Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Job Growth

There were 3,657,800 jobs in Dallas, Texas in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,737,627 employed persons for the month. Dallas added 11,000 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 33,104 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dallas job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	3,657,800	+11,000	+93,500
CPS	3,737,627	+33,104	+121,260

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 February 2018 is at a new high of 3,657,800.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Dallas is at a new high of 3,737,627.

Employment: CES, CPS

Dallas, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	3,657,800	11,000	3,737,627	33,104
January 2018	3,646,800	8,400	3,704,523	17,505
December 2017	3,638,400	1,800	3,687,018	13,727
November 2017	3,636,600	5,300	3,673,291	12,564
October 2017	3,631,300	21,500	3,660,727	-2,140
September 2017	3,609,800	6,600	3,662,867	28,667
August 2017	3,603,200	8,200	3,634,200	750
July 2017	3,595,000	4,500	3,633,450	10,703
June 2017	3,590,500	12,700	3,622,747	513
May 2017	3,577,800	5,700	3,622,234	-1,529
April 2017	3,572,100	2,100	3,623,763	-959
March 2017	3,570,000	5,700	3,624,722	8,355