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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

2024

3,333.7 3,345.3 3,354.7 3,367.0 3,380.4 3,408.0 3,411.8 3,392.2 3,393.9 3,415.4 3,429.2 3,424.9 3,388.0

2025

(p)3,365.2                        

Mining, Logging, & Construction

2024

160.1 161.0 162.8 163.3 164.1 166.8 168.5 168.1 167.8 169.1 169.4 166.5 165.6

2025

(p)160.5                        

Manufacturing

2024

56.7 56.5 56.7 56.4 56.7 57.1 57.4 57.4 57.1 57.0 57.5 57.5 57.0

2025

(p)56.7                        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2024

401.1 396.6 396.2 395.7 398.3 401.7 402.8 400.6 399.3 404.2 412.5 418.2 402.3

2025

(p)401.0                        

Information

2024

81.2 81.2 81.3 81.0 81.0 81.3 82.6 82.2 81.5 81.4 82.1 83.2 81.7

2025

(p)82.3                        

Financial Activities

2024

152.6 152.8 153.0 153.5 153.4 154.7 155.6 155.1 154.5 155.9 156.2 155.2 154.4

2025

(p)154.8                        

Professional & Business Services

2024

803.8 807.4 806.1 808.3 808.5 815.1 822.6 819.2 812.8 819.2 817.2 816.7 813.1

2025

(p)805.1                        

Educational & Health Services

2024

471.3 474.8 476.0 478.0 475.0 475.7 473.9 475.9 483.3 490.0 493.5 492.6 480.0

2025

(p)488.1                        

Leisure & Hospitality

2024

308.6 309.5 316.2 323.6 331.4 342.5 338.9 334.0 325.1 318.6 314.9 313.0 323.0

2025

(p)304.8                        

Other Services

2024

183.2 183.8 184.6 183.9 184.3 186.1 187.7 186.3 185.4 185.4 187.4 185.8 185.3

2025

(p)183.7                        

Government

2024

715.1 721.7 721.8 723.3 727.7 727.0 721.8 713.4 727.1 734.6 738.5 736.2 725.7

2025

(p)728.2                        

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

2024

(1)3,447,858 (1)3,462,738 (1)3,492,593 (1)3,479,062 (1)3,477,488 (1)3,519,459 (1)3,541,442 (1)3,490,088 (1)3,478,650 (1)3,485,423 (1)3,466,777 (1)3,463,966  

2025

(p)3,548,394                        

Employment

2024

(1)3,347,613 (1)3,357,205 (1)3,391,407 (1)3,390,185 (1)3,378,601 (1)3,403,042 (1)3,418,934 (1)3,368,303 (1)3,372,072 (1)3,377,620 (1)3,359,719 (1)3,368,280  

2025

(p)3,437,168                        

Unemployment

2024

(1)100,245 (1)105,533 (1)101,186 (1)88,877 (1)98,887 (1)116,417 (1)122,508 (1)121,785 (1)106,578 (1)107,803 (1)107,058 (1)95,686  

2025

(p)111,226                        

Unemployment Rate

2024

(1)2.9 (1)3.0 (1)2.9 (1)2.6 (1)2.8 (1)3.3 (1)3.5 (1)3.5 (1)3.1 (1)3.1 (1)3.1 (1)2.8  

2025

(p)3.1                        

Footnotes
(1) Data are provisional, subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(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.