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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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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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2020 |
3,335.9 | 3,352.8 | 3,336.0 | 2,965.1 | 2,979.9 | 3,038.3 | 3,077.8 | 3,103.2 | 3,125.5 | 3,158.1 | 3,173.3 | 3,165.6 | 3,151.0 |
2021 |
3,115.9 | 3,125.0 | 3,144.3 | 3,175.3 | 3,190.0 | 3,212.7 | 3,214.5 | 3,221.2 | 3,238.3 | 3,281.5 | 3,301.5 | (p)3,300.3 | |
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2020 |
162.7 | 162.8 | 163.3 | 153.2 | 156.7 | 160.3 | 161.9 | 162.0 | 161.5 | 162.9 | 162.8 | 162.5 | 161.1 |
2021 |
158.7 | 156.4 | 158.7 | 159.8 | 161.3 | 163.5 | 163.6 | 162.4 | 162.3 | 164.4 | 165.0 | (p)162.8 | |
Manufacturing |
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2020 |
56.2 | 56.3 | 55.9 | 51.2 | 51.9 | 53.5 | 53.9 | 54.3 | 54.4 | 54.2 | 54.3 | 54.8 | 54.2 |
2021 |
54.1 | 55.0 | 55.1 | 55.3 | 55.5 | 55.8 | 56.1 | 56.0 | 55.6 | 56.2 | 56.4 | (p)57.0 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2020 |
410.8 | 404.0 | 402.0 | 342.6 | 344.4 | 362.7 | 375.9 | 377.7 | 380.3 | 385.7 | 397.6 | 405.0 | 382.4 |
2021 |
391.4 | 386.0 | 386.8 | 387.7 | 389.6 | 394.0 | 394.2 | 391.0 | 390.9 | 397.3 | 411.0 | (p)416.9 | |
Information |
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2020 |
76.8 | 77.0 | 77.1 | 73.6 | 73.1 | 73.2 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 73.8 | 74.2 | 72.8 | 72.4 | 74.3 |
2021 |
73.1 | 72.7 | 72.6 | 73.8 | 72.4 | 73.2 | 73.6 | 72.7 | 72.5 | 73.3 | 73.4 | (p)73.2 | |
Financial Activities |
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2020 |
159.6 | 159.9 | 159.4 | 154.0 | 154.0 | 154.6 | 155.2 | 155.3 | 154.1 | 154.6 | 153.4 | 153.4 | 155.6 |
2021 |
152.5 | 152.4 | 151.6 | 152.8 | 152.2 | 152.9 | 153.1 | 154.6 | 154.5 | 153.6 | 152.5 | (p)152.3 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2020 |
781.0 | 783.5 | 782.5 | 754.0 | 754.5 | 756.6 | 766.9 | 767.6 | 761.5 | 771.6 | 769.6 | 770.5 | 768.3 |
2021 |
759.9 | 764.1 | 765.8 | 773.0 | 776.9 | 783.3 | 789.0 | 788.1 | 787.1 | 803.3 | 801.8 | (p)798.0 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2020 |
452.1 | 457.9 | 454.9 | 400.1 | 396.7 | 402.6 | 402.4 | 407.5 | 416.0 | 420.8 | 422.9 | 423.0 | 421.4 |
2021 |
421.6 | 427.2 | 429.8 | 433.0 | 433.6 | 426.4 | 428.1 | 429.9 | 435.5 | 440.2 | 441.3 | (p)442.6 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2020 |
324.7 | 326.4 | 317.6 | 158.8 | 170.6 | 197.1 | 224.4 | 229.7 | 229.1 | 235.7 | 236.7 | 229.7 | 240.0 |
2021 |
220.6 | 221.8 | 228.7 | 242.1 | 249.0 | 262.5 | 275.3 | 278.3 | 274.5 | 280.9 | 283.6 | (p)285.2 | |
Other Services |
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2020 |
209.2 | 209.5 | 207.6 | 177.1 | 180.1 | 187.7 | 191.1 | 191.8 | 191.0 | 190.1 | 189.5 | 189.6 | 192.9 |
2021 |
187.9 | 187.8 | 188.2 | 188.9 | 190.2 | 192.5 | 194.0 | 195.7 | 193.8 | 193.8 | 193.6 | (p)194.5 | |
Government |
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2020 |
702.8 | 715.5 | 715.7 | 700.5 | 697.9 | 690.0 | 672.5 | 683.7 | 703.8 | 708.3 | 713.7 | 704.7 | 700.8 |
2021 |
696.1 | 701.6 | 707.0 | 708.9 | 709.3 | 708.6 | 687.5 | 692.5 | 711.6 | 718.5 | 722.9 | (p)717.8 | |
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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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2020 |
3,507,291 | 3,528,641 | 3,508,530 | 3,376,600 | 3,347,545 | 3,434,608 | 3,415,701 | 3,431,156 | 3,311,414 | 3,351,733 | 3,347,853 | 3,329,956 | 3,407,585 |
2021 |
3,304,214 | 3,316,385 | 3,331,047 | 3,325,416 | 3,344,248 | 3,381,868 | 3,416,981 | 3,377,477 | 3,344,900 | 3,368,065 | (p)3,371,864 | ||
Employment |
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2020 |
3,401,916 | 3,429,358 | 3,397,405 | 3,057,689 | 3,057,377 | 3,134,319 | 3,127,767 | 3,163,717 | 3,084,517 | 3,136,233 | 3,132,286 | 3,114,460 | 3,186,420 |
2021 |
3,105,566 | 3,125,632 | 3,145,215 | 3,157,581 | 3,176,110 | 3,192,652 | 3,242,357 | 3,208,450 | 3,203,683 | 3,237,493 | (p)3,248,933 | ||
Unemployment |
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2020 |
105,375 | 99,283 | 111,125 | 318,911 | 290,168 | 300,289 | 287,934 | 267,439 | 226,897 | 215,500 | 215,567 | 215,496 | 221,165 |
2021 |
198,648 | 190,753 | 185,832 | 167,835 | 168,138 | 189,216 | 174,624 | 169,027 | 141,217 | 130,572 | (p)122,931 | ||
Unemployment Rate |
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2020 |
3.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
2021 |
6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | (p)3.6 | ||
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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. |
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