Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Job Growth

There were 3,533,600 jobs in Dallas, Texas in May 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,349,613 employed persons for the month. Dallas added 77,400 jobs in May 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 144,720 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dallas job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	3,533,600	+77,400	-233,900
CPS	3,349,613	+144,720	-469,920

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Dallas as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

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 2020 at 3,864,800. Since then 331,200 jobs have been lost in Dallas according to the employer survey. From a trough of 3,456,200 in April 2020, Dallas has gained 77,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 3,899,975 for Dallas in February 2020. 550,362 jobs have been lost in Dallas since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 3,204,893, Dallas has added 144,720 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Dallas, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2020	3,533,600	77,400	3,349,613	144,720
April 2020	3,456,200	-371,800	3,204,893	-562,011
March 2020	3,828,000	-36,800	3,766,904	-133,071
February 2020	3,864,800	11,400	3,899,975	10,133
January 2020	3,853,400	6,500	3,889,842	-9,560
December 2019	3,846,900	15,900	3,899,402	8,250
November 2019	3,831,000	16,700	3,891,152	10,497
October 2019	3,814,300	8,800	3,880,655	11,878
September 2019	3,805,500	8,200	3,868,777	12,999
August 2019	3,797,300	8,600	3,855,778	13,396
July 2019	3,788,700	14,600	3,842,382	12,365
June 2019	3,774,100	6,600	3,830,017	10,484