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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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2019 |
3,286.4 | 3,305.7 | 3,322.6 | 3,341.9 | 3,353.8 | 3,378.0 | 3,371.8 | 3,345.9 | 3,350.4 | 3,377.2 | 3,398.5 | 3,396.3 | 3,352.4 |
2020 |
3,338.7 | 3,361.1 | 3,343.7 | 3,043.6 | (p)3,036.8 | ||||||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2019 |
159.3 | 159.4 | 161.5 | 163.7 | 165.4 | 167.9 | 167.9 | 168.7 | 166.9 | 166.6 | 166.0 | 163.5 | 164.7 |
2020 |
161.6 | 163.6 | 163.7 | 156.5 | (p)157.0 | ||||||||
Manufacturing |
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2019 |
55.7 | 55.9 | 56.2 | 56.6 | 56.9 | 57.5 | 57.4 | 57.2 | 56.8 | 57.4 | 58.0 | 58.2 | 57.0 |
2020 |
57.6 | 58.7 | 57.2 | 52.9 | (p)54.1 | ||||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2019 |
407.3 | 400.2 | 401.8 | 401.7 | 405.0 | 409.1 | 408.0 | 408.0 | 405.1 | 408.9 | 417.9 | 426.4 | 408.3 |
2020 |
406.7 | 403.7 | 405.3 | 361.9 | (p)361.7 | ||||||||
Information |
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2019 |
75.1 | 75.9 | 75.9 | 75.9 | 76.2 | 77.4 | 77.7 | 77.5 | 76.8 | 77.6 | 77.8 | 77.0 | 76.7 |
2020 |
77.3 | 78.1 | 77.6 | 75.5 | (p)73.3 | ||||||||
Financial Activities |
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2019 |
158.4 | 158.9 | 159.1 | 159.9 | 160.4 | 162.0 | 162.5 | 162.3 | 160.7 | 162.2 | 161.4 | 163.0 | 160.9 |
2020 |
162.8 | 162.3 | 161.4 | 156.9 | (p)159.2 | ||||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2019 |
760.4 | 765.4 | 766.8 | 774.4 | 777.3 | 785.7 | 789.8 | 787.2 | 779.3 | 787.4 | 792.2 | 787.3 | 779.4 |
2020 |
780.1 | 784.3 | 778.4 | 761.3 | (p)755.0 | ||||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2019 |
446.3 | 451.2 | 452.7 | 452.9 | 446.1 | 445.4 | 442.7 | 442.3 | 447.9 | 452.0 | 455.1 | 453.4 | 449.0 |
2020 |
447.5 | 452.7 | 449.3 | 399.4 | (p)403.6 | ||||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2019 |
320.1 | 322.7 | 329.4 | 336.2 | 343.8 | 353.4 | 352.1 | 347.6 | 336.3 | 335.5 | 335.4 | 334.6 | 337.3 |
2020 |
326.4 | 330.3 | 321.5 | 180.8 | (p)180.7 | ||||||||
Other Services |
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2019 |
207.0 | 208.3 | 208.9 | 209.7 | 210.4 | 212.8 | 213.8 | 212.5 | 210.2 | 211.5 | 211.3 | 212.8 | 210.8 |
2020 |
212.5 | 211.0 | 211.1 | 197.3 | (p)196.4 | ||||||||
Government |
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2019 |
696.8 | 707.8 | 710.3 | 710.9 | 712.3 | 706.8 | 699.9 | 682.6 | 710.4 | 718.1 | 723.4 | 720.1 | 708.3 |
2020 |
706.2 | 716.4 | 718.2 | 701.1 | (p)695.8 | ||||||||
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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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2019 |
(1)3,422,580 | (1)3,435,866 | (1)3,447,284 | (1)3,434,334 | (1)3,452,965 | (1)3,489,162 | (1)3,527,506 | (1)3,474,085 | (1)3,475,733 | (1)3,495,773 | (1)3,494,549 | (1)3,478,905 | (1)3,469,062 |
2020 |
3,490,746 | 3,514,011 | 3,506,469 | 3,377,684 | (p)3,363,924 | ||||||||
Employment |
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2019 |
(1)3,292,576 | (1)3,317,546 | (1)3,335,256 | (1)3,339,180 | (1)3,349,387 | (1)3,373,280 | (1)3,411,337 | (1)3,362,934 | (1)3,374,445 | (1)3,395,249 | (1)3,397,848 | (1)3,387,569 | (1)3,361,384 |
2020 |
3,383,117 | 3,409,489 | 3,390,602 | 3,048,035 | (p)3,060,443 | ||||||||
Unemployment |
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2019 |
(1)130,004 | (1)118,320 | (1)112,028 | (1)95,154 | (1)103,578 | (1)115,882 | (1)116,169 | (1)111,151 | (1)101,288 | (1)100,524 | (1)96,701 | (1)91,336 | (1)107,678 |
2020 |
107,629 | 104,522 | 115,867 | 329,649 | (p)303,481 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2019 |
(1)3.8 | (1)3.4 | (1)3.2 | (1)2.8 | (1)3.0 | (1)3.3 | (1)3.3 | (1)3.2 | (1)2.9 | (1)2.9 | (1)2.8 | (1)2.6 | (1)3.1 |
2020 |
3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 9.8 | (p)9.0 | ||||||||
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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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