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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Texas > Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX

Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Dallas-Fort Worth Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2026
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southwest Consumer price indexes Table Aug 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth Area Employment — May 2025 Employment News Release Jul 2025
Consumer Expenditures for the Dallas Metropolitan Area — 2023–2024 Consumer spending News Release Jan 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington — May 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2026
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Jan 2026
Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington — July 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 2026
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area — June 2026 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2026
Industry employment and annual change: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston (PDF) Employment Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — July 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 2026
Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Historical (1967=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Historical (1982-84=100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, Calendar Year Historical, 2021-2025 Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2026
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Aug 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Jul 2026
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Economy at a Glance:
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX
Data Series Back
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,107.5 3,106.4 3,108.2 3,115.9 (p)3,114.7  

Employment(1)

 2,978.1 2,985.8 2,989.3 2,989.4 (p)2,969.4  

Unemployment(1)

 129.4 120.7 118.9 126.6 (p)145.3  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.1 (p)4.7  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,099.0 3,111.4 3,122.5 3,132.5 3,141.5 (p)3,134.0

12-month % change

 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.4 (p)1.1

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 176.9 177.8 178.0 180.0 182.3 (p)182.3

12-month % change

 1.5 0.9 0.4 1.0 1.3 (p)1.1

Manufacturing(3)

 201.5 201.3 200.5 201.5 203.9 (p)203.8

12-month % change

 -1.6 -1.5 -1.8 -1.5 -0.7 (p)-0.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 598.3 600.1 601.8 602.5 603.9 (p)604.8

12-month % change

 -0.4 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.8 (p)0.7

Information(3)

 73.6 73.8 73.3 73.9 74.7 (p)74.7

12-month % change

 -2.8 -2.3 -2.9 -1.9 -1.6 (p)-2.2

Financial Activities(3)

 312.6 312.7 311.8 312.0 314.6 (p)312.6

12-month % change

 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 (p)-0.8

Professional and Business Services(3)

 632.8 635.4 639.5 636.8 643.6 (p)647.0

12-month % change

 2.2 3.0 2.0 1.4 3.2 (p)2.5

Education and Health Services(3)

 363.6 366.1 367.5 367.9 369.6 (p)370.3

12-month % change

 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.0 2.1 (p)2.0

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 287.7 290.8 294.0 299.4 302.5 (p)301.9

12-month % change

 0.2 0.0 -0.4 0.1 1.2 (p)1.9

Other Services(3)

 98.5 98.5 99.8 101.2 102.1 (p)101.8

12-month % change

 0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.5 1.1 (p)1.1

Government(3)

 353.5 354.9 356.3 357.3 344.3 (p)334.8

12-month % change

 1.8 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.4 (p)1.4

Consumer Price Index: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

CPI-U, All items(4)

   312.058   311.261   311.093

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

     3.0   2.6   2.9

CPI-W, All items(5)

   324.112   322.388   321.907

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

     3.9   3.1   3.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary