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Unemployed people in Dallas, TX

Unemployed people in Dallas, TX was 29,262 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 134 cities in 2025.

2025, persons29,262
Change on 2024-1.2%
Rank3rd of 134Cities in Texas ranked
Series high55,5952002
Series low23,2802019

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Unemployed people in Dallas, TX, 1990 to 2025

20K30K40K50K60K19901996200220082014202020251990: 36,354 persons1991: 44,607 persons1992: 51,957 persons1993: 46,194 persons1994: 40,968 persons1995: 37,491 persons1996: 33,610 persons1997: 31,766 persons1998: 29,055 persons1999: 27,877 persons2000: 29,287 persons2001: 40,057 persons2002: 55,595 persons2003: 55,417 persons2004: 48,558 persons2005: 34,200 persons2006: 31,617 persons2007: 27,872 persons2008: 32,114 persons2009: 48,620 persons2010: 51,662 persons2011: 50,729 persons2012: 42,907 persons2013: 40,224 persons2014: 33,602 persons2015: 26,629 persons2016: 25,982 persons2017: 26,205 persons2018: 25,330 persons2019: 23,280 persons2020: 53,699 persons2021: 39,119 persons2022: 26,506 persons2023: 28,590 persons2024: 29,612 persons2025: 29,262 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202529,262
202429,612
202328,590
202226,506
202139,119
202053,699
201923,280
201825,330
201726,205
201625,982
201526,629
201433,602
201340,224
201242,907
201150,729
201051,662
200948,620
200832,114
200727,872
200631,617
200534,200
200448,558
200355,417
200255,595
200140,057
200029,287
199927,877
199829,055
199731,766
199633,610
199537,491
199440,968
199346,194
199251,957
199144,607
199036,354

Rankings

Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Dallas, TX, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Dallas, TX, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/dallas-tx. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Dallas, TX, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/dallas-tx.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Dallas, TX, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/dallas-tx (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Dallas, TX?

Unemployed people in Dallas, TX was 29,262 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 134 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Dallas, TX?

55,595 in 2002, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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