FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: FOR RELEASE: Cheryl Abbot, Regional Economist March 19, 2009 (972) 850-4800 (effective March 31) (214) 767-6970 http://www.bls.gov/ro6/ DALLAS-FORT WORTH-AREA EMPLOYMENT, JANUARY 2009 Employment Down Following Nearly Five Years of Expansion Total nonfarm employment in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,936,600 in January 2009, down 7,100 from January 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Regional Commissioner Stanley W. Suchman noted that this marked the area's first over-the-year job loss since January 2004. From January 2008 to January 2009 local nonfarm employment edged down 0.2 percent compared to the national decline of 2.6 percent. (See chart A and table 1; Technical Note at end of release contains metropolitan area definitions. All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout. Nonfarm employment data for all states and areas have been revised to reflect the incorporation of March 2008 benchmarks.) Chart A. Total nonfarm employment, over-the-year net change in the Dallas metropolitan area and its components, January 2001-January 2009The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area is comprised of two metropolitan divisions -- separately identifiable employment centers within the larger metropolitan area. In the Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan Division, which accounted for 70 percent of the greater metropolitan area’s workforce, employment fell by 9,800 from January a year ago. In contrast, the Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Division continued to expand with the addition of 2,700 jobs during the 12-month period. In fact, total employment levels in Fort Worth-Arlington have not declined on an annual basis since October 2003. Industry employment In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, six supersectors experienced over-the-year declines with two industries registering losses of more than 10,000 jobs from January 2008. Manufacturing reported the largest employment decrease, down 11,800, with both metropolitan divisions contributing to the industry’s decline. Locally, manufacturing jobs were down 4.1 percent; nationally, the rate of decline was much steeper at 8.1 percent. (See table 1 and chart B.) Chart B. Over-the-year percent change in employment by industry supersector, United States and the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, January 2009
Trade, transportation, and utilities lost 10,600 jobs, down 1.7 percent since January 2008. Nearly all of the job loss in this sector occurred in the Dallas-Plano-Irving metropolitan division. Nationwide, employment in this industry declined 3.7 percent. Four supersectors in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area added jobs from January 2008 to January 2009. The educational and health services supersector experienced the largest employment gain, adding 15,600 jobs over the year, growing at a 4.9-percent pace. Both metropolitan divisions contributed to the advance. Nationally, the educational and health services industry expanded at a 2.8-percent pace. Government added 10,300 jobs in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area from January a year ago, with the Dallas-Plano-Irving division accounting for most of the increase, up 9,100 or 3.5 percent. Government employment in Fort Worth-Arlington rose more slowly, 1.0 percent, matching the national increase. Leisure and hospitality gained 2,300 jobs and financial activities added 1,800, both increasing 0.8 percent. This was in contrast to the national employment picture where the leisure and hospitality sector fell 1.8 percent and financial activities declined 3.3 percent since January 2008. Employment in the 12 largest areas The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in January 2009. Eleven of these areas experienced over-the-year job losses. (See chart C and table 3.) Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown was the only area to add jobs during this 12-month period, growing at a 0.7-percent pace. Nationally, employment declined 2.6 percent from January 2008 to January 2009. Of the areas with over-the-year job losses, five—Detroit-Warren-Livonia (-7.4 percent), Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta (-3.8 percent), Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach (-3.4 percent), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana (-3.2 percent), and San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (-2.9 percent)—experienced employment declines faster than the national rate. Job losses in Chicago-Naperville-Joliet occurred at the same rate as that for the nation. Boston- Cambridge-Quincy and New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (-2.0 percent each), Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (-1.7 percent), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (-0.2 percent), and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (-0.1 percent) all lost jobs at a slower pace than the nation since January 2008. Four metropolitan areas experienced employment declines of over 100,000 from January a year ago, led by Los Angeles (-175,600) and New York (-168,600). Another five areas had job losses of about 50,000 or more. Houston, the only area to gain jobs since last January, increased its employment by 17,200. Chart C. Over-the-year percent change in employment, United States and 12 largest metropolitan areas, January 2009
Additional information For personal assistance or further information on the Current Employment Statistics program, as well as other Bureau programs, contact the Southwest Information Office at 214- 767-6970 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Effective March 31, the telephone number will change to 972-850-4800.) Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. Technical Note This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment Definition. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a "link relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Small-domain models are used as the official estimators for the approximately 39 percent of CES published series which have insufficient sample for direct sample-based estimates. Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Reliability of the estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability-that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding. Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error are available for state CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data. Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/sae/. Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on November 20, 2007. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available at www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2008/b08-01.pdf. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, and Wise Counties in Texas. The Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall Counties in Texas. The Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Johnson, Parker, Tarrant, and Wise Counties in Texas. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, U.S. and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands) Area and Industry Jan
2008Nov
2008Dec
2008Jan
2009(p)Change from Jan
2008 to Jan 2009Number Percent U.S.
