Data & Resources

• Texas Leading Index
• Business-Cycle Indexes
• FRB Dallas-Adjusted Texas Employment
• Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
• Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey

Other Resources

• Local Area Unemployment Statistics
• State GDP
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Census Bureau Residential Construction Data

To learn more about how to use data, see DataBasics.

• Regional Economic Update
• Dallas Beige Book
• Texas Economic Indicators
• Texas Business Outlook Surveys
• Agricultural Survey

• Recession Arrives in Texas: A Rougher Ride in 2009, Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2009
• Keys to Economic Growth: What Drives Texas?
  Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2009
• Regional Update: U.S. Slowdown Reaches Texas, Southwest Economy, Nov./Dec. 2008
• Regional Update: Outside Forces Still Sapping Texas Economy’s Vitality, Southwest Economy, Sept./Oct. 2008
• New Dallas Fed Indicator Tracks Texas Retail Sales, Southwest Economy, Sept./Oct. 2008
  
• Texas Economy Feels National Pinch, Southwest Economy, July/Aug. 2008
• Regional Update: Texas Economy Still Slowing; Energy, Exports Are Bright Spots, Southwest Economy, May/June 2008
• Regional Update: Texas Economy Continues to Cool, Southwest Economy, March/April 2008
• Texas Finds Cover from U.S. Economic Storm, Southwest Economy, Jan./Feb. 2008
  
• Industry Clusters Shape Texas Economy, Southwest Economy, Sept./Oct. 2007
  
• Texas Transitions to Service Economy, Southwest Economy, May/June 2007
• The Texas Economy: Almost a Boom
  Southwest Economy, Jan./Feb. 2007