Total nonfarm employment for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, metropolitan area increased by 64,500 over the year in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the local rate of job gain, 1.5 percent, compared to the 1.4-percent national increase. (See chart 1 and table 1.) (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, with 72 percent of the area’s total nonfarm employment, gained 43,200 jobs over the year. Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, which accounted for 28 percent of the area’s workforce, gained 21,300 jobs during the period.

Industry employment

In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, financial activities had the only significant gain (+15,200) among the metropolitan area’s private-industry supersectors. (See chart 2.) The Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, division gained 12,700 jobs. Within the supersector, finance and insurance gained 9,200 jobs in the metropolitan area. The 4.1-percent increase in the metropolitan area’s financial activities supersector compared to the 0.6-percent increase on a national level.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in November 2024. Eight of twelve areas gained total nonfarm payroll employment over the year. The largest job gain occurred in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (+139,200). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (+36,600), had the smallest employment increase, followed by Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (+37,400), among the areas with significant changes. (See table 2 and chart 3.)

Significant increases in employment ranged from 1.8 percent (Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX) to 1.0 percent (Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA).

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for December 2024 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (CT).

Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the CES program. More information about the CES data is available in the State Employment and Unemployment Summary and the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary. See the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Technical Note for more information on definitions and methodology.

Reliability of the employment 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. 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. Documentation on the reliability of state and area estimates is available for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this news release reflect the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineations issued 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

State and area employment data from the CES program are available on the BLS website.

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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	Nov. 2023	Sep. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024(p)	Nov. 2023 to Nov. 2024(p)
					Net change	Percent change
United States
Total nonfarm	158,347	159,184	160,035	160,560	2,213	1.4
Mining and logging	642	641	642	642	0	0.0
Construction	8,173	8,446	8,465	8,381	208	2.5
Manufacturing	12,953	12,926	12,868	12,888	-65	-0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	29,407	28,948	29,152	29,584	177	0.6
Information	3,015	2,993	2,990	2,999	-16	-0.5
Financial activities	9,239	9,257	9,284	9,295	56	0.6
Professional and business services	23,067	23,008	23,128	23,129	62	0.3
Education and health services	26,023	26,524	26,831	26,987	964	3.7
Leisure and hospitality	16,496	17,079	16,946	16,763	267	1.6
Other services	5,866	5,910	5,922	5,929	63	1.1
Government	23,466	23,452	23,807	23,963	497	2.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm	4,303.4	4,318.2	4,353.8	4,367.9	64.5	1.5
Mining, logging, and construction	251.8	258.9	258.0	258.6	6.8	2.7
Manufacturing	310.4	315.0	315.7	314.8	4.4	1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	923.9	908.8	920.4	932.6	8.7	0.9
Information	91.3	91.7	91.8	93.1	1.8	2.0
Financial activities	368.7	378.5	382.6	383.9	15.2	4.1
Professional and business services	792.1	786.8	792.9	789.1	-3.0	-0.4
Education and health services	513.7	524.0	525.6	527.4	13.7	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	427.2	429.1	430.9	429.9	2.7	0.6
Other services	137.8	143.2	142.9	142.0	4.2	3.0
Government	486.5	482.2	493.0	496.5	10.0	2.1
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm	3,086.0	3,094.5	3,122.5	3,129.2	43.2	1.4
Mining, logging, and construction	166.4	169.5	168.8	169.0	2.6	1.6
Manufacturing	198.3	202.9	203.5	202.5	4.2	2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	625.2	613.4	620.9	628.7	3.5	0.6
Information	79.8	80.5	80.7	81.9	2.1	2.6
Financial activities	293.2	301.7	304.9	305.9	12.7	4.3
Professional and business services	637.7	631.2	637.3	633.5	-4.2	-0.7
Education and health services	354.8	362.2	363.2	364.5	9.7	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	293.3	293.2	295.5	293.9	0.6	0.2
Other services	94.8	98.6	98.3	97.6	2.8	3.0
Government	342.5	341.3	349.4	351.7	9.2	2.7
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm	1,217.4	1,223.7	1,231.3	1,238.7	21.3	1.7
Mining, logging, and construction	85.4	89.4	89.2	89.6	4.2	4.9
Manufacturing	112.1	112.1	112.2	112.3	0.2	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	298.7	295.4	299.5	303.9	5.2	1.7
Information	11.5	11.2	11.1	11.2	-0.3	-2.6
Financial activities	75.5	76.8	77.7	78.0	2.5	3.3
Professional and business services	154.4	155.6	155.6	155.6	1.2	0.8
Education and health services	158.9	161.8	162.4	162.9	4.0	2.5
Leisure and hospitality	133.9	135.9	135.4	136.0	2.1	1.6
Other services	43.0	44.6	44.6	44.4	1.4	3.3
Government	144.0	140.9	143.6	144.8	0.8	0.6
(p) Preliminary

