Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Job Growth

There were 3,858,100 jobs in Dallas, Texas in December 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,900,676 employed persons for the month. Dallas added 14,200 jobs in December 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 12,343 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dallas job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	3,858,100	+14,200	+126,100
CPS	3,900,676	+12,343	+107,847

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 in December 2019 is at a new high of 3,858,100.

CPS employment in December 2019 for Dallas is at a new high of 3,900,676.

Employment: CES, CPS

Dallas, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2019	3,858,100	14,200	3,900,676	12,343
November 2019	3,843,900	17,800	3,888,333	13,356
October 2019	3,826,100	8,400	3,874,977	9,687
September 2019	3,817,700	800	3,865,290	7,558
August 2019	3,816,900	7,100	3,857,732	5,316
July 2019	3,809,800	14,700	3,852,416	5,895
June 2019	3,795,100	17,400	3,846,521	6,417
May 2019	3,777,700	10,400	3,840,104	5,243
April 2019	3,767,300	6,600	3,834,861	8,290
March 2019	3,760,700	13,800	3,826,571	12,198
February 2019	3,746,900	7,400	3,814,373	11,995
January 2019	3,739,500	7,500	3,802,378	9,549