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Labor Force Data

  

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 3,510.5 3,518.1 3,539.9 3,546.2 3,546.2 (P) 3,535.5

Employment (1)

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 3,179.4 3,183.5 3,211.2 3,220.3 3,228.2 (P) 3,221.8

Unemployment (1)

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 331.1 334.6 328.8 325.9 318.0 (P) 313.7

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 9.4 9.5 9.3 9.2 9.0 (P) 8.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

  

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 2,788.2 2,793.7 2,804.3 2,810.9 2,808.7 (P) 2,808.6

12-month % change
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 -3.1 -2.3 -1.5 -1.0 -0.6 (P) -0.3

Mining and Logging (3)

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 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.4 (P) 5.7

12-month % change
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 -19.1 -12.7 -11.3 -6.7 -11.5 (P) -6.6

Construction (3)

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 141.0 139.3 138.5 137.2 136.1 (P) 135.5

12-month % change
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 -19.2 -18.0 -16.7 -15.9 -15.1 (P) -13.4

Manufacturing (3)

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 256.7 256.0 258.5 258.2 258.3 (P) 256.3

12-month % change
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 -7.3 -6.1 -4.1 -3.3 -2.4 (P) -2.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 526.4 529.7 532.2 533.6 532.7 (P) 535.4

12-month % change
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 -1.2 0.3 1.2 1.6 1.8 (P) 2.3

Information (3)

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 102.0 102.1 102.8 103.7 103.2 (P) 103.6

12-month % change
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 -3.7 -3.3 -1.7 -0.6 -0.5 (P) 0.3

Financial Activities (3)

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 140.6 139.2 138.1 136.5 136.2 (P) 135.7

12-month % change
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 -3.9 -3.6 -4.3 -4.8 -4.6 (P) -4.2

Professional & Business Services (3)

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 326.5 329.4 330.1 330.2 331.7 (P) 332.7

12-month % change
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 -2.1 -0.1 1.4 1.9 2.6 (P) 3.6

Education & Health Services (3)

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 380.8 379.8 379.0 379.5 380.9 (P) 386.4

12-month % change
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 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.1 (P) 3.5

Leisure & Hospitality (3)

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 259.3 261.1 263.2 261.9 262.1 (P) 263.1

12-month % change
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 -5.3 -4.0 -2.7 -3.4 -3.1 (P) -2.7

Other Services (3)

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 106.7 107.8 106.7 106.6 109.9 (P) 109.8

12-month % change
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 -0.6 0.7 -0.7 -0.4 3.0 (P) 2.5

Government (3)

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 542.7 543.8 549.7 557.9 552.2 (P) 544.4

12-month % change
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 -1.1 -1.2 -1.1 0.6 0.1 (P) -1.1

Mass layoffs

  

Layoff events, all industries (4)

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 11 12 29 11 10 21

Initial claimants, all industries (4)

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 769 949 2,665 882 839 1,848

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) See About the data.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: September 08, 2010

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Washington includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

 

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