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23-2085-DAL
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

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Dallas-Fort Worth Area Employment — August 2023

Total nonfarm employment for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, metropolitan area increased by 154,800 over the year in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the local rate of job gain, 3.8 percent, compared to the 2.0-percent national increase. (All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

  Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change for total nonfarm employment in the United States and the Dallas metropolitan area, August 2020-August 2023
 

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, with 72 percent of the area’s total nonfarm employment, gained 112,700 jobs over the year. Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, which accounted for 28 percent of the area’s workforce, gained 42,100 jobs during the period.

Industry employment

In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, mining, logging, and construction had the largest employment gain (+19,700) among the metropolitan area’s private-industry supersectors. (See chart 2.) The Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, division contributed the most to the rise, with 15,100 jobs gained over the year. The metropolitan area’s mining, logging, and construction supersector had an 8.4-percent increase in employment over the year.

  Chart 2. Over-the-year net change for industry supersector employment in the Dallas metropolitan area, August 2023
 

The other services supersector gained 16,100 jobs over the year in the metropolitan area. The Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, division contributed the most, gaining 14,100 jobs during the period. The metropolitan area had a 12.3-percent gain compared to the 2.6-percent gain for the nation.

Education and health services grew by 15,600 jobs over the year in the metropolitan area. The Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, division gained 11,400 jobs over the same period. Within the metropolitan area’s education and health services supersector, the health care and social assistance sector gained 22,500 jobs. The metropolitan area had a 3.3-percent gain in the education and health services supersector compared to the 4.2-percent increase for the nation.

Financial activities added 15,300 jobs over the year in the metropolitan area, with the Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, division reporting an increase (+12,500) in this supersector. In the metropolitan area, the finance and insurance sector gained 13,600 jobs, with Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, adding 11,100 jobs. The metropolitan area’s 4.2-percent increase in financial activities compared to the 1.0-percent national increase.

In the metropolitan area, manufacturing gained 10,000 jobs over the year. The manufacturing supersector’s 3.3-percent local rate of job growth compared to the 0.7-percent gain nationwide.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in August 2023. All 12 areas gained jobs over the year. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, had the largest increase (+208,200). Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, had the smallest increase (+45,000), closely followed by Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (+48,000), Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (+50,200), Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (+54,000), and San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (+55,900), among the largest areas. (See table 2 and chart 3.)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, had a 3.8-percent rate of job gain. The rates of job gain in the remaining 11 areas ranged from 3.0 percent in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, to 1.1 percent in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI.

  Chart 3. Over-the-year net change in total nonfarm employment for the 12 largest metropolitan areas, August 2023 (in thousands)

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for September 2023 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. (CT).

2023 Preliminary Benchmark Revision to Establishment Survey Data released on August 23, 2023

Each year, Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates are benchmarked to comprehensive counts of employment from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). These counts are derived from state unemployment insurance (UI) tax records that nearly all employers are required to file. As part of the benchmark process for benchmark year 2023, census-derived employment counts replace CES payroll employment estimates for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and about 450 metropolitan areas and divisions for the period from April 2022 to September 2023.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released first-quarter 2023 data from the QCEW on August 23, 2023. Preliminary benchmark revisions for March 2023 for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and selected metropolitan areas at the total nonfarm level are available. The final benchmark revision for all state and metropolitan area series will be issued with the publication of the January 2024 State Employment and Unemployment news release in March 2024.


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. More information about the CES data is available in the State Employment and Unemployment Summary and the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary.

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 2022 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 compensate for smaller sample sizes.

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 in the CES State and Area benchmark article.

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. Reliability of state and area estimates for the total nonfarm employment series are available for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions.

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.
2022
Jun.
2023
Jul.
2023
Aug.
2023(p)
Aug. 2022 to
Aug. 2023(p)
Net change Percent change

United States

Total nonfarm

153,285 156,905 156,034 156,302 3,017 2.0

Mining and logging

619 648 652 650 31 5.0

Construction

7,992 8,141 8,188 8,202 210 2.6

Manufacturing

12,962 13,058 13,039 13,059 97 0.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,640 28,816 28,786 28,737 97 0.3

Information

3,126 3,102 3,088 3,066 -60 -1.9

Financial activities

9,121 9,181 9,223 9,209 88 1.0

Professional and business services

22,795 23,070 23,056 23,096 301 1.3

Education and health services

24,222 25,102 25,114 25,238 1,016 4.2

Leisure and hospitality

16,614 17,294 17,392 17,312 698 4.2

Other services

5,779 5,939 5,941 5,930 151 2.6

Government

21,415 22,554 21,555 21,803 388 1.8

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

Total nonfarm

4,124.7 4,272.3 4,276.8 4,279.5 154.8 3.8

Mining, logging, and construction

235.9 252.7 256.8 255.6 19.7 8.4

Manufacturing

301.9 311.2 312.2 311.9 10.0 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

