How far apart the counties of Dallas-Fort Worth are on unemployment
Dallas-Fort Worth · Data as of
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1Spread in County Unemployment Rate Across the Market, in Points (July 2026) — Kaufman County against Parker County
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County
Unemployment rate
1
Kaufman County
4.9%
2
Somervell County
4.9%
3
Hood County
4.8%
4
Hunt County
4.8%
5
Dallas County
4.7%
6
Collin County
4.6%
7
Tarrant County
4.6%
8
Ellis County
4.5%
9
Denton County
4.3%
10
Johnson County
4.3%
Read this carefully: The gap in percentage points between this market's highest- and lowest-unemployment counties, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics for a single month. Each county's rate is its own.
Methodology
Source:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, July 2026 (county, seasonally unadjusted)
Measure
Unemployment rate, ranked highest first across Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Wise, TX
(13 ranked in total).
How the headline figure is computed
Kaufman County against Parker County, the highest and lowest of the 13 units compared. Every unit is named individually in the table below and each figure is that unit's own; none of them is a figure for the market as a whole. The median across the 13 is 4.6%.
Universe
The counties this market is made of, contrasted against each other. Each figure is that county's own and none of them is a figure for the market as a whole.
Vintage
2026
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