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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Texas > Dallas-Fort Worth

Dallas-Fort Worth

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 Sep 2024
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southwest Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2024
Consumer Expenditures for the Dallas Metropolitan Area — 2021–2022 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Oct 2023
Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area – July 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 2024
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2024
Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area — June 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2024
Industry employment and annual change: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston (PDF) Employment Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — August 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2024
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, 2019-2023 Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2024
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Oct 2024
Consumer Price Index, Annual Average Historical, 2019-2023 Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Economy at a Glance:
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Data Series Back
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 4,421.2 4,432.5 4,425.7 4,466.7 4,480.7 (p)4,494.1

Employment(1)

 4,247.1 4,281.5 4,267.1 4,274.9 4,298.0 (p)4,309.4

Unemployment(1)

 174.1 151.0 158.6 191.7 182.7 (p)184.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.9 3.4 3.6 4.3 4.1 (p)4.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 4,245.3 4,272.3 4,289.7 4,291.6 4,271.4 (p)4,296.2

12-month % change

 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.3 (p)1.4

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 250.4 251.1 252.4 257.5 257.1 (p)259.2

12-month % change

 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.9 3.5 (p)4.1

Manufacturing(3)

 309.0 309.9 311.8 315.0 315.3 (p)317.7

12-month % change

 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.0 2.0 (p)2.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 892.4 894.1 899.8 900.1 900.9 (p)904.5

12-month % change

 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.9 (p)1.0

Information(3)

 91.0 90.7 90.5 91.1 91.7 (p)91.8

12-month % change

 -2.2 -2.4 -2.5 -1.9 -0.4 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 367.4 369.6 371.6 373.4 377.4 (p)379.7

12-month % change

 0.8 1.3 1.8 1.1 2.1 (p)2.9

Professional and Business Services(3)

 767.5 773.6 774.4 776.6 770.1 (p)774.2

12-month % change

 -1.0 -0.8 -0.5 0.3 -1.7 (p)-1.3

Education and Health Services(3)

 513.7 518.2 517.7 515.3 514.2 (p)519.4

12-month % change

 3.5 3.5 2.7 2.8 2.9 (p)2.9

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 423.4 430.8 435.5 438.5 435.7 (p)436.3

12-month % change

 1.8 2.8 2.0 0.6 0.7 (p)1.2

Other Services(3)

 142.2 143.5 143.5 144.8 144.4 (p)143.9

12-month % change

 6.9 6.9 5.7 4.5 4.3 (p)4.1

Government(3)

 488.3 490.8 492.5 479.3 464.6 (p)469.5

12-month % change

 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 (p)1.1

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

CPI-U, All items(4)

 298.719   301.567   299.767  

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

   4.9   5.0   4.1  

CPI-W, All items(5)

 308.737   311.662   310.225  

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

   5.0   4.9   3.9  

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