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Sector |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||||||
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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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2023 |
3,310.1 | 3,327.8 | 3,337.4 | 3,358.1 | 3,372.3 | 3,397.5 | 3,388.8 | 3,373.6 | 3,370.3 | 3,385.0 | 3,396.9 | 3,392.6 | 3,367.5 |
2024 |
3,338.4 | 3,348.8 | 3,361.9 | 3,373.7 | 3,392.7 | 3,424.8 | 3,401.0 | 3,388.1 | 3,396.8 | (p)3,417.9 | |||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2023 |
160.8 | 161.5 | 162.8 | 163.2 | 163.9 | 165.0 | 165.1 | 164.7 | 163.5 | 163.9 | 163.6 | 164.5 | 163.5 |
2024 |
160.2 | 157.9 | 160.4 | 160.0 | 160.9 | 163.4 | 165.7 | 167.5 | 167.0 | (p)168.6 | |||
Manufacturing |
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2023 |
56.4 | 56.6 | 56.7 | 57.0 | 57.3 | 58.0 | 58.2 | 57.9 | 57.8 | 57.8 | 57.8 | 57.9 | 57.5 |
2024 |
57.1 | 57.3 | 57.7 | 58.0 | 58.9 | 59.3 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 59.8 | (p)59.7 | |||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2023 |
403.9 | 398.2 | 398.8 | 399.3 | 401.8 | 405.2 | 404.7 | 403.8 | 400.5 | 407.2 | 417.2 | 422.2 | 405.2 |
2024 |
405.7 | 401.6 | 400.6 | 399.6 | 401.6 | 405.7 | 405.8 | 404.5 | 403.9 | (p)409.6 | |||
Information |
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2023 |
82.0 | 82.1 | 81.8 | 82.0 | 81.6 | 81.1 | 80.6 | 80.1 | 79.5 | 78.9 | 79.6 | 79.9 | 80.8 |
2024 |
78.3 | 79.0 | 79.4 | 79.1 | 79.5 | 80.4 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 79.1 | (p)79.0 | |||
Financial Activities |
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2023 |
154.4 | 154.4 | 154.6 | 154.8 | 154.9 | 155.9 | 154.9 | 154.4 | 153.1 | 153.2 | 153.1 | 153.5 | 154.3 |
2024 |
150.4 | 150.3 | 150.9 | 150.5 | 150.5 | 151.4 | 151.2 | 150.6 | 149.6 | (p)151.1 | |||
Professional & Business Services |
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2023 |
808.5 | 812.5 | 810.9 | 817.0 | 816.8 | 823.3 | 825.7 | 822.2 | 812.3 | 811.3 | 809.3 | 808.8 | 814.9 |
2024 |
802.9 | 803.6 | 805.7 | 809.5 | 815.5 | 823.1 | 823.8 | 816.2 | 813.4 | (p)821.2 | |||
Educational & Health Services |
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2023 |
447.8 | 451.8 | 452.5 | 455.1 | 452.3 | 453.0 | 452.0 | 452.3 | 459.6 | 463.8 | 464.8 | 464.0 | 455.8 |
2024 |
461.2 | 465.6 | 464.8 | 467.1 | 464.2 | 462.7 | 458.6 | 459.6 | 467.7 | (p)471.3 | |||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2023 |
301.1 | 303.8 | 310.3 | 318.5 | 326.8 | 338.7 | 338.5 | 334.8 | 323.8 | 323.5 | 321.1 | 316.5 | 321.5 |
2024 |
304.4 | 306.1 | 310.3 | 320.2 | 327.7 | 340.1 | 337.9 | 338.9 | 328.5 | (p)322.2 | |||
Other Services |
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2023 |
190.7 | 191.2 | 192.0 | 192.2 | 193.0 | 195.7 | 197.1 | 195.8 | 194.2 | 194.4 | 195.3 | 195.3 | 193.9 |
2024 |
193.3 | 193.2 | 194.8 | 196.2 | 199.1 | 200.7 | 202.9 | 202.2 | 200.1 | (p)199.8 | |||
Government |
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2023 |
704.5 | 715.7 | 717.0 | 719.0 | 723.9 | 721.6 | 712.0 | 707.6 | 726.0 | 731.0 | 735.1 | 730.0 | 720.3 |
2024 |
724.9 | 734.2 | 737.3 | 733.5 | 734.8 | 738.0 | 715.3 | 708.8 | 727.7 | (p)735.4 | |||
Footnotes |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||
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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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2023 |
3,433,103 | 3,453,996 | 3,478,623 | 3,467,353 | 3,479,279 | 3,509,822 | 3,532,628 | 3,501,232 | 3,485,609 | 3,492,881 | 3,489,423 | 3,466,039 | 3,482,499 |
2024 |
3,476,564 | 3,485,308 | 3,516,518 | 3,511,590 | 3,504,027 | 3,537,118 | 3,555,213 | 3,516,239 | 3,505,147 | (p)3,511,042 | |||
Employment |
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2023 |
3,336,744 | 3,358,617 | 3,388,694 | 3,394,303 | 3,393,385 | 3,416,643 | 3,438,537 | 3,400,863 | 3,390,702 | 3,396,239 | 3,399,594 | 3,379,256 | 3,391,131 |
2024 |
3,378,860 | 3,381,061 | 3,419,392 | 3,421,084 | 3,409,135 | 3,421,478 | 3,432,127 | 3,387,010 | 3,396,168 | (p)3,401,791 | |||
Unemployment |
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2023 |
96,359 | 95,379 | 89,929 | 73,050 | 85,894 | 93,179 | 94,091 | 100,369 | 94,907 | 96,642 | 89,829 | 86,783 | 91,368 |
2024 |
97,704 | 104,247 | 97,126 | 90,506 | 94,892 | 115,640 | 123,086 | 129,229 | 108,979 | (p)109,251 | |||
Unemployment Rate |
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2023 |
2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
2024 |
2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | (p)3.1 | |||
Footnotes |
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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. |