Total nonfarm
135,840 136,882 135,917 132,347 -3,493 -2.6 Natural resources and mining
730 799 786 766 36 4.9 Construction
7,053 7,058 6,739 6,298 -755 -10.7 Manufacturing
13,619 13,140 12,944 12,522 -1,097 -8.1 Trade, transportation, and utilities
26,510 26,439 26,475 25,536 -974 -3.7 Information
3,000 2,970 2,954 2,899 -101 -3.4 Financial activities
8,166 8,028 8,009 7,899 -267 -3.3 Professional and business services
17,674 17,590 17,406 16,899 -775 -4.4 Educational and health services
18,488 19,255 19,242 19,008 520 2.8 Leisure and hospitality
12,905 13,087 13,013 12,668 -237 -1.8 Other services
5,445 5,486 5,455 5,387 -58 -1.1 Government
22,250 23,030 22,894 22,465 215 1.0 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Total nonfarm
2,943.7 2,998.3 3,003.8 2,936.6 -7.1 -0.2 Mining, logging, and construction
189.0 191.0 189.5 185.5 -3.5 -1.9 Manufacturing
290.4 282.9 281.8 278.6 -11.8 -4.1 Trade, transportation, and utilities
627.3 636.2 642.8 616.7 -10.6 -1.7 Information
89.1 87.2 87.7 87.7 -1.4 -1.6 Financial activities
231.7 234.7 235.6 233.5 1.8 0.8 Professional and business services
444.1 453.8 455.1 436.0 -8.1 -1.8 Educational and health services
318.9 336.9 336.7 334.5 15.6 4.9 Leisure and hospitality
274.3 280.7 280.7 276.6 2.3 0.8 Other services
102.7 103.8 104.0 101.0 -1.7 -1.7 Government
376.2 391.1 389.9 386.5 10.3 2.7 Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX
Total nonfarm
2,078.6 2,116.9 2,119.6 2,068.8 -9.8 -0.5 Mining, logging, and construction
124.0 124.2 123.0 119.7 -4.3 -3.5 Manufacturing
191.9 186.6 185.5 183.7 -8.2 -4.3 Trade, transportation, and utilities
418.1 423.6 427.6 407.7 -10.4 -2.5 Information
72.9 71.3 71.8 72.1 -0.8 -1.1 Financial activities
182.8 185.4 186.0 184.8 2.0 1.1 Professional and business services
346.6 352.2 353.0 338.1 -8.5 -2.5 Educational and health services
222.0 234.3 233.9 232.7 10.7 4.8 Leisure and hospitality
190.0 195.8 195.6 192.2 2.2 1.2 Other services
71.1 72.1 72.3 69.5 -1.6 -2.3 Government
259.2 271.4 270.9 268.3 9.1 3.5 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Total nonfarm
865.1 881.4 884.2 867.8 2.7 0.3 Mining, logging, and construction
65.0 66.8 66.5 65.8 0.8 1.2 Manufacturing
98.5 96.3 96.3 94.9 -3.6 -3.7 Trade, transportation, and utilities
209.2 212.6 215.2 209.0 -0.2 -0.1 Information
16.2 15.9 15.9 15.6 -0.6 -3.7 Financial activities
48.9 49.3 49.6 48.7 -0.2 -0.4 Professional and business services
97.5 101.6 102.1 97.9 0.4 0.4 Educational and health services
96.9 102.6 102.8 101.8 4.9 5.1 Leisure and hospitality
84.3 84.9 85.1 84.4 0.1 0.1 Other services
31.6 31.7 31.7 31.5 -0.1 -0.3 Government
117.0 119.7 119.0 118.2 1.2 1.0 (p) preliminary
Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands) Area and Industry Jan Nov Dec Jan Change from 2008 2008 2008 2009(p) Jan 2008 to Jan 2009 Number Percent Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
