Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Dallas fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.6%. 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 September 2009 at 8.5% and is now 4.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Dallas unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Texas	3.8%	0.0	-0.3
Dallas	3.6%	-0.1	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 271,987. There are now 128,704 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 128,494 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 14,789. Dallas employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Dallas, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Dallas	143,283	-4,292	+5,829

Number of Unemployed Persons

Dallas, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Dallas Unemployment Rate	Dallas Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.6%	143,283
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.7%	147,575
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.5%	137,848
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.3%	131,329
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.3%	130,508
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.4%	131,837
August 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.3%	130,144
July 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.4%	131,172
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	3.5%	137,075
May 2018	3.8%	3.9%	3.6%	139,318
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.7%	143,921