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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Table

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Metropolitan Area Data Tables

Employees on nonfarm payrolls, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 4,198.2 4,206.6 4,213.3 4,218.4 4,233.2 4,241.7 4,243.8 4,254.1 4,258.6 4,266.7 4,261.4 4,269.8 4,273.8 4.0 0.1

Texas

 13,845.0 13,853.0 13,878.9 13,921.4 13,900.9 13,936.8 13,962.5 14,001.7 14,012.4 14,034.5 14,053.9 14,096.6 14,115.7 19.1 0.1

United States

 155,206 155,484 155,787 156,027 156,211 156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304 157,560 157,796 158,111 315 0.2

(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics
Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry

 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
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Total Nonfarm

 4,183.3 4,250.8 4,247.5 64.2 1.5 2,998.8 3,047.2 3,043.2 44.4 1.5 1,184.5 1,203.6 1,204.3 19.8 1.7

Mining, Logging, & Construction(1)

 241.6 250.1 250.3 8.7 3.6 161.2 164.5 164.2 3.0 1.9 80.4 85.6 86.1 5.7 7.1

Manufacturing

 304.2 310.4 309.4 5.2 1.7 194.6 199.3 199.3 4.7 2.4 109.6 111.1 110.1 0.5 0.5

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 887.7 896.2 893.3 5.6 0.6 601.3 607.2 604.8 3.5 0.6 286.4 289.0 288.5 2.1 0.7

Information

 93.0 90.5 91.2 -1.8 -1.9 81.4 79.3 80.0 -1.4 -1.7 11.6 11.2 11.2 -0.4 -3.4

Financial Activities

 364.5 368.8 367.2 2.7 0.7 289.1 293.5 292.1 3.0 1.0 75.4 75.3 75.1 -0.3 -0.4

Professional & Business Services

 775.0 777.0 771.2 -3.8 -0.5 623.3 624.5 618.9 -4.4 -0.7 151.7 152.5 152.3 0.6 0.4

Education & Health Services

 496.2 512.6 512.0 15.8 3.2 342.4 354.5 354.0 11.6 3.4 153.8 158.1 158.0 4.2 2.7

Leisure & Hospitality

 416.0 418.3 422.5 6.5 1.6 284.6 285.7 288.6 4.0 1.4 131.4 132.6 133.9 2.5 1.9

Other Services

 133.0 140.4 142.0 9.0 6.8 91.3 96.8 98.1 6.8 7.4 41.7 43.6 43.9 2.2 5.3

Government

 472.1 486.5 488.4 16.3 3.5 329.6 341.9 343.2 13.6 4.1 142.5 144.6 145.2 2.7 1.9

(1) Data unavailable at the State and U.S. levels.
(p) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics
Unemployment, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA

 163,640 143,746 158,189 169,980 173,020 174,709 165,679 157,757 148,701 144,419 169,601 183,889 174,039   10,399 6.4

Collin

 22,251 19,883 22,040 23,586 24,245 24,409 23,524 22,371 21,134 20,593 24,260 26,184 24,856   2,605 11.7

Dallas

 57,001 50,565 55,478 58,533 59,655 60,588 57,464 54,384 51,271 49,733 58,032 62,853 59,326   2,325 4.1

Denton

 20,119 17,546 19,454 21,560 21,457 21,525 20,401 19,375 18,239 17,851 20,825 22,388 21,329   1,210 6.0

Ellis

 4,029 3,413 3,772 4,123 4,198 4,221 3,977 3,812 3,616 3,564 4,156 4,491 4,281   252 6.3

Hood

 1,158 1,006 1,098 1,168 1,197 1,214 1,127 1,056 1,003 966 1,202 1,280 1,151   -7 -0.6

Hunt

 1,980 1,744 1,937 2,058 2,118 2,173 2,082 1,954 1,804 1,742 2,089 2,287 2,134   154 7.8

Johnson

 3,370 2,872 3,162 3,436 3,567 3,570 3,321 3,180 3,006 2,918 3,493 3,826 3,619   249 7.4

Kaufman

 3,189 2,828 3,116 3,341 3,374 3,405 3,253 3,073 2,956 2,878 3,317 3,557 3,384   195 6.1

