District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
|
District of Columbia |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2024 |
761.6 |
765.3 |
767.6 |
767.8 |
766.4 |
771.6 |
779.4 |
759.8 |
767.4 |
773.5 |
776.9 |
775.0 |
769.4 |
2025 |
761.4 |
762.1 |
765.3 |
765.2 |
762.8 |
764.6 |
772.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2024 |
14.1 |
14.0 |
14.1 |
14.1 |
14.3 |
14.5 |
14.7 |
14.5 |
14.6 |
14.8 |
14.9 |
14.8 |
14.5 |
2025 |
14.4 |
14.6 |
14.6 |
14.7 |
14.9 |
15.0 |
15.2 |
|
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|
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2024 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2025 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2024 |
29.8 |
29.7 |
30.0 |
29.8 |
29.8 |
30.2 |
30.0 |
30.1 |
30.2 |
30.6 |
30.9 |
30.7 |
30.2 |
2025 |
29.7 |
29.4 |
29.4 |
29.4 |
29.0 |
28.9 |
29.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information |
|
2024 |
18.8 |
18.9 |
18.8 |
18.5 |
18.3 |
18.6 |
18.6 |
18.5 |
18.5 |
18.6 |
18.6 |
18.5 |
18.6 |
2025 |
18.2 |
18.3 |
18.3 |
18.1 |
18.3 |
18.2 |
18.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2024 |
25.2 |
25.2 |
25.2 |
25.1 |
25.0 |
25.4 |
25.7 |
25.4 |
25.4 |
25.6 |
25.8 |
25.6 |
25.4 |
2025 |
25.6 |
25.3 |
25.1 |
25.1 |
25.2 |
25.6 |
25.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2024 |
172.8 |
173.3 |
172.9 |
172.6 |
171.9 |
173.9 |
173.9 |
172.3 |
171.4 |
173.6 |
174.3 |
174.1 |
173.1 |
2025 |
170.3 |
170.3 |
170.4 |
168.3 |
169.3 |
171.0 |
169.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2024 |
124.7 |
126.0 |
125.8 |
126.0 |
124.9 |
123.8 |
122.1 |
122.5 |
125.9 |
127.9 |
128.2 |
127.1 |
125.4 |
2025 |
125.9 |
126.8 |
127.0 |
127.4 |
125.4 |
123.8 |
122.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2024 |
73.3 |
74.6 |
76.5 |
78.9 |
78.8 |
79.3 |
77.0 |
76.1 |
77.7 |
77.4 |
77.7 |
78.0 |
77.1 |
2025 |
74.6 |
76.2 |
78.1 |
80.7 |
80.4 |
81.0 |
81.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2024 |
66.5 |
66.8 |
67.0 |
67.0 |
67.0 |
67.7 |
67.4 |
67.0 |
67.2 |
67.7 |
68.0 |
67.8 |
67.3 |
2025 |
66.4 |
67.1 |
67.1 |
68.1 |
68.4 |
68.7 |
69.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
2024 |
235.3 |
235.7 |
236.2 |
234.6 |
235.2 |
237.0 |
248.8 |
232.2 |
235.3 |
236.1 |
237.3 |
237.2 |
236.7 |
2025 |
235.1 |
232.9 |
234.1 |
232.2 |
230.8 |
231.2 |
240.4 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
District of Columbia |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2024 |
412,795 |
415,516 |
420,143 |
414,648 |
411,832 |
417,730 |
423,899 |
414,427 |
413,934 |
414,714 |
417,042 |
417,094 |
416,148 |
2025 |
420,553 |
425,768 |
424,053 |
418,667 |
413,956 |
423,666 |
425,224 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2024 |
391,544 |
393,627 |
399,127 |
396,120 |
391,395 |
394,016 |
398,619 |
389,451 |
392,297 |
393,287 |
396,010 |
396,492 |
394,332 |
2025 |
396,816 |
401,216 |
398,646 |
394,504 |
390,606 |
397,618 |
398,208 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2024 |
21,251 |
21,889 |
21,016 |
18,528 |
20,437 |
23,714 |
25,280 |
24,976 |
21,637 |
21,427 |
21,032 |
20,602 |
21,816 |
2025 |
23,737 |
24,552 |
25,407 |
24,163 |
23,350 |
26,048 |
27,016 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2024 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
2025 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
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United States Department of Labor
