Dallas hospitality jobs (Click here), along with positions in many other industries, continued to decline last month.

During August, Texas's unemployment rate increased slightly from 8.4 percent to 8.5 percent, which is still below the national average of 9.1 percent. The Dallas area had an unemployment rate of 8.7 percent during July.

The Dallas-Plano-Irving area employed 2,055,700 workers during August, which is down from 2,062,000 workers during July, but a 1.7 percent increase from last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The leisure and hospitality industry - which had been growing over the year in recent months - saw no over-the-year movement and lost workers on a monthly basis. The industry employed a total of 194,100 workers, down from 197,700 workers during July and unchanged from last year.

Here's a look at how each industry fared over the month/year:

• Trade, transportation, and utilities - +2,900 jobs/+2.4 percent
• Government - +1,000 jobs/+.4 percent
• Manufacturing - +/-0 jobs/-.5 percent
• Other services - -100 jobs/+.1 percent
• Information - -200 jobs/-6.3 percent
• Financial activities - -300 jobs/+6 percent
• Mining, logging, and construction - -900 jobs/+.6 percent
• Education and health services - -2,300 jobs/+3.1 percent
• Professional and business services - -2,800 jobs/+3.1 percent
• Leisure and hospitality - -3,600 jobs/+/- 0 percent

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More Dallas hospitality jobs (Click here) were added last month than jobs in any other industry.

During June, the unemployment rate in Texas rose to 8.2 percent after holding steady at 8 percent for the previous two months. Despite the increase, the state's rate is still lower than the national average of 9.2 percent. The Dallas area had an unemployment rate of 7.9 percent during May.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Dallas-Plano-Irving area employed a total of 2,075,400 workers during June, which is up from 2,070,600 workers during May and a 2.4 percent increase from last year.

Industries that added workers on a monthly basis include:

• Leisure and hospitality - 2,600 jobs
• Financial activities - 2,100 jobs
• Mining, logging, and construction - 1,500 jobs
• Manufacturing - 1,200 jobs
• Trade, transportation, and utilities - 900 jobs
• Education and health services - 700 jobs
• Other services - 600 jobs
• Information - 300 jobs

Industries that saw an over-the-year increase in employment include:

• Professional and business services - 5.6 percent
• Mining, logging, and construction - 5.3 percent
• Financial activities - 5.3 percent
• Education and health services - 5.1 percent
• Leisure and hospitality - 2.2 percent
• Trade, transportation, and utilities - 1.7 percent

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