Parker

 2,648 2,268 2,457 2,607 2,692 2,798 2,581 2,467 2,290 2,220 2,691 2,957 2,719   71 2.7

Rockwall

 2,168 1,947 2,166 2,282 2,276 2,342 2,257 2,153 2,048 2,005 2,321 2,566 2,336   168 7.7

Somervell

 174 148 160 182 174 178 159 153 140 139 167 186 161   -13 -7.5

Tarrant

 44,209 38,415 42,141 45,674 46,656 46,892 44,267 42,545 40,057 38,698 45,684 49,804 47,334   3,125 7.1

Wise

 1,344 1,111 1,208 1,430 1,411 1,394 1,266 1,234 1,137 1,112 1,364 1,510 1,409   65 4.8

Texas

 604,785 528,711 582,905 627,158 638,794 640,763 597,200 564,364 536,761 525,907 618,547 665,729 622,898   18,113 3.0

United States (in thousands)

 6,043 5,146 5,700 6,351 6,372 6,623 6,049 6,098 5,827 5,907 6,778 6,970 6,604   561 9.3

(p) Preliminary

NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year.
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey
Unemployment rate, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area and its component counties, not seasonally adjusted
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA

 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.9 4.2 3.9   0.1

Collin

 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.7 4.0 3.8   0.3

Dallas

 3.9 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.4 4.0 4.3 4.0   0.1

Denton

 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.6 3.9 3.7   0.1

Ellis

 3.8 3.2 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.9 4.2 4.0   0.2

Hood

 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.9 4.1 3.7   -0.1

Hunt

 4.1 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.6 4.3 4.7 4.4   0.3

Johnson

 3.7 3.2 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.8 4.1 3.9   0.2

Kaufman

 4.1 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.3   0.2

Parker

 3.5 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.5 3.8 3.5   0.0

Rockwall

 3.6 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.8 4.2 3.8   0.2

Somervell

 3.7 3.2 3.4 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.9 3.4   -0.3

Tarrant

 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.9 4.2 4.0   0.2

Wise

 3.8 3.2 3.5 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.9 4.2 4.0   0.2

Texas

 4.0 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.1   0.1

United States (in thousands)

 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.9   0.3

(p) Preliminary

NOTE: State, metropolitan area, and county data for both the current and prior year are subject to revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls early in the following calendar year.
SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Current Population Survey
Covered employment and wages(1), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area and its component counties, 3rd quarter 2023(2)
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA

 213,740 -128 3,987,937 75,969 1.9 $1,423 -0.4 $73,722,139 1.8

Collin

 34,465 497 530,169 17,888 3.5 1,526 -0.8 10,516,401 2.9

Dallas

 85,229 -1,195 1,836,026 13,501 0.7 1,572 -0.2 37,548,907 0.8

Denton

 20,468 277 308,628 13,831 4.7 1,190 0.3 4,753,400 4.9

Ellis

 3,877 55 61,146 1,447 2.4 1,062 1.5 840,751 4.4

Hood

 1,694 11 18,024 505 2.9 941 -2.9 223,327 1.4

Hunt

 1,802 44 30,622 837 2.8 1,100 0.1 436,789 3.6

Johnson

 3,982 30 56,872 2,319 4.3 1,051 0.2 772,625 3.9

Kaufman

 2,595 30 41,397 2,569 6.6 1,004 -0.2 534,878 6.5

Parker

 3,617 38 40,308 665 1.7 1,049 -0.8 549,829 1.9

Rockwall

 3,324 131 40,236 2,048 5.4 1,035 0.2 539,421 5.9

Somervell

 268 14 3,955 377 10.5 1,237 -4.8 63,180 4.7

Tarrant

 50,787 -100 998,531 19,447 2.0 1,284 -0.2 16,617,022 1.9

Wise

 1,632 40 22,023 535 2.5 1,139 2.2 325,608 4.9

Texas

 831,938 20,249 13,731,145 342,081 2.6 $1,336 0.3 $237,546,673 2.9

United States

 12,026,378 421,791 153,772,811 2,247,832 1.5 1,334 0.1 2,653,972,298 1.6

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.

SOURCE: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages