JOB INCREASE The counties have seen an increase in the numbers of overall jobs. Collin County Dallas County Denton County Tarrant County Key:
LOW UNEMPLOYMENT Denton, Dallas, Tarrant and Collin counties have seen lower unemployment rates than in previous years, according data from late 2022. Because of this, the job market is competitive to employ people.
2.5M
Key:
Employed Unemployed
2,088,756
DALLAS COUNTY
COLLIN COUNTY
1,863,939
2M
58,044
18,625
1.5M
1.43M
626,815
608,190
1.37M
1,130,578
Total
Total
967,575
1M
608,712
DENTON COUNTY
TARRANT COUNTY
420,897
39,932
16,717
500K
1.13M
552,700
363,203
252,665
535,983
1.08M
Total
Total
0
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Years
SOURCE: WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
essential to public safety and the judi- cial system, Eads said. “You can’t incarcerate people with- out having detention officers,” he said. These officers are “critical” to the
Skinner, from Collin County, reit- erated Eads’ point. Staffing presents serious challenges, and it is an issue that he manages on a daily basis, Skin- ner said in an email.
enforcement services but also super- vise the county jail, a sheriff’s chal- lenges extend to the corrections field as well.” Currently, the Collin County Sher- iff’s Office has just under 10% openings in detention officers and just under 3% openings in deputy sheriffs, Skinner said. Starting salary for a detention officer is $19.23 an hour. “Unfortunately, in many sheriff’s offices across the country, the vacancy rate exceeds 35%,” he said. “By any measure this is a crisis.” Challenges facing a short staff In December, Dallas County had 120 vacancies in detention areas out of 1,481 positions, Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown said.
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increased by 7.7%. To combat the shortage, officials have turned to recruiting and finan- cial incentives. Staffing shortages These law enforcement staffing challenges are not limited to North Texas but have been seen statewide, Denton County Judge Andy Eads said. “Denton County is not alone in our challenges here,” he said. “It’s a state- wide and national trend.” The Denton County Sheriff’s Office has seen a decrease in applications for law enforcement and is now expe- riencing a 35% staffing level at its jail. Having a fully functioning jail is
“ UNFORTUNATELY, IN MANY SHERIFF’S OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE VACANCY RATE EXCEEDS 35%. BY ANY MEASURE THIS IS A CRISIS.” JIM SKINNER, COLLIN COUNTY SHERIFF AND CHAIR OF THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE FOR THE NATIONAL SHERIFFS’ ASSOCIATION
public safety infrastructure, he said. The shortage has caused a burden on the jail staff, Eads said, as employ- ees now have to take on more shifts to staff the detention center.
“Like other agencies in law enforce- ment, sheriffs across the state and across the nation are facing serious staffing challenges,” he said. “Because many sheriffs provide not only law
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