Total nonfarm employment for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, metropolitan area increased by 260,700 over the year in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Michael Hirniak noted that the local rate of job gain, 6.7 percent, compared to the 3.8-percent national increase. (All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, is made up of two metropolitan divisions—separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. Employment increased in both divisions over the year. Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, with 72 percent of the area’s total nonfarm employment, gained 197,500 over the year. Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, which accounted for the remaining 28 percent of the area’s workforce, gained 63,200 jobs during the period.

Industry employment

In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, professional and business services had the largest gain (+65,000) among the metropolitan area’s private-industry supersectors. (See chart 2.) Within the supersector, the administrative and support and waste management and remediation services sector added 34,600 jobs and the professional, scientific, and technical services sector added 29,600 jobs in the metropolitan area. The 9.3-percent increase in the metropolitan area’s professional and business services supersector compared to the 5.0-percent gain on a national level.

Trade, transportation, and utilities, the metropolitan area’s largest supersector, added 53,900 jobs from August a year ago. The Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, division gained 36,200 jobs, and the Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, division gained 17,700 jobs. Within the wider metropolitan area, the wholesale trade and retail trade sectors gained 18,200 jobs and 12,100 jobs, respectively. The trade, transportation, and utilities supersector’s rate of job increase in the metropolitan area was 6.4 percent, compared to the 3.6-percent national increase.

Leisure and hospitality added 41,600 jobs from August a year ago. The Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, division gained 24,900 jobs, and the Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, division gained 16,700 jobs. In the metropolitan area, the accommodation and food services sector accounted for the majority of jobs gained (+33,500). The metropolitan area’s 11.0-percent increase in leisure and hospitality compared to the 8.4-percent national increase.

From August 2021 to August 2022, the education and health services supersector rose by 32,800 jobs in the metropolitan area, with Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, reporting 19,300 jobs gained, and Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, reporting 13,500 jobs gained. Within the greater metropolitan area, the health care and social assistance sectors accounted for the majority of the jobs gained (+27,500). The education and health supersector’s rate of job increase in the metropolitan area was 7.1 percent, compared to the 3.3-percent national increase.

Financial activities gained 22,900 jobs from August a year ago in the metropolitan area, with the Dallas-Plano-Arlington, TX, division reporting most of the increase (+22,000). The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, metropolitan area had a 6.6-percent increase in financial activities compared to the national gain of 2.2 percent.

Employment in manufacturing increased by 12,800 jobs over the year, with the Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, division recording most of the gain (+10,700). The manufacturing supersector’s rate of job increase in the metropolitan area was 4.5 percent compared to the 3.7-percent national increase.

The other services supersector (which includes repair and maintenance, personal and laundry services, membership associations, and private households) gained 10,700 jobs over the year in the metropolitan area, with the Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, being the primary contributor (+9,300). The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, metropolitan area had an 8.7-percent increase in other services compared to the national gain of 3.6 percent.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in August 2022. All 12 areas gained jobs over the year. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, had the largest increase (+497,800). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, had the smallest increase (+73,800) among the largest areas, followed by Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ (+87,100). (See table 2 and chart 3.)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, had a 6.7-percent rate of job gain, followed by Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (+6.2 percent). The rates of job gain in the remaining 10 areas ranged from 5.7 percent in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, to 2.3 percent in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for September 2022 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the CES program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor between State employment security agencies and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2017 version of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment data are produced using several estimation procedures. Where possible these data are produced using a "weighted link relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current-month weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted employment is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by the previous month's employment estimates. The weighted link relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample size meets certain statistical criteria. For some employment series, the estimates are produced with a model that uses direct sample estimates (described above) combined with other regressors to decrease volatility in estimation.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Information on recent benchmark revisions is available online at www.bls.gov/web/laus/bmrk_article.htm.

Reliability of the estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal totals shown in the same tables due to rounding.

Employment estimates. Changes in metropolitan area nonfarm payroll employment are cited in the analysis of this release only if they have been determined to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. Measures of sampling error for the total nonfarm employment series are available for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions at www.bls.gov/web/laus/790stderr.htm.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this news release reflect the delineations issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on April 10, 2018. The 12 metropolitan areas discussed in this release are the metropolitan areas with the largest population according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise Counties in Texas.

• The Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan Division includes Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall Counties in Texas.
• The Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Division includes Hood, Johnson, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise Counties in Texas.

