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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Texas > Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX

Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, 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 Jan 2026
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southwest Consumer price indexes Table Feb 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 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2025
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Jan 2026
Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area — November 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2025
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2025
Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area — September 2025 Benefits, Pay News Release Dec 2025
Industry employment and annual change: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston (PDF) Employment Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 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 Jan 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Feb 2026
Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX Economy at a Glance:
Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX
Data Series Back
Data		 July
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2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,454.4 1,458.2 1,462.9 (2)- 1,469.6 (p)1,461.0

Employment(1)

 1,397.5 1,395.6 1,403.0 (2)- 1,412.5 (p)1,409.1

Unemployment(1)

 56.9 62.6 59.9 (2)- 57.2 (p)51.8

Unemployment Rate(3)

 3.9 4.3 4.1 (2)- 3.9 (p)3.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 1,211.3 1,212.3 1,211.4 1,220.5 1,223.8 (p)1,225.8

12-month % change

 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.9 (p)0.9

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.8 90.0 (p)90.2

12-month % change

 3.2 3.2 3.4 4.3 4.5 (p)5.3

Manufacturing(4)

 110.1 110.1 108.8 108.8 108.8 (p)109.2

12-month % change

 1.8 1.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 (p)1.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 290.1 289.1 290.6 295.7 299.2 (p)301.9

12-month % change

 1.1 0.4 1.0 1.0 0.8 (p)0.6

Information(4)

 12.0 11.9 11.7 11.7 11.7 (p)11.9

12-month % change

 -2.4 -2.5 -2.5 -2.5 -2.5 (p)-1.7

Financial Activities(4)

 78.5 78.1 77.7 77.7 77.4 (p)77.3

12-month % change

 1.9 1.8 1.3 0.1 -0.6 (p)-0.4

Professional and Business Services(4)

 151.8 151.5 150.9 151.3 150.0 (p)149.5

12-month % change

 -0.5 -1.5 -2.2 -3.0 -3.9 (p)-4.0

Education and Health Services(4)

 158.6 158.8 158.8 160.5 161.8 (p)161.7

12-month % change

 2.7 1.9 1.5 2.8 3.3 (p)3.4

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 141.5 140.5 138.7 138.1 137.9 (p)137.4

12-month % change

 3.8 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.1 (p)1.9

Other Services(4)

 42.7 42.9 42.3 42.8 42.9 (p)42.6

12-month % change

 -1.4 -1.2 -1.4 0.7 1.4 (p)1.4

Government(4)

 136.8 140.1 142.5 144.1 144.1 (p)144.1

12-month % change

 1.3 2.5 3.2 2.6 1.5 (p)1.5

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

CPI-U, All items(5)

 302.413   304.221   302.493  

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

   0.9   1.9   1.1  

CPI-W, All items(6)

 311.717   313.833   312.327  

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

   0.5   1.9   1.3  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary