Unemployment Rate in Dallas County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.0%
Rank #2,004/3,222 · #148 in TX
38th
Dallas 5.0%
TX 5.2% -4.5%
US 5.3% -5.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Dallas County's unemployment rate of 5.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Dallas County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,001 | Wyoming County, PA | 5.0% |
| #2,002 | Allegany County, MD | 5.0% |
| #2,003 | Barnstable County, MA | 5.0% |
| #2,004 | Dallas County, TX | 5.0% |
| #2,005 | Clinton County, KY | 5.0% |
| #2,006 | Lake County, FL | 5.0% |
| #2,007 | Hampshire County, MA | 5.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Dallas County, Texas has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, ranking #2,004 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Texas, it ranks #148 of 254. This places it in the 38th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.