Additional information

Employment data from the CES program are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/sae/.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area and Industry	Aug. 2021	Jun. 2022	Jul. 2022	Aug. 2022(p)	Aug. 2021 to Aug. 2022(p)
					Net change	Percent change
United States
Total nonfarm	146,947	152,607	152,263	152,572	5,625	3.8
Mining and logging	580	633	641	648	68	11.7
Construction	7,616	7,852	7,911	7,920	304	4.0
Manufacturing	12,454	12,873	12,898	12,916	462	3.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	27,642	28,643	28,644	28,637	995	3.6
Information	2,884	3,031	3,056	3,055	171	5.9
Financial activities	8,838	8,993	9,028	9,034	196	2.2
Professional and business services	21,429	22,313	22,416	22,494	1,065	5.0
Education and health services	23,468	24,153	24,192	24,252	784	3.3
Leisure and hospitality	15,172	16,317	16,545	16,449	1,277	8.4
Other services	5,570	5,759	5,786	5,769	199	3.6
Government	21,294	22,040	21,146	21,398	104	0.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm	3,865.0	4,119.4	4,127.5	4,125.7	260.7	6.7
Mining, logging, and construction	220.8	230.8	232.3	230.3	9.5	4.3
Manufacturing	287.5	299.7	301.7	300.3	12.8	4.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	837.3	886.5	890.3	891.2	53.9	6.4
Information	82.7	87.2	88.3	87.7	5.0	6.0
Financial activities	346.9	368.0	371.5	369.8	22.9	6.6
Professional and business services	695.3	756.2	763.0	760.3	65.0	9.3
Education and health services	460.9	485.2	489.0	493.7	32.8	7.1
Leisure and hospitality	377.8	428.7	430.5	419.4	41.6	11.0
Other services	122.7	134.4	134.1	133.4	10.7	8.7
Government	433.1	442.7	426.8	439.6	6.5	1.5
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm	2,770.2	2,968.7	2,970.0	2,967.7	197.5	7.1
Mining, logging, and construction	146.8	156.9	157.2	154.3	7.5	5.1
Manufacturing	186.5	196.3	198.0	197.2	10.7	5.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	563.7	599.5	600.4	599.9	36.2	6.4
Information	72.8	77.2	78.2	77.6	4.8	6.6
Financial activities	276.1	296.9	299.9	298.1	22.0	8.0
Professional and business services	564.8	614.2	622.1	620.9	56.1	9.9
Education and health services	320.0	336.6	336.6	339.3	19.3	6.0
Leisure and hospitality	256.9	292.6	291.4	281.8	24.9	9.7
Other services	83.1	91.7	91.8	92.4	9.3	11.2
Government	299.5	306.8	294.4	306.2	6.7	2.2
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm	1,094.8	1,150.7	1,157.5	1,158.0	63.2	5.8
Mining, logging, and construction	74.0	73.9	75.1	76.0	2.0	2.7
Manufacturing	101.0	103.4	103.7	103.1	2.1	2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	273.6	287.0	289.9	291.3	17.7	6.5
Information	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.1	0.2	2.0
Financial activities	70.8	71.1	71.6	71.7	0.9	1.3
Professional and business services	130.5	142.0	140.9	139.4	8.9	6.8
Education and health services	140.9	148.6	152.4	154.4	13.5	9.6
Leisure and hospitality	120.9	136.1	139.1	137.6	16.7	13.8
Other services	39.6	42.7	42.3	41.0	1.4	3.5
Government	133.6	135.9	132.4	133.4	-0.2	-0.1
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Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area and Industry	Aug. 2021	Jun. 2022	Jul. 2022	Aug. 2022(p)	Aug. 2021 to Aug. 2022(p)
					Net change	Percent change
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Total nonfarm	2,839.9	2,984.6	2,979.8	2,990.3	150.4	5.3
Mining and logging	1.8	2.0	2.0	1.9	0.1	5.6
Construction	132.3	133.8	131.1	131.9	-0.4	-0.3
Manufacturing	169.3	178.0	177.2	175.3	6.0	3.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	604.9	641.0	641.4	640.0	35.1	5.8
Information	110.3	121.8	121.0	123.3	13.0	11.8
Financial activities	187.1	195.2	196.9	198.0	10.9	5.8
Professional and business services	559.7	596.4	597.8	601.6	41.9	7.5
Education and health services	372.4	387.7	386.0	390.7	18.3	4.9
Leisure and hospitality	274.6	295.7	300.4	293.3	18.7	6.8
Other services	100.2	104.2	103.2	103.2	3.0	3.0
Government	327.3	328.8	322.8	331.1	3.8	1.2
