Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dallas rose 1.2 percentage points in March 2020 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Dallas peaked in September 2009 at 8.5% and is now 4.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in May 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.2 percentage points. You can also compare Dallas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.4%	+0.9	+0.6
Texas	5.1%	+1.6	+1.6
Dallas	4.4%	+1.2	+1.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2020 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Dallas, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Dallas, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Dallas peaked in September 2009 at 271,579. There are now 98,987 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 126,237 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 46,355. Dallas employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dallas, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dallas	172,592	+45,431	+41,587

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dallas, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Dallas Unemployment Rate	Dallas Unemployed
April 2020	14.7%	12.8%	—	—
March 2020	4.4%	5.1%	4.4%	172,592
February 2020	3.5%	3.5%	3.2%	127,161
January 2020	3.6%	3.5%	3.2%	127,899
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.2%	129,028
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.2%	129,211
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.2%	129,156
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	3.2%	128,882
August 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.2%	128,218
July 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.2%	127,134
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.2%	126,237
May 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.2%	126,541