Local Economy

DFW Key Economic Indicators

  • DFW claims 26 percent of the state's population, 27 percent of the labor force,
    28 percent of all wages and salary jobs and produces 33 percent of the state's total
    product as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
    (Economy.com)
  • Total GDP for the DFW metro reached $284.5 billion in 2005. If DFW were a nation,
    its Gross Domestic Product would place it among small European countries.
    (United States Conference of Mayors & Global Insight & Perryman Group)
 
 
DFW Key Economic Indicators
1990-2006
 
1990
2000
2006
($ Billions)
Real Gross Area Product
$132.1
$240.0
$311.1
Real Personal Income
$100.0
$162.9
$203.4
DFW CPI (Base: 1982-84=100)
$125.1
$164.7
$190.1
Source: Perryman Group/BLS/economy.com