But the unemployment rate, which only counts people working or looking for work, is just part of the picture. The 2012 Census survey showed only 58.6% of New Yorkers 16 and over were employed, versus 63.7% of those in Dallas-Fort Worth. That same survey found a labor force participation rate for all persons 20 to 64 of 71% in New York, compared to 79.3% in Dallas-Fort Worth.