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Nov 2023	Sep 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024(p)	Nov 2023 to Nov 2024(p)
					Net change	Percent change
United States(1)
Total nonfarm	158,347	159,184	160,035	160,560	2,213	1.4
Mining and logging	642	641	642	642	0	0.0
Construction	8,173	8,446	8,465	8,381	208	2.5
Manufacturing	12,953	12,926	12,868	12,888	-65	-0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	29,407	28,948	29,152	29,584	177	0.6
Information	3,015	2,993	2,990	2,999	-16	-0.5
Financial activities	9,239	9,257	9,284	9,295	56	0.6
Professional and business services	23,067	23,008	23,128	23,129	62	0.3
Education and health services	26,023	26,524	26,831	26,987	964	3.7
Leisure and hospitality	16,496	17,079	16,946	16,763	267	1.6
Other services	5,866	5,910	5,922	5,929	63	1.1
Government	23,466	23,452	23,807	23,963	497	2.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Total nonfarm	3,099.2	3,093.0	3,102.5	3,112.1	12.9	0.4
Mining and logging	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.1	5.0
Construction	146.5	149.7	150.6	149.0	2.5	1.7
Manufacturing	183.7	180.4	179.3	179.2	-4.5	-2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	671.4	650.1	652.9	660.8	-10.6	-1.6
Information	98.5	95.0	93.4	95.8	-2.7	-2.7
Financial activities	206.8	208.3	208.4	210.3	3.5	1.7
Professional and business services	593.2	580.1	580.8	579.7	-13.5	-2.3
Education and health services	421.9	430.7	433.3	435.9	14.0	3.3
Leisure and hospitality	314.1	325.1	327.8	324.7	10.6	3.4
Other services	104.8	108.1	107.6	106.3	1.5	1.4
Government	356.3	363.4	366.3	368.3	12.0	3.4
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (NECTA)
Total nonfarm	2,829.7	2,829.1	2,841.4	2,844.1	14.4	0.5
Mining, logging, and construction	132.4	133.7	134.8	133.3	0.9	0.7
Manufacturing	183.5	179.4	179.6	179.6	-3.9	-2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	410.6	399.5	402.5	408.6	-2.0	-0.5
Information	80.0	76.2	76.2	77.0	-3.0	-3.8
Financial activities	185.3	184.3	184.8	184.8	-0.5	-0.3
Professional and business services	531.7	527.3	530.8	528.7	-3.0	-0.6
Education and health services	623.6	623.1	630.9	635.2	11.6	1.9
Leisure and hospitality	257.2	278.6	272.4	265.3	8.1	3.1
Other services	102.8	104.5	105.5	104.5	1.7	1.7
Government	322.6	322.5	323.9	327.1	4.5	1.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Total nonfarm	4,825.1	4,809.9	4,824.1	4,817.6	-7.5	-0.2
Mining and logging	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.6	0.0	0.0
Construction	188.5	191.7	191.7	184.0	-4.5	-2.4
Manufacturing	418.4	420.0	419.8	418.8	0.4	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	988.8	967.5	973.0	986.2	-2.6	-0.3
Information	77.0	75.3	75.6	77.2	0.2	0.3
Financial activities	320.6	316.6	317.8	316.7	-3.9	-1.2
Professional and business services	841.1	820.6	825.5	817.7	-23.4	-2.8
Education and health services	777.8	782.3	787.6	790.1	12.3	1.6
Leisure and hospitality	467.7	475.2	471.0	462.5	-5.2	-1.1
Other services	197.5	202.5	204.2	206.8	9.3	4.7
Government	546.1	556.6	556.2	556.0	9.9	1.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Total nonfarm	4,303.4	4,318.2	4,353.8	4,367.9	64.5	1.5