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
Total nonfarm	2,689.8	2,819.3	2,819.8	2,816.8	127.0	4.7
Mining, logging, and construction	128.2	133.7	135.2	136.0	7.8	6.1
Manufacturing	179.7	185.6	186.7	186.8	7.1	4.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	400.5	416.4	413.8	416.1	15.6	3.9
Information	83.0	87.5	88.7	89.6	6.6	8.0
Financial activities	184.8	180.0	181.4	181.1	-3.7	-2.0
Professional and business services	523.4	549.0	556.9	554.3	30.9	5.9
Education and health services	572.1	595.3	598.0	597.0	24.9	4.4
Leisure and hospitality	243.6	270.2	276.3	275.3	31.7	13.0
Other services	94.7	98.2	101.0	101.0	6.3	6.7
Government	279.8	303.4	281.8	279.6	-0.2	-0.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Total nonfarm	4,555.1	4,753.6	4,759.0	4,756.3	201.2	4.4
Mining and logging	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
Construction	183.6	192.5	193.6	193.3	9.7	5.3
Manufacturing	401.1	412.6	417.4	415.0	13.9	3.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	929.3	960.9	965.3	968.3	39.0	4.2
Information	75.8	79.4	78.8	78.0	2.2	2.9
Financial activities	318.8	314.9	318.9	318.1	-0.7	-0.2
Professional and business services	820.4	857.1	862.0	863.4	43.0	5.2
Education and health services	702.5	725.9	719.6	720.6	18.1	2.6
Leisure and hospitality	432.4	483.8	492.9	492.6	60.2	13.9
Other services	183.4	189.2	188.5	188.0	4.6	2.5
Government	505.9	535.4	520.1	517.1	11.2	2.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Total nonfarm	3,865.0	4,119.4	4,127.5	4,125.7	260.7	6.7
Mining, logging, and construction	220.8	230.8	232.3	230.3	9.5	4.3
Manufacturing	287.5	299.7	301.7	300.3	12.8	4.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	837.3	886.5	890.3	891.2	53.9	6.4
Information	82.7	87.2	88.3	87.7	5.0	6.0
Financial activities	346.9	368.0	371.5	369.8	22.9	6.6
Professional and business services	695.3	756.2	763.0	760.3	65.0	9.3
Education and health services	460.9	485.2	489.0	493.7	32.8	7.1
Leisure and hospitality	377.8	428.7	430.5	419.4	41.6	11.0
Other services	122.7	134.4	134.1	133.4	10.7	8.7
Government	433.1	442.7	426.8	439.6	6.5	1.5
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Total nonfarm	3,081.2	3,266.1	3,267.7	3,273.1	191.9	6.2
Mining and logging	59.2	68.8	68.9	68.2	9.0	15.2
Construction	209.7	238.3	242.5	243.2	33.5	16.0
Manufacturing	213.9	225.7	228.3	228.8	14.9	7.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	633.3	669.0	673.3	671.1	37.8	6.0
Information	30.8	32.0	32.3	32.2	1.4	4.5
Financial activities	171.1	172.4	173.5	175.5	4.4	2.6
Professional and business services	511.4	525.2	529.8	535.1	23.7	4.6
Education and health services	412.8	432.6	434.9	438.6	25.8	6.3
Leisure and hospitality	321.7	355.5	354.7	360.7	39.0	12.1
Other services	110.6	115.1	114.9	114.8	4.2	3.8
Government	406.7	431.5	414.6	404.9	-1.8	-0.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Total nonfarm	5,959.8	6,174.4	6,153.7	6,157.0	197.2	3.3
Mining and logging	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
Construction	252.7	261.6	265.9	268.3	15.6	6.2
Manufacturing	461.2	474.3	476.8	477.3	16.1	3.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,067.7	1,096.2	1,101.3	1,104.6	36.9	3.5
Information	264.3	253.8	257.1	256.2	-8.1	-3.1
Financial activities	330.1	328.6	327.1	326.2	-3.9	-1.2
Professional and business services	960.0	986.4	998.7	998.4	38.4	4.0
Education and health services	1,077.2	1,110.3	1,112.8	1,119.7	42.5	3.9
Leisure and hospitality	669.3	723.1	727.7	727.0	57.7	8.6
Other services	188.1	202.0	208.4	203.9	15.8	8.4
Government	687.2	736.1	675.9	673.4	-13.8	-2.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Total nonfarm	2,671.7	2,770.3	2,783.9	2,822.7	151.0	5.7
Mining and logging	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
Construction	139.6	143.6	143.6	145.5	5.9	4.2
Manufacturing	89.1	95.4	95.9	96.3	7.2	8.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	605.6	637.8	639.6	643.0	37.4	6.2
