,297 -1,211
1,806,178 -17,657 -1.0
1,862 3.3
43,717,590 2.4
Denton
20,573 237
312,398 8,836 2.9
1,312 3.6
5,309,227 6.7
Ellis
3,887 50
61,804 1,902 3.2
1,107 3.3
884,782 6.2
Hood
1,701 18
18,195 579 3.3
970 4.3
227,795 7.9
Hunt
1,803 25
33,043 1,956 6.3
1,203 12.0
515,602 19.3
Johnson
4,044 110
60,273 5,155 9.4
1,106 5.9
854,642 15.3
Kaufman
2,641 55
42,574 2,528 6.3
1,047 3.4
579,764 9.9
Parker
3,670 64
40,724 548 1.4
1,064 1.5
561,713 3.8
Rockwall
3,359 133
40,699 1,685 4.3
1,060 2.5
559,041 7.0
Somervell
267 7
3,957 111 2.9
1,844 25.4
92,318 28.3
Tarrant
50,493 -227
998,588 12,340 1.3
1,461 5.9
18,936,259 7.4
Wise
1,645 30
21,334 -973 -4.4
1,138 -2.6
315,313 -6.2
Texas
839,551 15,667
13,826,904 237,203 1.7
$1,540 4.1
$275,836,834 6.0
United States
12,169,000 402,702
153,585,576 2,015,839 1.3
1,527 4.2
3,035,291,673 5.6
SOURCE: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
United States Department of Labor
