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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2016

 3,162.6 3,174.1 3,194.5 3,230.3 3,240.0 3,246.9 3,238.4 3,227.3 3,241.5 3,260.0 3,267.8 3,269.8 3,229.4

2017

 3,218.2 3,240.0 3,246.4 3,266.0 3,285.0 (p)3,306.3              

Mining, Logging, & Construction

2016

 151.3 150.1 153.6 156.6 158.0 159.8 159.1 159.2 159.0 158.2 156.1 153.4 156.2

2017

 152.4 151.1 150.5 156.5 158.5 (p)159.8              

Manufacturing

2016

 52.9 53.0 53.2 53.7 54.1 54.2 54.2 54.2 53.9 54.6 54.4 54.1 53.9

2017

 52.6 52.5 52.8 53.6 53.6 (p)54.4              

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2016

 400.4 395.8 397.5 400.5 404.0 405.4 406.2 406.0 403.3 407.5 414.6 420.0 405.1

2017

 404.8 402.5 403.1 405.1 409.3 (p)413.0              

Information

2016

 75.0 75.4 74.4 74.9 72.1 74.9 74.9 74.5 74.1 73.0 72.8 72.0 74.0

2017

 71.1 72.3 71.6 71.3 70.8 (p)70.6              

Financial Activities

2016

 154.6 154.8 155.1 156.2 156.8 157.9 159.3 159.3 158.3 157.7 157.7 155.9 157.0

2017

 154.9 155.9 155.2 155.7 157.2 (p)159.2              

Professional & Business Services

2016

 719.9 722.5 725.4 737.5 737.0 741.8 745.9 746.2 739.1 746.9 746.9 745.1 737.9

2017

 738.4 743.1 746.1 748.0 753.4 (p)756.9              

Educational & Health Services

2016

 430.5 434.7 435.9 440.4 437.1 423.8 424.8 425.2 438.0 442.8 441.4 440.9 434.6

2017

 437.3 446.8 445.7 447.9 443.2 (p)441.2              

Leisure & Hospitality

2016

 300.3 301.9 308.5 318.4 325.3 333.3 333.6 332.0 323.7 323.3 321.6 324.9 320.6

2017

 316.6 319.2 323.0 329.6 337.6 (p)347.9              

Other Services

2016

 191.1 191.7 192.7 194.1 194.5 195.7 197.5 196.6 195.2 194.7 196.0 196.0 194.7

2017

 192.6 194.6 193.6 194.3 194.5 (p)198.6              

Government

2016

 686.6 694.2 698.2 698.0 701.1 700.1 682.9 674.1 696.9 701.3 706.3 707.5 695.6

2017

 697.5 702.0 704.8 704.0 706.9 (p)704.7              

Footnotes
 (p) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2016

 (r)3,274,084 (r)3,287,021 (r)3,298,956 (r)3,290,317 (r)3,299,917 (r)3,325,964 (r)3,353,057 (r)3,317,964 (r)3,316,842 (r)3,337,197 (r)3,333,272 (r)3,322,087 (r)3,313,056

2017

 3,341,626 3,365,662 3,370,444 3,368,573 (p)3,385,298                

Employment

2016

 (r)3,140,939 (r)3,155,288 (r)3,171,906 (r)3,176,358 (r)3,182,110 (r)3,191,907 (r)3,218,871 (r)3,185,663 (r)3,186,611 (r)3,208,556 (r)3,214,059 (r)3,206,897 (r)3,186,597

2017

 3,212,448 3,235,446 3,246,543 3,252,883 (p)3,262,120                

Unemployment

2016

 (r)133,145 (r)131,733 (r)127,050 (r)113,959 (r)117,807 (r)134,057 (r)134,186 (r)132,301 (r)130,231 (r)128,641 (r)119,213 (r)115,190 (r)126,459

2017

 129,178 130,216 123,901 115,690 (p)123,178                

Unemployment Rate

2016

 (r)4.1 (r)4.0 (r)3.9 (r)3.5 (r)3.6 (r)4.0 (r)4.0 (r)4.0 (r)3.9 (r)3.9 (r)3.6 (r)3.5 (r)3.8

2017

 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.4 (p)3.6                

Footnotes
 (p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes the District of Columbia; Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.