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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Dallas Jobs Increase Nearly 25,000
Tens of thousands of Dallas jobs (Click here) have been added so far this year.
A new report from the U.S. Department of Labor found that the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area added 24,800 jobs during the first 10 months of this year, with October marking the sixth month in a row that the area saw over-the-year employment gains.
The professional and business services industry added the most jobs during the 10 month period, increasing by 13,000 workers, with most of those positions in the Dallas-Plano-Irving area. The government industry added 5,900 jobs and the manufacturing industry increased by 5,100 workers.
The information technology and trade, transportation, and utilities industries suffered the biggest drops in employment during the first 10 months of this year, losing 5,900 jobs and 5,600 jobs, respectively.
During September, the Dallas area's unemployment rate decreased from 8.4 percent to 7.9 percent, which was well below the national average at the time of 9.6 percent. The area's October unemployment rate has yet to be released.
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area had a total non-farm employment of 2,879,900 workers during October, which is up from 2,866,200 workers during September and a .9 percent increase from last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A new report from the U.S. Department of Labor found that the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area added 24,800 jobs during the first 10 months of this year, with October marking the sixth month in a row that the area saw over-the-year employment gains.
The professional and business services industry added the most jobs during the 10 month period, increasing by 13,000 workers, with most of those positions in the Dallas-Plano-Irving area. The government industry added 5,900 jobs and the manufacturing industry increased by 5,100 workers.
The information technology and trade, transportation, and utilities industries suffered the biggest drops in employment during the first 10 months of this year, losing 5,900 jobs and 5,600 jobs, respectively.
During September, the Dallas area's unemployment rate decreased from 8.4 percent to 7.9 percent, which was well below the national average at the time of 9.6 percent. The area's October unemployment rate has yet to be released.
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area had a total non-farm employment of 2,879,900 workers during October, which is up from 2,866,200 workers during September and a .9 percent increase from last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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posted by Jen Carpenter # 1:56 PM 
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