Total nonfarm
2,432.5 2,399.6 2,381.3 2,341.2 -91.3 -3.8 Mining and logging
1.8 1.5 1.5 1.4 -0.4 -22.2 Construction
132.7 121.5 115.9 113.2 -19.5 -14.7 Manufacturing
172.4 161.5 159.4 157.2 -15.2 -8.8 Trade, transportation, and utilities
560.2 553.0 550.4 535.2 -25.0 -4.5 Information
83.2 82.4 82.5 81.6 -1.6 -1.9 Financial activities
157.3 151.8 151.4 150.4 -6.9 -4.4 Professional and business services
409.5 396.3 392.2 381.2 -28.3 -6.9 Educational and health services
255.5 263.6 264.3 262.5 7.0 2.7 Leisure and hospitality
227.8 229.5 227.7 225.1 -2.7 -1.2 Other services
97.3 97.4 95.8 95.1 -2.2 -2.3 Government
334.8 341.1 340.2 338.3 3.5 1.0 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Total nonfarm
2,463.8 2,504.4 2,479.8 2,413.7 -50.1 -2.0 Mining and logging
0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 -0.1 -14.3 Construction
90.8 94.2 88.3 79.3 -11.5 -12.7 Manufacturing
218.2 213.1 212.3 210.5 -7.7 -3.5 Trade, transportation, and utilities
421.1 420.1 420.4 406.7 -14.4 -3.4 Information
74.8 75.1 74.5 73.5 -1.3 -1.7 Financial activities
186.0 179.4 178.5 176.5 -9.5 -5.1 Professional and business services
408.1 414.7 405.7 391.1 -17.0 -4.2 Educational and health services
466.4 486.6 487.2 477.6 11.2 2.4 Leisure and hospitality
206.1 217.9 210.9 202.2 -3.9 -1.9 Other services
87.9 89.2 88.8 87.1 -0.8 -0.9 Government
303.7 313.3 312.5 308.6 4.9 1.6 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
Total nonfarm
4,472.0 4,513.9 4,488.5 4,355.7 -116.3 -2.6 Mining and logging
1.9 2.1 2.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 Construction
188.4 201.3 188.7 169.3 -19.1 -10.1 Manufacturing
477.2 462.4 459.6 453.0 -24.2 -5.1 Trade, transportation, and utilities
931.4 929.4 932.6 896.0 -35.4 -3.8 Information
90.4 89.0 89.1 88.3 -2.1 -2.3 Financial activities
318.7 312.3 312.2 306.6 -12.1 -3.8 Professional and business services
723.1 728.9 721.0 694.8 -28.3 -3.9 Educational and health services
596.8 617.3 618.0 609.2 12.4 2.1 Leisure and hospitality
387.9 397.2 393.7 378.4 -9.5 -2.4 Other services
196.5 199.3 199.2 195.9 -0.6 -0.3 Government
559.7 574.7 572.3 562.3 2.6 0.5 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Total nonfarm
2,943.7 2,998.3 3,003.8 2,936.6 -7.1 -0.2 Mining, logging, and construction
189.0 191.0 189.5 185.5 -3.5 -1.9 Manufacturing
290.4 282.9 281.8 278.6 -11.8 -4.1 Trade, transportation, and utilities
627.3 636.2 642.8 616.7 -10.6 -1.7 Information
89.1 87.2 87.7 87.7 -1.4 -1.6 Financial activities
231.7 234.7 235.6 233.5 1.8 0.8 Professional and business services
444.1 453.8 455.1 436.0 -8.1 -1.8 Educational and health services
318.9 336.9 336.7 334.5 15.6 4.9 Leisure and hospitality
274.3 280.7 280.7 276.6 2.3 0.8 Other services
102.7 103.8 104.0 101.0 -1.7 -1.7 Government
376.2 391.1 389.9 386.5 10.3 2.7 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
