Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Job Growth

There were 3,733,500 jobs in Dallas, Texas in November 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,802,216 employed persons for the month. Dallas lost 3,900 jobs in November 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 16,198 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dallas job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	3,733,500	-3,900	+96,900
CPS	3,802,216	+16,198	+103,976

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 October 2018 at 3,737,400. Since then 3,900 jobs have been lost in Dallas according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in November 2018 for Dallas is at a new high of 3,802,216.

Employment: CES, CPS

Dallas, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2018	3,733,500	-3,900	3,802,216	16,198
October 2018	3,737,400	8,400	3,786,018	21,264
September 2018	3,729,000	10,500	3,764,754	-2,750
August 2018	3,718,500	6,200	3,767,504	-5,101
July 2018	3,712,300	6,700	3,772,605	5,414
June 2018	3,705,600	9,700	3,767,191	-2,010
May 2018	3,695,900	8,100	3,769,201	3,479
April 2018	3,687,800	13,100	3,765,722	12,311
March 2018	3,674,700	11,500	3,753,411	14,317
February 2018	3,663,200	16,400	3,739,094	30,568
January 2018	3,646,800	8,400	3,708,526	6,026
December 2017	3,638,400	1,800	3,702,500	4,260