DFW Labor Market Update
February 14, 2025
From November to December 2024, the Dallas-Fort Worth labor market gained 6,000 net jobs, even as total job postings saw a month-over-month decrease of 1.8%.
According to the UT Dallas Office of Facilities and Economic Development, the top posted jobs for our region were for registered nurses and software developers. Our local unemployment rate declined in December, from 4% to 3.5%.
You can stay up-to-date on local employment trends by reading the latest DFW Labor Market Update (pdf). For information on how UT Dallas and the local economy affect each other, please contact the Economic Development team. You also can subscribe to the Economic Development Update for news and analysis.