Total nonfarm
1,910.4 1,880.9 1,852.3 1,768.7 -141.7 -7.4 Mining, logging, and construction
61.0 63.3 58.8 52.0 -9.0 -14.8 Manufacturing
245.4 231.0 225.6 194.9 -50.5 -20.6 Trade, transportation, and utilities
363.3 357.4 354.7 340.0 -23.3 -6.4 Information
32.7 31.5 31.5 30.9 -1.8 -5.5 Financial activities
108.3 103.0 102.0 100.5 -7.8 -7.2 Professional and business services
341.4 321.6 312.9 300.0 -41.4 -12.1 Educational and health services
278.6 286.5 285.6 281.4 2.8 1.0 Leisure and hospitality
174.0 176.8 175.6 169.4 -4.6 -2.6 Other services
85.8 86.3 84.7 84.2 -1.6 -1.9 Government
219.9 223.5 220.9 215.4 -4.5 -2.0 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Total nonfarm
2,559.0 2,623.8 2,628.1 2,576.2 17.2 0.7 Mining and logging
86.0 93.2 93.7 92.8 6.8 7.9 Construction
199.5 204.3 203.9 199.5 0.0 0.0 Manufacturing
237.2 243.9 244.1 241.0 3.8 1.6 Trade, transportation, and utilities
525.9 542.8 545.1 523.0 -2.9 -0.6 Information
36.6 36.2 36.1 35.6 -1.0 -2.7 Financial activities
143.3 143.5 143.9 142.2 -1.1 -0.8 Professional and business services
374.8 384.0 384.7 377.0 2.2 0.6 Educational and health services
279.8 289.0 289.9 287.9 8.1 2.9 Leisure and hospitality
224.5 227.9 229.0 222.2 -2.3 -1.0 Other services
90.2 90.1 90.2 89.7 -0.5 -0.6 Government
361.2 368.9 367.5 365.3 4.1 1.1 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Total nonfarm
5,548.8 5,521.5 5,492.3 5,373.2 -175.6 -3.2 Mining and logging
5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 Construction
242.9 224.7 220.6 212.0 -30.9 -12.7 Manufacturing
615.1 594.7 587.9 578.7 -36.4 -5.9 Trade, transportation, and utilities
1,093.6 1,064.8 1,065.5 1,034.5 -59.1 -5.4 Information
226.6 248.4 238.8 214.8 -11.8 -5.2 Financial activities
356.2 340.5 340.1 338.1 -18.1 -5.1 Professional and business services
851.0 842.7 843.4 824.0 -27.0 -3.2 Educational and health services
640.6 664.6 662.5 652.2 11.6 1.8 Leisure and hospitality
562.8 566.6 562.6 554.8 -8.0 -1.4 Other services
192.3 193.7 193.6 190.0 -2.3 -1.2 Government
762.7 775.8 772.3 769.1 6.4 0.8 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
Total nonfarm
2,399.9 2,345.6 2,350.0 2,319.1 -80.8 -3.4 Mining and logging
0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 -0.1 -14.3 Construction
146.0 125.0 123.5 121.6 -24.4 -16.7 Manufacturing
96.4 90.7 90.3 90.0 -6.4 -6.6 Trade, transportation, and utilities
551.3 539.0 539.1 526.7 -24.6 -4.5 Information
51.5 49.3 49.4 48.9 -2.6 -5.0 Financial activities
176.4 168.1 168.4 166.9 -9.5 -5.4 Professional and business services
358.5 351.6 351.9 344.0 -14.5 -4.0 Educational and health services
322.6 336.5 337.0 332.1 9.5 2.9 Leisure and hospitality
261.9 250.9 254.3 254.8 -7.1 -2.7 Other services
103.8 103.3 104.3 103.0 -0.8 -0.8 Government
330.8 330.5 331.1 330.5 -0.3 -0.1 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Total nonfarm
