Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Job Growth

There were 2,934,100 jobs in Dallas, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,018,915 employed persons for the month. Dallas lost 3,600 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 11,526 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dallas job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,934,100	-3,600	+45,200
CPS	3,018,915	+11,526	+54,614

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Dallas, Texas Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Dallas as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Dallas, Texas

CES employment for Dallas peaked in February 2008 at 2,989,000. Since then 54,900 jobs have been lost in Dallas according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,833,100 in December 2009, Dallas has gained 101,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in December 2011 for Dallas is at a new high of 3,018,915.

Employment: CES, CPS

Dallas, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	2,934,100	-3,600	3,018,915	11,526
November 2011	2,937,700	12,900	3,007,389	11,478
October 2011	2,924,800	-20,700	2,995,911	4,888
September 2011	2,945,500	19,900	2,991,023	6,146
August 2011	2,925,600	-3,400	2,984,877	-1,798
July 2011	2,929,000	-2,900	2,986,675	-8,412
June 2011	2,931,900	8,100	2,995,087	-4,853
May 2011	2,923,800	-12,400	2,999,940	5,215
April 2011	2,936,200	19,800	2,994,725	12,452
March 2011	2,916,400	14,300	2,982,273	7,713
February 2011	2,902,100	6,000	2,974,560	6,226
January 2011	2,896,100	7,200	2,968,334	4,033
December 2010	2,888,900	4,900	2,964,301	2,791