885.3 902.4 902.8 900.0 14.7 1.7

Information

92.0 96.5 96.8 95.5 3.5 3.8

Financial activities

363.7 379.1 381.3 379.0 15.3 4.2

Professional and business services

778.8 802.2 812.9 806.3 27.5 3.5

Education and health services

479.7 496.1 496.4 495.3 15.6 3.3

Leisure and hospitality

409.3 425.3 423.4 421.0 11.7 2.9

Other services

130.4 143.3 144.1 146.5 16.1 12.3

Government

447.7 463.5 450.1 468.4 20.7 4.6

Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division

Total nonfarm

2,955.4 3,059.8 3,063.6 3,068.1 112.7 3.8

Mining, logging, and construction

157.7 171.6 174.5 172.8 15.1 9.6

Manufacturing

194.6 198.8 199.9 200.7 6.1 3.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

599.8 607.4 608.6 606.5 6.7 1.1

Information

80.6 84.9 85.2 84.0 3.4 4.2

Financial activities

287.9 300.7 303.2 300.4 12.5 4.3

Professional and business services

623.1 637.6 644.6 640.9 17.8 2.9

Education and health services

330.6 345.4 343.9 342.0 11.4 3.4

Leisure and hospitality

280.3 291.9 290.4 288.8 8.5 3.0

Other services

89.7 100.5 101.6 103.8 14.1 15.7

Government

311.1 321.0 311.7 328.2 17.1 5.5

Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division

Total nonfarm

1,169.3 1,212.5 1,213.2 1,211.4 42.1 3.6

Mining, logging, and construction

78.2 81.1 82.3 82.8 4.6 5.9

Manufacturing

107.3 112.4 112.3 111.2 3.9 3.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

285.5 295.0 294.2 293.5 8.0 2.8

Information

11.4 11.6 11.6 11.5 0.1 0.9

Financial activities

75.8 78.4 78.1 78.6 2.8 3.7

Professional and business services

155.7 164.6 168.3 165.4 9.7 6.2

Education and health services

149.1 150.7 152.5 153.3 4.2 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

129.0 133.4 133.0 132.2 3.2 2.5

Other services

40.7 42.8 42.5 42.7 2.0 4.9

Government

136.6 142.5 138.4 140.2 3.6 2.6

(p) Preliminary

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector for the 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area Aug
2022
Jun
2023
Jul
2023
Aug
2023(p)
Aug 2022 to
Aug 2023(p)
Net
change
Percent
change

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Total nonfarm

3,008.1 3,063.6 3,052.0 3,062.1 54.0 1.8

Mining and logging

1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0

Construction

138.0 145.4 144.3 145.3 7.3 5.3

Manufacturing

177.5 176.5 175.2 175.9 -1.6 -0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

654.2 654.0 653.2 650.9 -3.3 -0.5

Information

112.5 118.3 114.4 115.0 2.5 2.2

Financial activities

200.0 206.5 208.2 208.1 8.1 4.1

Professional and business services

595.7 580.9 581.0 584.5 -11.2 -1.9

Education and health services

390.6 408.4 407.9 411.2 20.6 5.3

Leisure and hospitality

298.2 319.7 321.0 315.3 17.1 5.7

Other services

103.7 110.0 109.3 109.3 5.6 5.4

Government

335.8 342.0 335.6 344.7 8.9 2.7

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (NECTA)

Total nonfarm

2,790.1 2,882.3 2,875.0 2,869.7 79.6 2.9

Mining, logging, and construction

131.7 137.2 137.5 138.9 7.2 5.5

Manufacturing

184.9 184.6 184.6 183.9 -1.0 -0.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

406.8 415.0 413.1 412.0 5.2 1.3

Information

85.1 85.6 85.4 85.2 0.1 0.1

Financial activities

188.5 191.9 193.8 193.5 5.0 2.7

Professional and business services

543.8 561.3 566.3 564.2 20.4 3.8

Education and health services

583.8 606.3 608.1 606.9 23.1 4.0

Leisure and hospitality

272.0 280.1 285.4 286.5 14.5 5.3

Other services

105.2 103.4 106.5 106.1 0.9 0.9

Government

288.3 316.9 294.3 292.5 4.2 1.5

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Total nonfarm

4,756.2 4,826.2 4,821.1 4,806.4 50.2 1.1

Mining and logging

1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.1 6.7

Construction

192.0 195.2 197.4 194.8 2.8 1.5

Manufacturing

408.2 409.2 408.8 408.6 0.4 0.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

