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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Job Growth

There were 4,239,000 jobs in Dallas, Texas in April 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 4,203,917 employed persons for the month. Dallas added 15,600 jobs in April 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 15,821 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dallas job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 4,239,000 +15,600 +185,800
CPS 4,203,917 +15,821 +115,203

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 April 2023 is at a new high of 4,239,000.

CPS employment in April 2023 for Dallas is at a new high of 4,203,917.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2023

Dallas, Texas Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
April 2023 4,239,000 15,600 4,203,917 15,821
March 2023 4,223,400 11,400 4,188,096 18,992
February 2023 4,212,000 6,700 4,169,104 16,999
January 2023 4,205,300 13,300 4,152,105 16,895
December 2022 4,192,000 12,700 4,135,210 -613
November 2022 4,179,300 9,699 4,135,823 1,102
October 2022 4,169,600 22,800 4,134,721 6,879
September 2022 4,146,800 15,100 4,127,842 8,562
August 2022 4,131,700 21,800 4,119,280 8,382
July 2022 4,109,899 37,199 4,110,898 7,447
June 2022 4,072,700 6,300 4,103,451 6,769
May 2022 4,066,400 13,200 4,096,682 7,968