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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
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Dallas, Texas, National

Dallas, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

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.