Information	52.7	52.7	53.2	53.0	0.3	0.6
Financial activities	198.2	202.2	205.4	206.0	7.8	3.9
Professional and business services	469.5	487.8	489.6	493.9	24.4	5.2
Education and health services	405.5	419.4	423.1	428.8	23.3	5.7
Leisure and hospitality	296.0	326.6	327.1	330.8	34.8	11.8
Other services	110.8	118.8	120.5	121.8	11.0	9.9
Government	303.8	285.1	285.0	302.7	-1.1	-0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Total nonfarm	9,313.9	9,867.2	9,832.6	9,811.7	497.8	5.3
Mining, logging, and construction	396.0	395.9	399.1	402.2	6.2	1.6
Manufacturing	334.9	343.4	343.4	343.9	9.0	2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,586.3	1,669.3	1,653.6	1,654.5	68.2	4.3
Information	309.4	329.8	329.2	331.2	21.8	7.0
Financial activities	779.8	787.3	793.7	791.7	11.9	1.5
Professional and business services	1,537.3	1,637.9	1,638.4	1,640.5	103.2	6.7
Education and health services	1,944.4	2,067.0	2,060.4	2,054.1	109.7	5.6
Leisure and hospitality	797.0	915.7	932.3	930.3	133.3	16.7
Other services	374.2	408.5	410.9	406.8	32.6	8.7
Government	1,254.6	1,312.4	1,271.6	1,256.5	1.9	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Total nonfarm	2,858.4	2,986.2	2,981.4	2,981.2	122.8	4.3
Mining, logging, and construction	123.1	123.9	124.5	123.5	0.4	0.3
Manufacturing	173.9	179.2	180.7	180.1	6.2	3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	519.6	545.9	546.6	547.1	27.5	5.3
Information	49.2	50.4	50.5	50.7	1.5	3.0
Financial activities	219.2	220.1	221.6	221.0	1.8	0.8
Professional and business services	473.8	498.0	501.2	504.1	30.3	6.4
Education and health services	629.9	653.6	652.9	653.7	23.8	3.8
Leisure and hospitality	247.9	269.1	273.2	270.5	22.6	9.1
Other services	113.1	120.1	121.2	121.5	8.4	7.4
Government	308.7	325.9	309.0	309.0	0.3	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Total nonfarm	2,215.4	2,254.7	2,272.9	2,302.5	87.1	3.9
Mining and logging	2.8	3.0	3.1	3.1	0.3	10.7
Construction	140.0	143.7	144.3	147.9	7.9	5.6
Manufacturing	138.4	145.2	147.6	148.6	10.2	7.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	438.8	453.1	458.3	457.9	19.1	4.4
Information	40.3	43.3	43.5	43.6	3.3	8.2
Financial activities	216.7	215.4	215.9	215.4	-1.3	-0.6
Professional and business services	369.8	376.1	381.7	384.6	14.8	4.0
Education and health services	343.8	354.5	360.0	363.1	19.3	5.6
Leisure and hospitality	219.4	231.1	230.4	230.5	11.1	5.1
Other services	69.1	70.6	70.1	69.6	0.5	0.7
Government	236.3	218.7	218.0	238.2	1.9	0.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Total nonfarm	2,356.1	2,463.3	2,465.2	2,465.3	109.2	4.6
Mining and logging	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
Construction	124.2	128.0	131.6	129.9	5.7	4.6
Manufacturing	148.3	155.3	155.8	155.8	7.5	5.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	346.9	360.2	361.5	361.3	14.4	4.2
Information	141.7	147.0	150.0	149.7	8.0	5.6
Financial activities	140.8	141.7	142.7	142.5	1.7	1.2
Professional and business services	497.3	522.2	528.3	529.3	32.0	6.4
Education and health services	364.0	370.0	369.7	369.5	5.5	1.5
Leisure and hospitality	216.8	237.7	241.0	242.1	25.3	11.7
Other services	76.1	84.7	85.5	84.3	8.2	10.8
Government	299.6	316.1	298.7	300.5	0.9	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Total nonfarm	3,234.8	3,321.0	3,313.4	3,308.6	73.8	2.3
Mining, logging, and construction	162.5	167.0	166.5	165.0	2.5	1.5
Manufacturing	55.3	56.3	56.5	56.4	1.1	2.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	396.0	407.6	407.6	409.1	13.1	3.3
Information	77.4	78.2	79.6	80.4	3.0	3.9
Financial activities	158.3	154.2	150.7	150.8	-7.5	-4.7
Professional and business services	790.2	800.4	806.0	802.0	11.8	1.5
Education and health services	421.0	433.9	436.5	435.4	14.4	3.4
Leisure and hospitality	283.2	314.9	315.7	312.5	29.3	10.3
Other services	195.9	198.8	199.3	199.5	3.6	1.8
Government	695.0	709.7	695.0	697.5	2.5	0.4
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