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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dallas fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Dallas peaked in September 2011 at 8.4% and is now 0.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Dallas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
National 8.5% -0.2 -0.9
Texas 7.8% -0.3 -0.5
Dallas 7.7% -0.3 -0.6
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Dallas, Texas, National

Dallas, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Dallas, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Dallas peaked in September 2011 at 273,898. There are now 23,174 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Dallas employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dallas, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
Dallas 250,724 -11,015 -18,031

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dallas, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Texas
Unemployment Rate
Dallas
Unemployment Rate
Dallas
Unemployed
January
2012
8.3%
December
2011
8.5% 7.8% 7.7% 250,724
November
2011
8.7% 8.1% 8.0% 261,739
October
2011
8.9% 8.4% 8.3% 272,694
September
2011
9.0% 8.5% 8.4% 273,898
August
2011
9.1% 8.5% 8.3% 271,241
July
2011
9.1% 8.4% 8.3% 269,407
June
2011
9.1% 8.2% 8.1% 264,874
May
2011
9.0% 8.0% 8.0% 259,853
April
2011
9.0% 8.0% 8.0% 259,610
March
2011
8.9% 8.1% 8.1% 261,824
February
2011
9.0% 8.2% 8.1% 263,345
January
2011
9.1% 8.3% 8.3% 267,170

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.