Mining, logging, and construction	251.8	258.9	258.0	258.6	6.8	2.7
Manufacturing	310.4	315.0	315.7	314.8	4.4	1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	923.9	908.8	920.4	932.6	8.7	0.9
Information	91.3	91.7	91.8	93.1	1.8	2.0
Financial activities	368.7	378.5	382.6	383.9	15.2	4.1
Professional and business services	792.1	786.8	792.9	789.1	-3.0	-0.4
Education and health services	513.7	524.0	525.6	527.4	13.7	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	427.2	429.1	430.9	429.9	2.7	0.6
Other services	137.8	143.2	142.9	142.0	4.2	3.0
Government	486.5	482.2	493.0	496.5	10.0	2.1
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Total nonfarm	3,434.0	3,461.9	3,476.2	3,496.5	62.5	1.8
Mining and logging	71.3	72.3	72.6	72.5	1.2	1.7
Construction	233.3	249.3	249.2	249.4	16.1	6.9
Manufacturing	235.8	239.4	238.9	238.8	3.0	1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	703.3	692.2	698.8	710.3	7.0	1.0
Information	33.2	32.3	32.5	32.9	-0.3	-0.9
Financial activities	186.9	192.1	193.2	194.7	7.8	4.2
Professional and business services	567.8	563.8	564.6	566.7	-1.1	-0.2
Education and health services	460.7	470.8	470.6	473.3	12.6	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	356.5	362.3	363.9	362.9	6.4	1.8
Other services	127.3	133.5	132.2	131.7	4.4	3.5
Government	457.9	453.9	459.7	463.3	5.4	1.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Total nonfarm	6,304.4	6,285.0	6,346.1	6,365.2	60.8	1.0
Mining and logging	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
Construction	260.0	258.3	260.5	255.0	-5.0	-1.9
Manufacturing	475.0	466.3	463.6	462.0	-13.0	-2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,112.3	1,095.0	1,107.0	1,125.6	13.3	1.2
Information	206.2	202.5	203.2	206.6	0.4	0.2
Financial activities	316.2	315.9	319.7	318.3	2.1	0.7
Professional and business services	971.2	963.3	972.0	974.3	3.1	0.3
Education and health services	1,210.5	1,237.2	1,255.9	1,265.0	54.5	4.5
Leisure and hospitality	773.1	780.8	782.9	775.2	2.1	0.3
Other services	217.0	218.0	217.8	218.1	1.1	0.5
Government	761.0	745.8	761.6	763.2	2.2	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Total nonfarm	2,960.7	2,965.5	2,977.9	3,009.9	49.2	1.7
Construction	157.8	168.1	166.5	168.0	10.2	6.5
Manufacturing	100.4	97.1	96.4	96.6	-3.8	-3.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	672.0	655.6	661.4	677.5	5.5	0.8
Information	55.2	54.6	54.3	54.8	-0.4	-0.7
Financial activities	219.2	216.0	216.3	217.2	-2.0	-0.9
Professional and business services	521.9	522.7	524.4	524.2	2.3	0.4
Education and health services	459.6	463.5	469.0	471.7	12.1	2.6
Leisure and hospitality	339.6	342.0	341.8	349.7	10.1	3.0
Other services	116.2	120.0	120.9	121.9	5.7	4.9
Government	317.9	325.0	326.0	327.4	9.5	3.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Total nonfarm	10,199.8	10,220.8	10,291.6	10,339.0	139.2	1.4
Mining, logging, and construction	402.0	404.5	402.1	400.2	-1.8	-0.4
Manufacturing	349.0	348.4	348.4	348.1	-0.9	-0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,704.8	1,671.4	1,686.8	1,708.4	3.6	0.2
Information	307.0	293.7	295.9	291.5	-15.5	-5.0
Financial activities	828.5	824.4	823.4	824.5	-4.0	-0.5
