Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dallas fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Dallas peaked in April 2020 at 12.4% and is now 8.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Dallas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.8% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Texas | 4.1% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Dallas | 3.9% | 0.0 | +0.5 |
Unemployment Rate: Dallas, Texas, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Dallas, Texas Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Dallas peaked in April 2020 at 470,589. There are now 299,115 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 146,116 in June 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 25,358. Dallas employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dallas, Texas) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 171,474 | +872 | +24,205 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Dallas, Texas Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Texas Unemployment Rate |
Dallas Unemployment Rate |
Dallas Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 |
3.9% | 4.1% | — | — |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 171,474 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 170,602 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 167,907 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 166,007 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 166,540 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 162,156 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 159,669 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 154,589 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 149,021 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 147,531 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 147,580 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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