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District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2016 |
770.2 | 776.7 | 779.7 | 785.8 | 784.4 | 775.5 | 787.0 | 771.9 | 784.0 | 790.1 | 791.6 | 788.9 | 782.2 |
2017 |
779.6 | 785.3 | 787.0 | 789.6 | 789.5 | (p)791.0 | |||||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2016 |
15.8 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 15.2 |
2017 |
14.3 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.8 | (p)15.0 | |||||||
Manufacturing |
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2016 |
1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
2017 |
1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | (p)1.2 | |||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2016 |
32.1 | 32.3 | 32.3 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 32.9 | 32.7 | 32.5 | 32.7 | 32.4 | 32.5 | 32.7 | 32.5 |
2017 |
31.7 | 32.1 | 32.3 | 32.4 | 32.5 | (p)32.9 | |||||||
Information |
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2016 |
16.9 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.0 |
2017 |
16.7 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.7 | (p)16.8 | |||||||
Financial Activities |
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2016 |
29.5 | 29.5 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 30.0 | 30.4 | 30.5 | 30.3 | 30.2 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 30.0 |
2017 |
29.3 | 29.4 | 29.0 | 28.8 | 29.0 | (p)29.4 | |||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2016 |
162.1 | 163.3 | 163.6 | 165.1 | 164.9 | 165.6 | 166.9 | 165.7 | 165.1 | 167.4 | 168.7 | 168.4 | 165.6 |
2017 |
166.3 | 167.2 | 167.2 | 167.4 | 168.6 | (p)171.1 | |||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2016 |
133.7 | 136.2 | 136.4 | 137.5 | 136.2 | 125.2 | 125.7 | 125.8 | 136.5 | 139.9 | 140.1 | 137.8 | 134.3 |
2017 |
135.0 | 139.5 | 139.6 | 139.0 | 134.9 | (p)131.1 | |||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2016 |
70.2 | 72.1 | 73.7 | 76.9 | 76.2 | 75.3 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 76.3 | 76.9 | 76.7 | 76.7 | 75.1 |
2017 |
74.9 | 76.1 | 77.7 | 80.3 | 81.9 | (p)81.9 | |||||||
Other Services |
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2016 |
71.1 | 71.4 | 71.7 | 72.0 | 72.0 | 72.3 | 73.3 | 72.8 | 72.4 | 72.2 | 72.0 | 71.4 | 72.1 |
2017 |
70.4 | 70.6 | 70.4 | 71.3 | 71.5 | (p)72.5 | |||||||
Government |
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2016 |
237.6 | 238.1 | 238.2 | 237.9 | 239.0 | 240.1 | 250.0 | 236.6 | 238.0 | 238.3 | 239.0 | 239.7 | 239.4 |
2017 |
239.8 | 238.0 | 238.4 | 237.8 | 238.4 | (p)239.1 | |||||||
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Footnotes |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2016 |
(1)389,396 | (1)392,467 | (1)391,324 | (1)391,221 | (1)388,784 | (1)394,651 | (1)397,407 | (1)391,268 | (1)390,933 | (1)394,704 | (1)394,454 | (1)392,765 | (1)392,448 |
2017 |
397,018 | 399,576 | 397,076 | 397,998 | 400,536 | (p)404,935 | |||||||
Employment |
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2016 |
(1)363,869 | (1)366,817 | (1)367,823 | (1)370,091 | (1)367,742 | (1)369,713 | (1)372,221 | (1)366,300 | (1)366,845 | (1)371,315 | (1)372,111 | (1)371,309 | (1)368,846 |
2017 |
373,488 | 375,089 | 374,527 | 376,409 | 378,585 | (p)379,112 | |||||||
Unemployment |
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2016 |
(1)25,527 | (1)25,650 | (1)23,501 | (1)21,130 | (1)21,042 | (1)24,938 | (1)25,186 | (1)24,968 | (1)24,088 | (1)23,389 | (1)22,343 | (1)21,456 | (1)23,602 |
2017 |
23,530 | 24,487 | 22,549 | 21,589 | 21,951 | (p)25,823 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2016 |
(1)6.6 | (1)6.5 | (1)6.0 | (1)5.4 | (1)5.4 | (1)6.3 | (1)6.3 | (1)6.4 | (1)6.2 | (1)5.9 | (1)5.7 | (1)5.5 | (1)6.0 |
2017 |
5.9 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 | (p)6.4 | |||||||
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Footnotes |
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