Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dallas fell 0.0 percentage points in August 2019 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Dallas peaked in September 2009 at 8.5% and is now 5.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in July 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Dallas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Texas	3.4%	0.0	-0.3
Dallas	3.1%	0.0	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 148,284 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Dallas employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dallas, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dallas	123,295	-1,147	-10,538

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dallas, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Dallas Unemployment Rate	Dallas Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	3.4%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.1%	123,295
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.1%	124,442
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.2%	126,619
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.3%	130,387
April 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.4%	135,413
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.5%	138,594
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.5%	139,690
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.5%	138,367
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.4%	134,956
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.4%	134,797
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.4%	134,274