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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

 4,316.2 4,316.4 4,318.6 4,308.0 4,311.9 4,319.6 4,323.5 4,319.9 4,340.8 4,343.9 4,348.6 4,361.8 4,362.6 0.8 0.0

Texas

 14,302.4 14,309.9 14,307.0 14,297.2 14,306.5 14,339.4 14,363.1 14,356.7 14,394.0 14,401.4 14,426.2 14,466.4 14,468.0 1.6 0.0

United States

 158,542 158,472 158,548 158,408 158,449 158,432 158,592 158,436 158,650 158,798 158,861 158,881 158,858 -23 0.0

(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

 4,299.4 4,367.2 4,353.4 54.0 1.3 3,099.2 3,141.5 3,134.0 34.8 1.1 1,200.2 1,225.7 1,219.4 19.2 1.6

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 268.1 274.2 273.5 5.4 2.0 180.4 182.3 182.3 1.9 1.1 87.7 91.9 91.2 3.5 4.0

Manufacturing

 315.9 313.9 313.7 -2.2 -0.7 205.4 203.9 203.8 -1.6 -0.8 110.5 110.0 109.9 -0.6 -0.5

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 887.0 895.3 895.0 8.0 0.9 600.5 603.9 604.8 4.3 0.7 286.5 291.4 290.2 3.7 1.3

Information

 88.6 86.1 86.1 -2.5 -2.8 76.4 74.7 74.7 -1.7 -2.2 12.2 11.4 11.4 -0.8 -6.6

Financial Activities

 393.5 391.8 389.4 -4.1 -1.0 315.0 314.6 312.6 -2.4 -0.8 78.5 77.2 76.8 -1.7 -2.2

Professional & Business Services

 781.7 800.9 805.2 23.5 3.0 631.2 643.6 647.0 15.8 2.5 150.5 157.3 158.2 7.7 5.1

Education & Health Services

 520.1 528.9 530.6 10.5 2.0 363.1 369.6 370.3 7.2 2.0 157.0 159.3 160.3 3.3 2.1

Leisure & Hospitality

 436.4 450.9 449.7 13.3 3.0 296.3 302.5 301.9 5.6 1.9 140.1 148.4 147.8 7.7 5.5

Other Services

 143.8 145.2 144.8 1.0 0.7 100.7 102.1 101.8 1.1 1.1 43.1 43.1 43.0 -0.1 -0.2

Government

 464.3 480.0 465.4 1.1 0.2 330.2 344.3 334.8 4.6 1.4 134.1 135.7 130.6 -3.5 -2.6

(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

 189,942 196,455 192,348 - 184,630 165,713 190,228 188,699 175,535 172,479 184,276 212,857 209,908 19,966 10.5

Collin

 28,676 29,903 29,392 - 28,257 25,431 29,134 29,010 27,008 26,774 28,332 32,756 32,236 3,560 12.4

Dallas

 62,019 64,050 63,421 - 60,101 54,405 62,077 61,397 57,355 56,556 60,073 68,738 67,820 5,801 9.4

Denton

 24,284 25,372 24,252 - 24,012 20,875 23,981 23,842 22,356 21,903 23,396 26,790 26,310 2,026 8.3

Ellis

 5,129 5,249 5,152 - 4,942 4,506 5,164 5,157 4,741 4,594 4,954 5,844 5,741 612 11.9

Hunt

 2,505 2,635 2,569 - 2,476 2,267 2,627 2,576 2,364 2,284 2,472 2,816 2,758 253 10.1

Johnson

 4,230 4,297 4,155 - 4,049 3,648 4,230 4,226 3,866 3,653 4,004 4,705 4,630 400 9.5

Kaufman

 4,525 4,666 4,564 - 4,405 3,998 4,581 4,548 4,220 4,189 4,496 5,151 5,100 575 12.7

Parker

 3,381 3,545 3,376 - 3,333 2,918 3,399 3,379 3,070 2,979 3,248 3,790 3,677 296 8.8