8,499.5 8,639.8 8,604.4 8,330.9 -168.6 -2.0 Mining, logging, and construction
346.9 361.9 348.8 318.3 -28.6 -8.2 Manufacturing
435.7 421.0 416.1 402.3 -33.4 -7.7 Trade, transportation, and utilities
1,615.0 1,624.5 1,626.3 1,561.5 -53.5 -3.3 Information
282.3 286.5 283.6 276.2 -6.1 -2.2 Financial activities
790.6 771.7 774.0 759.9 -30.7 -3.9 Professional and business services
1,298.9 1,312.7 1,298.0 1,249.6 -49.3 -3.8 Educational and health services
1,448.8 1,505.5 1,505.2 1,477.6 28.8 2.0 Leisure and hospitality
622.8 663.1 659.4 627.6 4.8 0.8 Other services
365.2 375.0 373.7 367.2 2.0 0.5 Government
1,293.3 1,317.9 1,319.3 1,290.7 -2.6 -0.2 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Total nonfarm
2,778.9 2,817.7 2,804.2 2,730.6 -48.3 -1.7 Mining, logging, and construction
120.4 119.4 115.2 108.0 -12.4 -10.3 Manufacturing
217.7 212.5 211.1 208.3 -9.4 -4.3 Trade, transportation, and utilities
532.0 528.0 532.0 511.2 -20.8 -3.9 Information
57.8 56.1 56.0 55.6 -2.2 -3.8 Financial activities
217.8 215.1 214.7 212.5 -5.3 -2.4 Professional and business services
425.2 428.9 421.9 409.6 -15.6 -3.7 Educational and health services
525.6 551.9 548.7 539.4 13.8 2.6 Leisure and hospitality
209.8 219.0 218.7 208.4 -1.4 -0.7 Other services
121.7 123.5 123.2 122.1 0.4 0.3 Government
350.9 363.3 362.7 355.5 4.6 1.3 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Total nonfarm
2,018.4 2,014.1 2,006.9 1,959.9 -58.5 -2.9 Mining and logging
1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 Construction
110.3 104.2 100.4 95.7 -14.6 -13.2 Manufacturing
137.2 134.4 133.6 131.5 -5.7 -4.2 Trade, transportation, and utilities
361.5 356.6 357.6 342.4 -19.1 -5.3 Information
67.9 67.2 66.8 66.6 -1.3 -1.9 Financial activities
145.9 139.3 138.8 137.1 -8.8 -6.0 Professional and business services
370.1 369.6 369.4 362.5 -7.6 -2.1 Educational and health services
228.5 237.2 237.2 232.3 3.8 1.7 Leisure and hospitality
207.1 212.2 212.2 205.1 -2.0 -1.0 Other services
73.6 74.5 74.6 72.8 -0.8 -1.1 Government
314.9 317.5 314.9 312.5 -2.4 -0.8 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Total nonfarm
2,959.2 3,021.3 3,015.2 2,957.4 -1.8 -0.1 Mining, logging, and construction
173.4 169.7 167.1 161.5 -11.9 -6.9 Manufacturing
61.2 59.9 59.8 59.2 -2.0 -3.3 Trade, transportation, and utilities
402.2 400.3 402.3 386.3 -15.9 -4.0 Information
92.0 90.2 90.4 89.1 -2.9 -3.2 Financial activities
154.6 152.0 152.2 149.5 -5.1 -3.3 Professional and business services
669.6 688.1 685.1 679.5 9.9 1.5 Educational and health services
331.2 346.1 345.0 341.9 10.7 3.2 Leisure and hospitality
245.4 259.0 258.3 252.6 7.2 2.9 Other services
180.3 185.2 184.9 182.9 2.6 1.4 Government
649.3 670.8 670.1 654.9 5.6 0.9
Last Modified Date: March 19, 2009
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