968.0 961.1 963.3 959.7 -8.3 -0.9

Information

83.8 78.0 78.7 78.8 -5.0 -6.0

Financial activities

323.1 326.1 327.2 325.9 2.8 0.9

Professional and business services

879.6 871.3 871.1 867.4 -12.2 -1.4

Education and health services

722.9 750.2 752.6 757.7 34.8 4.8

Leisure and hospitality

472.7 503.3 506.5 500.7 28.0 5.9

Other services

195.1 198.2 198.6 196.4 1.3 0.7

Government

509.3 532.0 515.3 514.8 5.5 1.1

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Total nonfarm

4,124.7 4,272.3 4,276.8 4,279.5 154.8 3.8

Mining, logging, and construction

235.9 252.7 256.8 255.6 19.7 8.4

Manufacturing

301.9 311.2 312.2 311.9 10.0 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

885.3 902.4 902.8 900.0 14.7 1.7

Information

92.0 96.5 96.8 95.5 3.5 3.8

Financial activities

363.7 379.1 381.3 379.0 15.3 4.2

Professional and business services

778.8 802.2 812.9 806.3 27.5 3.5

Education and health services

479.7 496.1 496.4 495.3 15.6 3.3

Leisure and hospitality

409.3 425.3 423.4 421.0 11.7 2.9

Other services

130.4 143.3 144.1 146.5 16.1 12.3

Government

447.7 463.5 450.1 468.4 20.7 4.6

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

Total nonfarm

3,260.8 3,363.5 3,345.1 3,348.4 87.6 2.7

Mining and logging

66.4 70.3 70.1 69.9 3.5 5.3

Construction

226.2 221.5 221.7 219.4 -6.8 -3.0

Manufacturing

226.4 232.6 234.0 233.6 7.2 3.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

669.5 694.2 695.6 695.0 25.5 3.8

Information

33.1 33.1 33.3 33.2 0.1 0.3

Financial activities

181.0 184.4 187.2 189.0 8.0 4.4

Professional and business services

547.4 565.7 562.2 558.9 11.5 2.1

Education and health services

428.6 447.0 449.7 451.2 22.6 5.3

Leisure and hospitality

347.2 351.1 352.2 355.6 8.4 2.4

Other services

120.3 118.5 117.4 121.3 1.0 0.8

Government

414.7 445.1 421.7 421.3 6.6 1.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Total nonfarm

6,191.0 6,350.9 6,320.7 6,333.4 142.4 2.3

Mining and logging

1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0

Construction

260.5 261.0 261.4 262.9 2.4 0.9

Manufacturing

479.9 477.8 479.5 480.1 0.2 0.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,091.6 1,099.6 1,104.7 1,108.4 16.8 1.5

Information

266.0 246.2 240.9 235.9 -30.1 -11.3

Financial activities

327.8 328.9 331.2 331.4 3.6 1.1

Professional and business services

998.9 1,014.4 1,015.5 1,016.8 17.9 1.8

Education and health services

1,115.2 1,174.1 1,179.0 1,186.1 70.9 6.4

Leisure and hospitality

744.9 785.6 792.4 791.1 46.2 6.2

Other services

207.1 212.8 215.8 214.3 7.2 3.5

Government

697.2 748.6 698.4 704.5 7.3 1.0

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

Total nonfarm

2,815.9 2,851.4 2,862.9 2,883.0 67.1 2.4

Construction

145.5 138.0 139.2 139.1 -6.4 -4.4

Manufacturing

94.9 96.7 97.4 98.6 3.7 3.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

634.8 651.4 654.6 654.8 20.0 3.2

Information

56.6 55.0 55.3 55.0 -1.6 -2.8

Financial activities

212.8 213.1 215.3 216.7 3.9 1.8

Professional and business services

511.2 521.1 522.4 523.3 12.1 2.4

Education and health services

424.1 437.3 441.1 440.4 16.3 3.8

Leisure and hospitality

319.2 330.2 327.9 326.6 7.4 2.3

Other services

111.8 115.3 115.9 115.3 3.5 3.1

Government

304.2 292.5 293.0 312.4 8.2 2.7

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

Total nonfarm

9,846.1 10,172.6 10,093.4 10,054.3 208.2 2.1

Mining, logging, and construction

410.0 421.7 423.5 418.6 8.6 2.1

Manufacturing

349.0 351.0 350.4 350.5 1.5 0.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,665.4 1,672.8 1,656.3 1,648.2 -17.2 -1.0

