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District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Total Nonfarm |
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2020 |
804.7 | 803.4 | 798.3 | 720.8 | 718.2 | 720.2 | 725.6 | 734.0 | 735.4 | 736.4 | 733.6 | 733.9 |
2021 |
732.5 | 731.4 | 732.0 | 737.6 | 741.3 | 745.4 | 750.4 | 749.5 | 752.7 | (p)759.5 | ||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2020 |
15.3 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.7 |
2021 |
15.6 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.9 | (p)16.0 | ||
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
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2020 |
33.3 | 33.1 | 33.1 | 26.3 | 26.5 | 26.8 | 27.9 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 28.8 | 29.1 | 29.3 |
2021 |
29.3 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 28.8 | 29.0 | 29.1 | (p)29.4 | ||
Information |
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2020 |
20.6 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.2 |
2021 |
19.2 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.4 | (p)18.6 | ||
Financial Activities |
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2020 |
29.9 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 29.1 | 29.0 | 28.8 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 28.9 | 28.4 | 27.9 | 27.9 |
2021 |
28.2 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 28.3 | 28.4 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.9 | (p)27.7 | ||
Professional & Business Services |
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2020 |
174.4 | 174.5 | 174.4 | 165.1 | 164.1 | 162.0 | 164.6 | 164.7 | 164.8 | 164.6 | 163.9 | 164.2 |
2021 |
165.0 | 165.0 | 165.3 | 166.9 | 165.9 | 167.1 | 167.4 | 167.4 | 166.9 | (p)171.0 | ||
Education and Health Services |
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2020 |
131.4 | 130.1 | 130.1 | 124.4 | 122.7 | 123.2 | 122.8 | 123.1 | 123.0 | 122.9 | 122.2 | 122.9 |
2021 |
123.9 | 122.8 | 123.0 | 124.0 | 126.5 | 126.6 | 128.9 | 127.0 | 126.6 | (p)126.9 | ||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2020 |
82.5 | 82.3 | 77.2 | 31.3 | 32.3 | 34.9 | 36.7 | 38.0 | 38.9 | 39.9 | 40.3 | 39.4 |
2021 |
37.6 | 39.5 | 39.7 | 41.9 | 43.5 | 47.7 | 49.5 | 52.5 | 54.7 | (p)56.6 | ||
Other Services |
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2020 |
77.9 | 77.9 | 77.9 | 72.8 | 71.7 | 71.6 | 72.1 | 72.3 | 72.6 | 71.9 | 71.8 | 71.6 |
2021 |
71.0 | 70.3 | 70.2 | 69.9 | 70.2 | 70.0 | 70.5 | 70.4 | 70.4 | (p)70.4 | ||
Government |
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2020 |
238.1 | 238.1 | 238.3 | 237.5 | 237.3 | 238.0 | 237.5 | 243.1 | 243.0 | 243.9 | 242.5 | 242.7 |
2021 |
241.7 | 240.8 | 241.0 | 241.5 | 241.9 | 241.3 | 241.9 | 239.9 | 241.8 | (p)241.9 | ||
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Footnotes |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Labor Force |
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2020 |
420,360 | 420,448 | 420,581 | 406,769 | 397,922 | 399,915 | 402,618 | 405,503 | 407,913 | 409,507 | 409,612 | 409,328 |
2021 |
409,154 | 408,389 | 406,901 | 406,223 | 405,366 | 405,737 | 407,200 | 409,695 | 411,388 | (p)412,473 | ||
Employment |
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2020 |
399,827 | 399,437 | 398,895 | 361,647 | 362,414 | 364,192 | 366,931 | 369,909 | 372,267 | 373,663 | 373,627 | 373,290 |
2021 |
374,800 | 375,159 | 375,385 | 375,667 | 376,136 | 377,272 | 379,802 | 382,110 | 384,399 | (p)386,414 | ||
Unemployment |
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2020 |
20,533 | 21,011 | 21,686 | 45,122 | 35,508 | 35,723 | 35,687 | 35,594 | 35,646 | 35,844 | 35,985 | 36,038 |
2021 |
34,354 | 33,230 | 31,516 | 30,556 | 29,230 | 28,465 | 27,398 | 27,585 | 26,989 | (p)26,059 | ||
Unemployment Rate |
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2020 |
4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
2021 |
8.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | (p)6.3 | ||
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Footnotes |
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