Professional and business services	1,673.9	1,640.1	1,647.1	1,655.1	-18.8	-1.1
Education and health services	2,278.0	2,345.4	2,386.0	2,413.6	135.6	6.0
Leisure and hospitality	920.4	965.4	953.2	936.7	16.3	1.8
Other services	412.9	411.1	415.4	419.1	6.2	1.5
Government	1,323.3	1,316.4	1,333.3	1,341.8	18.5	1.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Total nonfarm	3,123.3	3,131.8	3,147.3	3,160.7	37.4	1.2
Mining, logging, and construction	124.5	129.6	130.4	128.7	4.2	3.4
Manufacturing	182.3	179.8	179.2	179.7	-2.6	-1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	557.9	538.3	544.3	557.1	-0.8	-0.1
Information	53.6	52.5	52.4	52.0	-1.6	-3.0
Financial activities	229.1	231.0	230.3	230.3	1.2	0.5
Professional and business services	501.9	500.4	501.4	500.2	-1.7	-0.3
Education and health services	729.1	743.1	752.2	758.4	29.3	4.0
Leisure and hospitality	271.7	285.6	280.3	275.2	3.5	1.3
Other services	124.6	123.9	124.9	125.0	0.4	0.3
Government	348.6	347.6	351.9	354.1	5.5	1.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Total nonfarm	2,464.5	2,459.7	2,480.9	2,507.4	42.9	1.7
Mining and logging	3.7	3.9	4.0	4.0	0.3	8.1
Construction	175.9	172.0	172.2	172.2	-3.7	-2.1
Manufacturing	149.8	145.7	145.4	147.8	-2.0	-1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	486.2	476.7	482.6	497.8	11.6	2.4
Information	42.1	40.6	40.8	41.3	-0.8	-1.9
Financial activities	212.2	212.9	215.3	215.4	3.2	1.5
Professional and business services	395.3	395.6	396.2	398.1	2.8	0.7
Education and health services	409.0	424.7	430.4	434.5	25.5	6.2
Leisure and hospitality	252.6	244.8	249.5	250.6	-2.0	-0.8
Other services	77.1	77.7	78.6	78.1	1.0	1.3
Government	260.6	265.1	265.9	267.6	7.0	2.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Total nonfarm	2,482.8	2,469.2	2,487.3	2,494.3	11.5	0.5
Mining and logging	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
Construction	125.5	124.4	124.4	122.8	-2.7	-2.2
Manufacturing	149.8	146.7	146.0	145.7	-4.1	-2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	355.1	350.4	354.0	361.4	6.3	1.8
Information	139.2	130.8	130.8	130.3	-8.9	-6.4
Financial activities	137.5	135.7	137.8	137.2	-0.3	-0.2
Professional and business services	505.1	498.3	502.8	503.9	-1.2	-0.2
Education and health services	405.2	411.0	416.6	418.3	13.1	3.2
Leisure and hospitality	253.8	259.8	257.8	256.3	2.5	1.0
Other services	86.5	89.3	89.1	87.5	1.0	1.2
Government	324.7	322.4	327.6	330.5	5.8	1.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Total nonfarm	3,396.9	3,396.8	3,415.0	3,433.5	36.6	1.1
Mining, logging, and construction	163.6	167.0	168.3	169.5	5.9	3.6
Manufacturing	57.8	59.8	59.9	60.5	2.7	4.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	417.2	403.9	409.0	420.0	2.8	0.7
Information	79.6	79.1	78.7	78.4	-1.2	-1.5
Financial activities	153.1	149.6	151.1	151.6	-1.5	-1.0
Professional and business services	809.3	813.4	821.0	820.9	11.6	1.4
Education and health services	464.8	467.7	472.7	476.1	11.3	2.4
Leisure and hospitality	321.1	328.5	319.5	314.5	-6.6	-2.1
Other services	195.3	200.1	199.6	202.3	7.0	3.6
Government	735.1	727.7	735.2	739.7	4.6	0.6
(1) U.S. data are preliminary for two months after they are first published. (p) Preliminary