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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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2021 |
3,118.4 | 3,130.4 | 3,150.7 | 3,182.6 | 3,196.7 | 3,221.4 | 3,240.7 | 3,234.8 | 3,232.1 | 3,272.6 | 3,293.1 | 3,295.2 | 3,214.1 |
2022 |
3,224.8 | 3,252.4 | 3,269.3 | 3,287.1 | 3,292.3 | 3,321.0 | 3,313.4 | 3,304.8 | 3,315.2 | 3,338.9 | 3,357.1 | (p)3,348.1 | |
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2021 |
157.2 | 157.4 | 159.0 | 160.8 | 161.5 | 162.6 | 163.7 | 162.5 | 161.2 | 162.9 | 163.0 | 161.6 | 161.1 |
2022 |
157.4 | 160.4 | 163.1 | 162.7 | 163.7 | 167.0 | 166.5 | 164.3 | 166.8 | 167.4 | 167.0 | (p)168.2 | |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
54.3 | 54.4 | 54.5 | 54.6 | 55.2 | 55.5 | 55.6 | 55.3 | 54.9 | 55.6 | 55.6 | 56.5 | 55.2 |
2022 |
54.9 | 55.0 | 55.3 | 55.1 | 55.5 | 56.3 | 56.5 | 56.6 | 56.6 | 57.2 | 57.6 | (p)57.7 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
393.4 | 385.9 | 386.5 | 386.9 | 390.3 | 395.7 | 397.6 | 396.0 | 390.6 | 396.5 | 411.4 | 418.5 | 395.8 |
2022 |
402.7 | 400.9 | 400.3 | 399.2 | 400.6 | 407.6 | 407.6 | 408.3 | 406.4 | 408.9 | 417.9 | (p)423.4 | |
Information |
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2021 |
74.3 | 74.8 | 74.9 | 75.6 | 76.1 | 76.5 | 77.2 | 77.4 | 76.5 | 77.6 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 76.3 |
2022 |
76.6 | 76.5 | 77.2 | 77.2 | 76.7 | 78.2 | 79.6 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 80.3 | 79.9 | (p)79.3 | |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
155.1 | 155.7 | 156.0 | 156.7 | 156.8 | 157.3 | 158.6 | 158.3 | 156.7 | 156.0 | 154.2 | 154.0 | 156.3 |
2022 |
151.5 | 152.7 | 152.9 | 152.2 | 151.7 | 154.2 | 150.7 | 150.1 | 147.8 | 147.5 | 147.3 | (p)148.2 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
766.2 | 768.2 | 771.9 | 780.4 | 782.6 | 783.3 | 791.1 | 790.2 | 782.8 | 796.3 | 795.7 | 791.8 | 783.4 |
2022 |
779.4 | 787.1 | 793.3 | 795.7 | 793.6 | 800.4 | 806.0 | 802.6 | 802.1 | 805.7 | 805.4 | (p)799.9 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
421.2 | 426.0 | 426.8 | 428.2 | 420.9 | 418.9 | 419.7 | 421.0 | 425.0 | 429.7 | 430.5 | 432.5 | 425.0 |
2022 |
422.1 | 428.2 | 430.6 | 435.4 | 432.9 | 433.9 | 436.5 | 434.4 | 438.6 | 447.5 | 450.5 | (p)447.3 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
212.4 | 217.1 | 225.0 | 238.2 | 250.2 | 269.8 | 283.5 | 283.2 | 276.7 | 283.8 | 286.8 | 288.1 | 259.6 |
2022 |
280.4 | 282.2 | 287.1 | 297.3 | 305.3 | 314.9 | 315.7 | 313.1 | 307.5 | 308.3 | 310.2 | (p)306.0 | |
Other Services |
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2021 |
190.6 | 190.6 | 191.5 | 193.2 | 193.8 | 195.3 | 196.9 | 195.9 | 194.5 | 194.1 | 194.0 | 195.3 | 193.8 |
2022 |
193.8 | 194.4 | 195.0 | 197.2 | 198.0 | 198.8 | 199.3 | 199.2 | 197.9 | 199.1 | 198.9 | (p)200.9 | |
Government |
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2021 |
693.7 | 700.3 | 704.6 | 708.0 | 709.3 | 706.5 | 696.8 | 695.0 | 713.2 | 720.1 | 724.5 | 719.1 | 707.6 |
2022 |
706.0 | 715.0 | 714.5 | 715.1 | 714.3 | 709.7 | 695.0 | 696.7 | 712.0 | 717.0 | 722.4 | (p)717.2 | |
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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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2021 |
3,304,432 | 3,323,525 | 3,336,922 | 3,335,469 | 3,344,789 | 3,384,941 | 3,416,943 | 3,375,050 | 3,343,964 | 3,364,318 | 3,375,610 | 3,360,187 | 3,355,512 |
2022 |
(1)3,359,439 | (1)3,374,193 | 3,399,369 | 3,375,462 | 3,376,174 | 3,417,638 | 3,421,147 | 3,382,867 | 3,354,075 | 3,375,402 | (p)3,353,327 | ||
Employment |
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2021 |
3,125,451 | 3,146,288 | 3,161,501 | 3,170,415 | 3,173,369 | 3,191,637 | 3,232,693 | 3,195,215 | 3,196,089 | 3,227,126 | 3,242,639 | 3,238,054 | 3,191,706 |
2022 |
(1)3,226,729 | (1)3,252,122 | 3,278,667 | 3,274,357 | 3,263,270 | 3,289,562 | 3,301,720 | 3,259,088 | 3,250,760 | 3,264,205 | (p)3,249,022 | ||
Unemployment |
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2021 |
178,981 | 177,237 | 175,421 | 165,054 | 171,420 | 193,304 | 184,250 | 179,835 | 147,875 | 137,192 | 132,971 | 122,133 | 163,806 |
2022 |
(1)132,710 | (1)122,071 | 120,702 | 101,105 | 112,904 | 128,076 | 119,427 | 123,779 | 103,315 | 111,197 | (p)104,305 | ||
Unemployment Rate |
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2021 |
5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
2022 |
(1)4.0 | (1)3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | (p)3.1 | ||
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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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