Dallas-Fort Worth Metro Area

MSA: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
counties: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Wise

Population (2016 estimate): 7.2 million
Unemployment Rate (February 2018): 3.7%

NFP Employment (2016): 3.5 million
Average Earnings (2016): $49,580

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2011,2.8000,1.2,
2012,2.6000,1.7,
2013,2.9000,1.6,
2014,3.5000,1.9,
2015,3.5000,2.1,
2016,3.2000,1.7,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2011,4.6000,2.8,
2012,0.4000,2.3,
2013,2.8000,1.9,
2014,6.1000,2.4,
2015,0.6000,2.3,
2016,-1.9000,2.0,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2011,7.6000,8.9000,
2012,6.6000,8.1000,
2013,6.1000,7.4000,
2014,5.0000,6.2000,
2015,4.1000,5.3000,
2016,3.8000,4.9000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2011,45870.00,41140.00,
2012,46070.00,42100.00,
2013,47340.00,42900.00,
2014,50220.00,43940.00,
2015,50520.00,44940.00,
2016,49580.00,45850.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	141,000	41.3	0.8	$112,130
Business and Financial Operations	187,760	55.1	1.1	$71,290
IT and Mathematical	139,740	41.0	1.4	$87,390
Architecture and Engineering	66,230	19.4	1.1	$82,190
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	14,990	4.4	0.5	$60,910
Community and Social Services	27,000	7.9	0.6	$49,350
Legal and Judicial	24,750	7.3	1.0	$91,470
Education, Training, and Library	186,480	54.7	0.9	$52,840
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	41,040	12.0	0.9	$46,940
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	179,070	52.5	0.9	$66,140
Healthcare Support	82,600	24.2	0.8	$28,170
Protective Services	75,360	22.1	0.9	$36,840
Food Preparation and Serving Related	316,080	92.7	1.0	$19,860
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	91,690	26.9	0.9	$22,720
Personal Care and Services	92,340	27.1	0.8	$19,610
Sales and Related	374,290	109.7	1.1	$29,870
Office and Administrative Support	625,950	183.5	1.2	$35,060
Construction and Extraction	138,440	40.6	1.0	$36,700
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	141,690	41.5	1.1	$41,540
Production	192,870	56.6	0.9	$30,790
Transportation and Material Moving	268,370	78.7	1.1	$30,650