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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Table

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

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 (p)3,206.8              

Mining, Logging, & Construction

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 (p)164.4              

Manufacturing

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 (p)55.5              

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

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 (p)392.9              

Information

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 (p)72.1              

Financial Activities

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 (p)152.6              

Professional & Business Services

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 (p)780.0              

Educational & Health Services

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 (p)426.8              

Leisure & Hospitality

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 (p)261.0              

Other Services

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 (p)192.8              

Government

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 (p)708.7              

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

2020

 (1)3,507,291 (1)3,528,641 (1)3,508,530 (1)3,376,600 (1)3,347,545 (1)3,434,608 (1)3,415,701 (1)3,431,156 (1)3,311,414 (1)3,351,733 (1)3,347,853 (1)3,329,956 (1)3,407,585

2021

 3,304,214 3,316,385 3,331,047 3,325,416 3,344,248 (p)3,374,003              

Employment

2020

 (1)3,401,916 (1)3,429,358 (1)3,397,405 (1)3,057,689 (1)3,057,377 (1)3,134,319 (1)3,127,767 (1)3,163,717 (1)3,084,517 (1)3,136,233 (1)3,132,286 (1)3,114,460 (1)3,186,420

2021

 3,105,566 3,125,632 3,145,215 3,157,581 3,176,110 (p)3,184,975              

Unemployment

2020

 (1)105,375 (1)99,283 (1)111,125 (1)318,911 (1)290,168 (1)300,289 (1)287,934 (1)267,439 (1)226,897 (1)215,500 (1)215,567 (1)215,496 (1)221,165

2021

 198,648 190,753 185,832 167,835 168,138 (p)189,028              

Unemployment Rate

2020

 (1)3.0 (1)2.8 (1)3.2 (1)9.4 (1)8.7 (1)8.7 (1)8.4 (1)7.8 (1)6.9 (1)6.4 (1)6.4 (1)6.5 (1)6.5

2021

 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.0 5.0 (p)5.6              

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021.
(p) Preliminary

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.