Rockwall

 2,913 3,063 2,996 - 2,837 2,525 2,919 2,885 2,636 2,612 2,838 3,242 3,187 274 9.4

Tarrant

 50,612 51,908 50,896 - 48,541 43,758 50,466 50,058 46,454 45,499 48,916 57,168 56,661 6,049 12.0

Wise

 1,668 1,767 1,575 - 1,677 1,382 1,650 1,621 1,465 1,436 1,547 1,857 1,788 120 7.2

Texas

 708,935 728,735 711,320 - 683,814 623,892 712,695 701,937 649,000 632,637 677,770 780,770 766,270 57,335 8.1

United States (in thousands)

 7,847 7,747 7,324 - 7,401 7,003 7,942 8,052 7,337 6,768 6,904 7,476 7,435 -412 -5.3

(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

 4.2 4.3 4.2 - 4.0 3.6 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.0 4.7 4.6 0.4

Collin

 4.1 4.2 4.1 - 4.0 3.6 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.6 4.6 0.5

Dallas

 4.3 4.4 4.4 - 4.1 3.8 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.9 4.2 4.8 4.7 0.4

Denton

 4.0 4.1 4.0 - 3.9 3.4 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.4 4.3 0.3

Ellis

 4.1 4.2 4.1 - 3.9 3.6 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.6 4.5 0.4

Hunt

 4.3 4.6 4.4 - 4.3 3.9 4.6 4.5 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.9 4.8 0.5

Johnson

 3.9 4.0 3.9 - 3.7 3.4 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.7 4.4 4.3 0.4

Kaufman

 4.4 4.5 4.4 - 4.2 3.9 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.3 5.0 4.9 0.5

Parker

 3.6 3.8 3.6 - 3.6 3.1 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.5 4.1 3.9 0.3

Rockwall

 3.9 4.1 4.0 - 3.8 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.8 4.3 4.2 0.3

Tarrant

 4.2 4.3 4.2 - 4.0 3.6 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.0 4.7 4.6 0.4

Wise

 4.0 4.2 3.8 - 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.7 4.4 4.3 0.3

Texas

 4.5 4.6 4.4 - 4.3 3.9 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.9 4.8 0.3

United States

 4.6 4.5 4.3 - 4.3 4.1 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.4 -0.2

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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, 1st quarter 2026(2)
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA

 209,500 -707 4,034,579 25,217 0.6 $1,785 3.8 $93,467,124 4.5

Collin

 35,313 293 574,838 19,314 3.5 2,013 3.7 15,005,794 7.3

Dallas

 81,745 -1,065 1,808,432 -7,113 -0.4 2,026 4.6 47,619,191 4.3

Denton

 20,937 80 317,833 -1,314 -0.4 1,374 1.1 5,665,952 0.9

Ellis

 4,090 88 66,365 2,600 4.1 1,162 1.1 1,000,256 5.3

Hunt

 1,880 63 33,794 477 1.4 1,285 2.4 561,288 3.7

Johnson

 4,167 57 61,348 764 1.3 1,161 3.9 922,246 5.6

Kaufman

 2,730 41 47,359 2,612 5.8 1,048 -1.3 644,047 4.4

Parker

 3,884 71 43,849 1,327 3.1 1,148 2.2 649,186 5.4

Rockwall

 3,446 46 44,010 1,256 2.9 1,132 1.3 646,029 4.6

Tarrant

 49,605 -410 1,014,778 4,883 0.5 1,551 3.3 20,409,463 3.8

Wise

 1,703 29 21,973 411 1.9 1,215 7.0 343,671 8.9

Texas

 868,766 18,329 14,124,564 82,062 0.6 $1,646 3.8 $301,740,936 4.5

United States

 12,381,750 418,060 154,771,941 85,572 0.1 1,654 3.9 3,320,292,610 4.1

(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