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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia > Washington

Washington

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2024
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2024
Silver Spring, MD, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2024
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2024
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2024
Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2024
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2024
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Washington Area Employment — September 2023 Employment News Release Nov 2023
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – February 2024 Average energy prices News Release Mar 2024
Consumer Expenditures in the Washington Metropolitan Area — 2021-22 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2023
County Employment and Wages in Washington, DC — Second Quarter 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2020
Average Energy Prices - Washington DC Average energy prices Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area – March 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Apr 2024
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — September 2023 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2023
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2024
Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Virginia’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Maryland’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2016
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Apr 2024
District of Columbia Job Openings and Labor Turnover — October 2023 Employment, Unemployment News Release Dec 2023
West Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover — June 2023 Employment, Unemployment News Release Aug 2023
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Economy at a Glance:
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Data Series Back
Data		 Oct
2023		 Nov
2023		 Dec
2023		 Jan
2024		 Feb
2024		 Mar
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)3,492.9 (2)3,489.4 (2)3,466.0 3,476.6 (p)3,485.7  

Employment(1)

 (2)3,396.2 (2)3,399.6 (2)3,379.3 3,378.9 (p)3,380.1  

Unemployment(1)

 (2)96.6 (2)89.8 (2)86.8 97.7 (p)105.6  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)2.8 (2)2.6 (2)2.5 2.8 (p)3.0  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 3,385.0 3,396.9 3,392.6 3,338.4 3,348.8 (p)3,361.3

12-month % change

 1.3 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.6 (p)0.7

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 163.9 163.6 164.5 160.2 157.9 (p)160.3

12-month % change

 -0.9 -1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -2.2 (p)-1.5

Manufacturing(4)

 57.8 57.8 57.9 57.1 57.3 (p)57.9

12-month % change

 0.2 -0.2 0.0 1.2 1.2 (p)2.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 407.2 417.2 422.2 405.7 401.6 (p)400.6

12-month % change

 1.2 1.6 1.7 0.4 0.9 (p)0.5

Information(4)

 78.9 79.6 79.9 78.3 79.0 (p)79.6

12-month % change

 -4.5 -4.4 -3.6 -4.5 -3.8 (p)-2.7

Financial Activities(4)

 153.2 153.1 153.5 150.4 150.3 (p)150.8

12-month % change

 -2.2 -2.1 -1.3 -2.6 -2.7 (p)-2.5

Professional and Business Services(4)

 811.3 809.3 808.8 802.9 803.6 (p)804.9

12-month % change

 -0.6 -1.0 -0.2 -0.7 -1.1 (p)-0.7

Education and Health Services(4)

 463.8 464.8 464.0 461.2 465.6 (p)464.7

12-month % change

 4.1 3.8 4.3 3.0 3.1 (p)2.7

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 323.5 321.1 316.5 304.4 306.1 (p)310.9

12-month % change

 5.7 5.0 3.9 1.1 0.8 (p)0.2

Other Services(4)

 194.4 195.3 195.3 193.3 193.2 (p)194.3

12-month % change

 1.0 1.5 1.8 1.4 1.0 (p)1.2

Government(4)

 731.0 735.1 730.0 724.9 734.2 (p)737.3

12-month % change

 2.2 1.9 2.3 2.9 2.6 (p)2.8

Consumer Price Index: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

CPI-U, All items(5)

   308.419   309.961   313.108

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(5)

     2.8   3.6   3.4

CPI-W, All items(6)

   303.920   305.371   308.636

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

     2.3   3.0   2.9

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary