The Dallas Economic Development Corporation (Dallas EDC) uses data and research to help businesses, public-sector partners, community organizations, and other stakeholders make informed decisions about Dallas’s economy.

Dallas EDC has developed a framework for measuring economic growth over time. Rather than relying on a single measure, the framework tracks a range of indicators showing how Dallas changes from year to year. The original Economic Impact Study established this repeatable, indicator-based approach to tracking Dallas’s economic performance.

The framework includes measures such as employment and earnings, population and labor force growth, household income, unemployment, educational attainment, tax-related indicators, and other measures of business and investment activity.

Dallas EDC has also established socio-economic benchmarks with peer cities, providing a baseline for where Dallas stands today and a consistent way to track its performance against other major markets over time.

This work is reflected in Dallas EDC’s economic dashboard, which supports ongoing monitoring of citywide economic trends. By maintaining consistent measures and peer-city benchmarks, Dallas EDC gives organizations a clearer picture of Dallas’s economic position, highlights areas of strength or change, and supports data-driven decisions about the city’s future.