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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 Feb 2023
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southwest Consumer price indexes Table Nov 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth Area Employment — November 2022 Employment News Release Dec 2022
Consumer Expenditures for the Dallas Metropolitan Area — 2020-2021 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Consumer Expenditures for the U.S., regions, and selected metropolitan areas Consumer spending Table Oct 2022
Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area – November 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2022
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Texas Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2022
Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area — December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2023
Industry employment and annual change: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston (PDF) Employment Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
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, 2018-2022 Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2023
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jan 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Area Data Tables Employment, Pay, Unemployment Table Feb 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Economy at a Glance:
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 4,381.6 4,365.3 4,403.8 4,459.9 (p)4,466.4  

Employment(1)

 4,231.7 4,198.8 4,233.6 4,274.9 (p)4,279.6  

Unemployment(1)

 149.8 166.5 170.3 185.0 (p)186.8  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.4 3.8 3.9 4.1 (p)4.2  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 4,221.2 4,236.7 4,272.3 4,276.8 (p)4,279.5  

12-month % change

 4.4 4.3 5.0 4.4 (p)3.8  

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 241.5 244.6 252.7 256.8 (p)255.6  

12-month % change

 5.2 6.1 8.4 9.3 (p)8.4  

Manufacturing(3)

 304.2 305.0 311.2 312.2 (p)311.9  

12-month % change

 2.4 2.4 3.5 3.4 (p)3.3  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 899.0 894.7 902.4 902.8 (p)900.0  

12-month % change

 3.3 2.6 3.1 2.5 (p)1.7  

Information(3)

 93.6 94.8 96.5 96.8 (p)95.5  

12-month % change

 5.1 5.6 6.7 4.8 (p)3.8  

Financial Activities(3)

 372.2 372.4 379.1 381.3 (p)379.0  

12-month % change

 5.1 5.0 6.2 5.4 (p)4.2  

Professional and Business Services(3)

 787.4 792.8 802.2 812.9 (p)806.3  

12-month % change

 4.4 4.8 5.9 5.1 (p)3.5  

Education and Health Services(3)

 497.9 498.4 496.1 496.4 (p)495.3  

12-month % change

 5.6 5.2 5.6 4.4 (p)3.3  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 413.2 417.7 425.3 423.4 (p)421.0  

12-month % change

 5.2 4.8 4.7 3.2 (p)2.9  

Other Services(3)

 137.7 140.0 143.3 144.1 (p)146.5  

12-month % change

 9.1 9.5 11.2 9.7 (p)12.3  

Government(3)

 474.5 476.3 463.5 450.1 (p)468.4  

12-month % change

 3.2 3.5 3.1 3.5 (p)4.6  

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

CPI-U, All items(4)

   287.133   288.006   291.001

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

     4.7   4.0   4.6

CPI-W, All items(5)

   297.008   298.461   301.057

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

     4.6   4.0   4.6

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