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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Job Growth

There were 4,311,700 jobs in Dallas, Texas in November 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 4,291,840 employed persons for the month. Dallas lost 1,900 jobs in November 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 14,257 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dallas job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 4,311,700 -1,900 +132,400
CPS 4,291,840 +14,257 +156,017

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 September 2023 at 4,321,700. Since then 10,000 jobs have been lost in Dallas according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in November 2023 for Dallas is at a new high of 4,291,840.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2023

Dallas, Texas Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
November 2023 4,311,700 -1,900 4,291,840 14,257
October 2023 4,313,600 -8,100 4,277,583 12,445
September 2023 4,321,700 17,600 4,265,138 14,185
August 2023 4,304,100 22,600 4,250,953 13,531
July 2023 4,281,500 14,300 4,237,422 15,220
June 2023 4,267,200 28,000 4,222,202 11,346
May 2023 4,239,200 12,100 4,210,856 7,251
April 2023 4,227,100 3,700 4,203,605 15,509
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

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