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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Table

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

 4,250.9 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 4,307.1 6.7 0.2

Texas

 14,104.6 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 14,320.1 37.7 0.3

United States

 157,635 157,828 157,915 158,003 158,074 158,314 158,358 158,619 158,942 159,053 159,155 159,340 159,517 177 0.1

(p) Preliminary

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

 4,244.4 4,275.8 4,296.5 52.1 1.2 3,055.0 3,074.9 3,092.3 37.3 1.2 1,189.4 1,200.9 1,204.2 14.8 1.2

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 251.8 256.5 259.8 8.0 3.2 166.7 169.5 172.0 5.3 3.2 85.1 87.0 87.8 2.7 3.2

Manufacturing

 310.3 308.5 307.6 -2.7 -0.9 203.0 200.4 199.9 -3.1 -1.5 107.3 108.1 107.7 0.4 0.4

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 879.8 891.3 889.7 9.9 1.1 595.5 601.9 601.9 6.4 1.1 284.3 289.4 287.8 3.5 1.2

Information

 88.7 89.4 88.8 0.1 0.1 76.6 77.6 77.1 0.5 0.7 12.1 11.8 11.7 -0.4 -3.3

Financial Activities

 377.4 382.6 383.2 5.8 1.5 302.0 304.9 305.2 3.2 1.1 75.4 77.7 78.0 2.6 3.4

Professional & Business Services

 773.7 764.7 772.3 -1.4 -0.2 621.3 614.9 619.0 -2.3 -0.4 152.4 149.8 153.3 0.9 0.6

Education & Health Services

 510.7 518.2 520.9 10.2 2.0 354.8 361.6 364.0 9.2 2.6 155.9 156.6 156.9 1.0 0.6

Leisure & Hospitality

 427.1 429.5 437.2 10.1 2.4 293.2 293.5 300.4 7.2 2.5 133.9 136.0 136.8 2.9 2.2

Other Services

 139.1 140.2 140.0 0.9 0.6 96.9 97.9 97.7 0.8 0.8 42.2 42.3 42.3 0.1 0.2

Government

 485.8 494.9 497.0 11.2 2.3 345.0 352.7 355.1 10.1 2.9 140.8 142.2 141.9 1.1 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

 153,573 162,365 190,796 192,151 190,393 177,386 175,695 176,071 157,683 175,649 185,157 171,597 159,241 5,668 3.7

Collin

 22,823 24,061 28,267 28,207 28,059 26,125 25,907 25,950 23,235 26,112 27,623 25,609 24,006 1,183 5.2

Dallas

 51,808 54,342 63,230 63,577 63,234 59,575 58,878 58,900 52,970 58,378 61,281 56,844 52,882 1,074 2.1

Denton

 19,152 20,294 24,105 24,661 24,592 22,453 22,026 22,243 19,769 22,147 23,366 21,747 20,091 939 4.9

Ellis

 3,892 4,118 4,938 4,947 4,919 4,542 4,550 4,544 4,092 4,648 4,876 4,577 4,184 292 7.5

Hunt

 1,953 2,157 2,505 2,522 2,453 2,313 2,329 2,326 2,072 2,337 2,462 2,237 2,085 132 6.8

Johnson

 3,276 3,517 4,195 4,206 4,086 3,769 3,767 3,835 3,420 3,870 4,074 3,741 3,383 107 3.3

Kaufman

 3,378 3,606 4,276 4,308 4,274 4,041 3,967 3,939 3,631 3,965 4,260 4,002 3,687 309 9.1

Parker

 2,576 2,816 3,300 3,377 3,361 3,057 3,117 3,131 2,744 3,153 3,346 3,031 2,794 218 8.5

Rockwall

 2,219 2,378 2,765 2,763 2,788 2,596 2,574 2,589 2,321 2,624 2,791 2,569 2,367 148 6.7

Tarrant

 41,223 43,745 51,618 51,854 50,906 47,401 47,066 47,105 42,078 46,890 49,479 45,779 42,464 1,241 3.0

Wise

 1,273 1,331 1,597 1,729 1,721 1,514 1,514 1,509 1,351 1,525 1,599 1,461 1,298 25 2.0

Texas

 551,610 588,166 695,974 712,239 697,032 645,247 635,875 643,552 583,802 647,700 676,524 629,674 587,689 36,079 6.5

United States (in thousands)

 5,894 6,235 7,233 7,685 7,415 6,524 6,631 6,708 6,452 7,467 7,572 7,242 6,580 686 11.6

(p) Preliminary

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

 3.4 3.6 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.5 0.1

Collin

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

Dallas

 3.6 3.8 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.7 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.6 0.0

Denton

 3.2 3.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.3 0.1

Ellis

 3.2 3.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.4 0.2

Hunt

 3.5 3.9 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.7 4.2 4.4 4.0 3.7 0.2

Johnson

 3.2 3.4 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.2 0.0

Kaufman

 3.5 3.7 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 0.2

Parker

 2.9 3.1 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.0 0.1

Rockwall

 3.1 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.2 0.1

Tarrant

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

Wise

 3.2 3.3 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.2 0.0

Texas

 3.6 3.8 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.0 3.7 0.1

United States

 3.5 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.9 0.4

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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, 3rd quarter 2024(2)
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA

 210,749 -3,969 3,994,463 798 0.0 $1,483 4.2 $76,932,771 4.3

Collin

 34,742 106 547,899 16,878 3.2 1,628 6.7 11,590,080 10.1

Dallas

 83,765 -1,859 1,818,517 -19,477 -1.1 1,617 2.9 38,266,781 1.8

Denton

 20,701 143 311,283 2,470 0.8 1,227 3.2 4,958,455 4.2

Ellis

 3,911 12 63,103 1,945 3.2 1,114 5.2 906,746 8.2

Hunt

 1,799 -12 32,709 2,002 6.5 1,210 10.4 510,404 16.9

Johnson

 4,034 37 59,850 2,937 5.2 1,101 4.7 859,924 11.1

Kaufman

 2,656 42 43,938 2,519 6.1 1,048 4.4 593,197 10.8

Parker

 3,748 107 41,462 1,079 2.7 1,088 3.9 584,048 6.3

Rockwall

 3,355 16 41,300 1,036 2.6 1,072 3.5 574,252 6.3

Tarrant

 50,395 -594 1,013,484 12,549 1.3 1,354 5.7 17,780,763 7.0

Wise

 1,643 7 20,918 -1,120 -5.1 1,131 -0.7 308,121 -5.4

Texas

 844,485 8,073 13,933,505 190,267 1.4 $1,396 4.6 $251,861,608 5.9

United States

 12,297,414 393,630 155,360,357 1,300,697 0.8 1,394 4.5 2,803,068,632 5.5

(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