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| Jun 11th, 2010 |
DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA EMPLOYMENT – APRIL 2010
For Immediate Release:
Total nonfarm employment in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,857,500 in April 2010, down 15,300 or 0.5 percent from a year ago, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count decreased 1.0 percent. Regional Commissioner Stanley W. Suchman noted that the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area reported its smallest annual decline in 18 consecutive months of over-the-year job losses.
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area is comprised of two metropolitan divisions – separately identifiable employment centers within the larger metropolitan area. In the Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan Division, which accounted for 70 percent of the area’s workforce, employment fell by 8,200 from April a year ago, a decline of 0.4 percent. The Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Division, which comprised 30 percent of the area workforce, accounted for 46 percent of the decline with the loss of 7,100 jobs during the 12-month period, a 0.8-percent decrease.
Industry employment
In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, 6 of 10 industry supersectors experienced over-the-year declines. Mining, logging, and construction reported the largest employment loss, down 19,800 from April 2009, a decline of 11.5 percent. This supersector has experienced double-digit over-the-year percentage declines for 14 consecutive months. The April 2010 decrease was concentrated in the Dallas-Plano-Irving division which dropped 14,600 jobs, nearly triple the number lost in Fort Worth-Arlington, down 5,200.
Local employment in trade, transportation, and utilities – the area’s largest supersector – fell 13,900, a decline of 2.3 percent from April 2009. Job losses in wholesale trade (-8,800) accounted for a large part of the industry’s decline in the metropolitan area. Nationwide, employment in this industry declined 1.3 percent.
Other local supersectors recording employment declines from April a year ago were information (-7,100), manufacturing (-6,900), financial activities (-2,300), and other services (-1,700).
Three supersectors in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area recorded over-the-year job gains of at least 5,000 in April 2010. Education and health services experienced the largest increase, adding 21,000 jobs over the year, a gain of 6.2 percent, which was nearly triple the national growth rate of 2.1 percent. The Dallas-Plano-Irving division added 16,800 jobs accounting for 80 percent of the expansion in this supersector.
Government employment rose by 8,500 in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area from April a year ago, with more than 85 percent of the growth (7,300 jobs) occurring in the Dallas-Plano- Irving division. Public sector employment rose 2.2 percent in the greater metropolitan area, while it fell 0.5 percent nationwide.
The professional and business services supersector added 6,500 jobs in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth- Arlington area from April a year ago, a gain of 1.6 percent. This was the first annual increase for this industry since September 2008. However, employment movements in the two metropolitan divisions were mixed in the latest 12-month period, with Dallas-Plano-Irving adding 7,900 jobs while Fort Worth-Arlington lost 1,400.
Employment in the 12 Largest Metropolitan Areas
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in April 2010. Eleven of these areas experienced over-the-year job losses. (See chart 3 and table 2.) Washington-Arlington-Alexandria was the only area to add jobs during this 12-month period, up 0.2 percent. Nationally, employment fell 1.0 percent from April 2009 to April 2010.
Of the 11 metropolitan areas with employment losses, all but Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington experienced percentage declines that surpassed the national rate of job loss, led by Detroit-Warren-Livonia and San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, down 3.8 and 3.4 percent, respectively. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area recorded a smaller-than-average percentage loss of 0.5 percent.
Three metropolitan areas experienced employment declines of more than 90,000 jobs from April a year ago – Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. In contrast, Washington, the only area to add jobs since last April, registered an employment gain of 5,800.
Among the 12 metropolitan areas, construction suffered the largest employment losses in six areas (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami). Conversely, employment gains were strongest in education and health services, with nine areas reporting it as the largest job-producer.
Additional information
For personal assistance or further information on the Current Employment Statistics program, as well as other Bureau programs, contact the Southwest Information Office at 972-850-4800 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request: voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800- 877-8339.
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area is comprised of two metropolitan divisions – separately identifiable employment centers within the larger metropolitan area. In the Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan Division, which accounted for 70 percent of the area’s workforce, employment fell by 8,200 from April a year ago, a decline of 0.4 percent. The Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Division, which comprised 30 percent of the area workforce, accounted for 46 percent of the decline with the loss of 7,100 jobs during the 12-month period, a 0.8-percent decrease.
Industry employment
In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, 6 of 10 industry supersectors experienced over-the-year declines. Mining, logging, and construction reported the largest employment loss, down 19,800 from April 2009, a decline of 11.5 percent. This supersector has experienced double-digit over-the-year percentage declines for 14 consecutive months. The April 2010 decrease was concentrated in the Dallas-Plano-Irving division which dropped 14,600 jobs, nearly triple the number lost in Fort Worth-Arlington, down 5,200.
Local employment in trade, transportation, and utilities – the area’s largest supersector – fell 13,900, a decline of 2.3 percent from April 2009. Job losses in wholesale trade (-8,800) accounted for a large part of the industry’s decline in the metropolitan area. Nationwide, employment in this industry declined 1.3 percent.
Other local supersectors recording employment declines from April a year ago were information (-7,100), manufacturing (-6,900), financial activities (-2,300), and other services (-1,700).
Three supersectors in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area recorded over-the-year job gains of at least 5,000 in April 2010. Education and health services experienced the largest increase, adding 21,000 jobs over the year, a gain of 6.2 percent, which was nearly triple the national growth rate of 2.1 percent. The Dallas-Plano-Irving division added 16,800 jobs accounting for 80 percent of the expansion in this supersector.
Government employment rose by 8,500 in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area from April a year ago, with more than 85 percent of the growth (7,300 jobs) occurring in the Dallas-Plano- Irving division. Public sector employment rose 2.2 percent in the greater metropolitan area, while it fell 0.5 percent nationwide.
The professional and business services supersector added 6,500 jobs in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth- Arlington area from April a year ago, a gain of 1.6 percent. This was the first annual increase for this industry since September 2008. However, employment movements in the two metropolitan divisions were mixed in the latest 12-month period, with Dallas-Plano-Irving adding 7,900 jobs while Fort Worth-Arlington lost 1,400.
Employment in the 12 Largest Metropolitan Areas
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in April 2010. Eleven of these areas experienced over-the-year job losses. (See chart 3 and table 2.) Washington-Arlington-Alexandria was the only area to add jobs during this 12-month period, up 0.2 percent. Nationally, employment fell 1.0 percent from April 2009 to April 2010.
Of the 11 metropolitan areas with employment losses, all but Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington experienced percentage declines that surpassed the national rate of job loss, led by Detroit-Warren-Livonia and San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, down 3.8 and 3.4 percent, respectively. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area recorded a smaller-than-average percentage loss of 0.5 percent.
Three metropolitan areas experienced employment declines of more than 90,000 jobs from April a year ago – Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. In contrast, Washington, the only area to add jobs since last April, registered an employment gain of 5,800.
Among the 12 metropolitan areas, construction suffered the largest employment losses in six areas (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami). Conversely, employment gains were strongest in education and health services, with nine areas reporting it as the largest job-producer.
Additional information
For personal assistance or further information on the Current Employment Statistics program, as well as other Bureau programs, contact the Southwest Information Office at 972-850-4800 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request: voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800- 877-8339.
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