Information

332.5 315.8 306.2 302.6 -29.9 -9.0

Financial activities

820.8 819.6 821.5 822.4 1.6 0.2

Professional and business services

1,653.3 1,660.0 1,651.2 1,639.3 -14.0 -0.8

Education and health services

2,057.1 2,222.5 2,212.6 2,217.1 160.0 7.8

Leisure and hospitality

935.2 991.0 995.0 993.4 58.2 6.2

Other services

398.9 413.6 409.6 410.5 11.6 2.9

Government

1,223.9 1,304.6 1,267.1 1,251.7 27.8 2.3

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Total nonfarm

3,011.4 3,123.5 3,107.4 3,102.0 90.6 3.0

Mining, logging, and construction

127.1 130.9 131.8 132.6 5.5 4.3

Manufacturing

180.6 182.8 183.8 183.7 3.1 1.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

547.8 554.7 554.2 552.6 4.8 0.9

Information

54.9 55.7 55.6 54.8 -0.1 -0.2

Financial activities

229.1 230.8 231.1 230.1 1.0 0.4

Professional and business services

498.5 513.4 511.9 509.6 11.1 2.2

Education and health services

664.6 696.3 695.4 695.8 31.2 4.7

Leisure and hospitality

274.8 297.3 299.6 298.2 23.4 8.5

Other services

120.5 126.8 127.0 126.2 5.7 4.7

Government

313.5 334.8 317.0 318.4 4.9 1.6

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

Total nonfarm

2,311.3 2,336.8 2,324.4 2,356.3 45.0 1.9

Mining and logging

3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4 0.4 13.3

Construction

154.5 158.9 159.4 162.2 7.7 5.0

Manufacturing

149.6 149.8 149.5 148.5 -1.1 -0.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

446.2 450.3 448.9 447.7 1.5 0.3

Information

43.5 41.9 41.8 41.1 -2.4 -5.5

Financial activities

217.8 219.1 219.8 222.3 4.5 2.1

Professional and business services

394.6 397.1 391.9 397.1 2.5 0.6

Education and health services

362.9 375.3 375.5 382.7 19.8 5.5

Leisure and hospitality

233.7 244.9 241.2 240.6 6.9 3.0

Other services

70.9 70.9 69.7 70.2 -0.7 -1.0

Government

234.6 225.3 223.4 240.5 5.9 2.5

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

Total nonfarm

2,477.6 2,544.4 2,534.3 2,533.5 55.9 2.3

Mining and logging

0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 -0.1 -25.0

Construction

125.7 129.3 130.9 132.7 7.0 5.6

Manufacturing

156.3 158.2 158.1 157.3 1.0 0.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

357.3 355.9 356.8 356.0 -1.3 -0.4

Information

157.6 154.7 153.5 152.9 -4.7 -3.0

Financial activities

145.4 146.8 147.3 146.7 1.3 0.9

Professional and business services

528.0 528.0 529.4 526.9 -1.1 -0.2

Education and health services

374.5 399.8 396.9 395.4 20.9 5.6

Leisure and hospitality

246.1 264.8 266.5 266.0 19.9 8.1

Other services

82.7 86.3 88.4 87.7 5.0 6.0

Government

303.6 320.3 306.2 311.6 8.0 2.6

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Total nonfarm

3,321.0 3,392.3 3,375.7 3,369.0 48.0 1.4

Mining, logging, and construction

164.5 171.4 170.5 171.6 7.1 4.3

Manufacturing

57.2 57.0 56.6 56.8 -0.4 -0.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

401.7 399.6 398.8 397.8 -3.9 -1.0

Information

81.7 81.2 82.1 83.3 1.6 2.0

Financial activities

156.4 153.1 153.4 154.0 -2.4 -1.5

Professional and business services

812.4 814.1 813.1 810.8 -1.6 -0.2

Education and health services

434.4 456.2 453.6 457.5 23.1 5.3

Leisure and hospitality

316.3 329.0 330.7 328.6 12.3 3.9

Other services

193.0 199.8 202.0 199.8 6.8 3.5

Government

703.4 730.9 714.9 708.8 5.4 0.8

(p) Preliminary

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023