Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX : Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2008

2,943.7 2,965.5 2,975.9 2,986.6 3,005.1 3,005.5 2,980.4 2,991.1 2,988.5 2,990.6 2,998.3 3,003.8 2,986.3

2009

2,936.7 2,934.2 (P) 2,937.1                    

Mining, Logging, & Construction

 

2008

189.0 192.9 195.2 194.3 195.9 198.8 197.0 197.4 195.9 192.1 191.0 189.5 194.1

2009

185.4 185.7 (P) 183.7                    

Manufacturing

 

2008

290.4 290.8 289.7 287.8 288.1 288.0 287.1 286.9 285.6 284.1 282.9 281.8 286.9

2009

280.4 280.1 (P) 278.5                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2008

627.3 624.6 626.4 624.3 626.6 628.4 627.8 631.6 626.8 628.4 636.2 642.8 629.3

2009

618.3 613.0 (P) 617.1                    

Information

 

2008

89.1 89.2 89.2 89.0 88.9 88.6 88.2 87.8 86.3 86.5 87.2 87.7 88.1

2009

87.5 87.3 (P) 86.9                    

Financial Activities

 

2008

231.7 232.8 233.0 235.6 236.8 237.6 236.7 237.1 235.6 235.2 234.7 235.6 235.2

2009

231.0 231.8 (P) 229.7                    

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

444.1 446.4 448.5 451.7 454.4 457.5 454.6 457.7 453.2 453.5 453.8 455.1 452.5

2009

435.3 429.2 (P) 431.0                    

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

318.9 323.8 324.6 325.4 328.3 326.2 328.3 330.7 333.1 335.7 336.9 336.7 329.1

2009

335.0 339.1 (P) 338.5                    

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

274.3 277.9 281.1 287.1 291.6 292.6 291.2 288.7 285.6 282.8 280.7 280.7 284.5

2009

275.6 277.6 (P) 280.5                    

Other Services

 

2008

102.7 103.4 103.3 106.3 107.2 107.9 105.9 105.6 105.1 103.9 103.8 104.0 104.9

2009

101.4 98.9 (P) 98.5                    

Government

 

2008

376.2 383.7 384.9 385.1 387.3 379.9 363.6 367.6 381.3 388.4 391.1 389.9 381.6

2009

386.8 391.5 (P) 392.7                    

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2008

(1) 3,108,222 (1) 3,103,531 (1) 3,106,050 (1) 3,112,161 (1) 3,128,244 (1) 3,151,861 (1) 3,163,558 (1) 3,154,517 (1) 3,149,076 (1) 3,158,566 (1) 3,158,016 (1) 3,155,235 (1) 3,137,419

2009

3,150,161 3,141,807 (P) 3,146,058                    

Employment

 

2008

(1) 2,964,068 (1) 2,965,885 (1) 2,969,885 (1) 2,986,070 (1) 2,985,383 (1) 2,991,546 (1) 2,996,449 (1) 2,985,795 (1) 2,984,417 (1) 2,991,434 (1) 2,981,904 (1) 2,969,972 (1) 2,981,067

2009

2,928,084 2,924,292 (P) 2,926,395                    

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 144,154 (1) 137,646 (1) 136,165 (1) 126,091 (1) 142,861 (1) 160,315 (1) 167,109 (1) 168,722 (1) 164,659 (1) 167,132 (1) 176,112 (1) 185,263 (1) 156,352

2009

222,077 217,515 (P) 219,663                    

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 4.6 (1) 4.4 (1) 4.4 (1) 4.1 (1) 4.6 (1) 5.1 (1) 5.3 (1) 5.3 (1) 5.2 (1) 5.3 (1) 5.6 (1) 5.9 (1) 5.0

2009

7.0 6.9 (P) 7.0                    

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary