Where Dallas Residents Work: Top Industries by Employment

According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA), the largest employment sectors are:

1. Professional, Scientific & Technical Services – Corporate HQs, consulting, legal, engineering, IT (Texas Instruments, AT&T, McKesson, Jacobs)
2. Healthcare & Social Assistance – Baylor Scott & White, UT Southwestern, Methodist, Children's Health, Parkland
3. Retail Trade – Neiman Marcus, 7-Eleven HQ, vast suburban retail corridors
4. Accommodation & Food Services – Tourism, conventions, massive restaurant scene
5. Finance & Insurance – JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, State Farm, Liberty Mutual regional hubs
6. Manufacturing – Aerospace (Lockheed Martin, Bell), food processing, fabricated metals, electronics
7. Transportation & Warehousing – DFW Airport, BNSF/UP rail hubs, logistics (FedEx, UPS, Amazon)
8. Construction – Booming residential/commercial/infrastructure
9. Wholesale Trade – Distribution center capital (Prologis, Duke Realty)
10. Real Estate & Rental/Leasing – Commercial (CBRE, JLL), residential boom

Emerging Sectors

• Data centers (renewable-powered)
• Life sciences/biotech (Pegasus Park, BioLabs)
• Fintech (Capital One, Finastra)
• Corporate relocations (CA, NY, IL → TX)

DFW's economy is diversified, corporate-heavy, and growing faster than national average. Unemployment typically below US rate.