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
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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 |
|
2023 |
3,310.1 |
3,327.8 |
3,337.4 |
3,358.1 |
3,372.3 |
3,397.5 |
3,388.8 |
3,373.6 |
3,370.3 |
3,385.0 |
3,396.9 |
3,392.6 |
3,367.5 |
2024 |
3,338.4 |
3,348.8 |
3,361.9 |
3,373.7 |
3,392.7 |
3,424.8 |
3,401.0 |
3,388.1 |
3,396.8 |
3,417.9 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2023 |
160.8 |
161.5 |
162.8 |
163.2 |
163.9 |
165.0 |
165.1 |
164.7 |
163.5 |
163.9 |
163.6 |
164.5 |
163.5 |
2024 |
160.2 |
157.9 |
160.4 |
160.0 |
160.9 |
163.4 |
165.7 |
167.5 |
167.0 |
168.6 |
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|
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Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
56.4 |
56.6 |
56.7 |
57.0 |
57.3 |
58.0 |
58.2 |
57.9 |
57.8 |
57.8 |
57.8 |
57.9 |
57.5 |
2024 |
57.1 |
57.3 |
57.7 |
58.0 |
58.9 |
59.3 |
60.0 |
60.0 |
59.8 |
59.7 |
|
|
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
403.9 |
398.2 |
398.8 |
399.3 |
401.8 |
405.2 |
404.7 |
403.8 |
400.5 |
407.2 |
417.2 |
422.2 |
405.2 |
2024 |
405.7 |
401.6 |
400.6 |
399.6 |
401.6 |
405.7 |
405.8 |
404.5 |
403.9 |
409.6 |
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|
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Information |
|
2023 |
82.0 |
82.1 |
81.8 |
82.0 |
81.6 |
81.1 |
80.6 |
80.1 |
79.5 |
78.9 |
79.6 |
79.9 |
80.8 |
2024 |
78.3 |
79.0 |
79.4 |
79.1 |
79.5 |
80.4 |
79.8 |
79.8 |
79.1 |
79.0 |
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
154.4 |
154.4 |
154.6 |
154.8 |
154.9 |
155.9 |
154.9 |
154.4 |
153.1 |
153.2 |
153.1 |
153.5 |
154.3 |
2024 |
150.4 |
150.3 |
150.9 |
150.5 |
150.5 |
151.4 |
151.2 |
150.6 |
149.6 |
151.1 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
808.5 |
812.5 |
810.9 |
817.0 |
816.8 |
823.3 |
825.7 |
822.2 |
812.3 |
811.3 |
809.3 |
808.8 |
814.9 |
2024 |
802.9 |
803.6 |
805.7 |
809.5 |
815.5 |
823.1 |
823.8 |
816.2 |
813.4 |
821.2 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
447.8 |
451.8 |
452.5 |
455.1 |
452.3 |
453.0 |
452.0 |
452.3 |
459.6 |
463.8 |
464.8 |
464.0 |
455.8 |
2024 |
461.2 |
465.6 |
464.8 |
467.1 |
464.2 |
462.7 |
458.6 |
459.6 |
467.7 |
471.3 |
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
301.1 |
303.8 |
310.3 |
318.5 |
326.8 |
338.7 |
338.5 |
334.8 |
323.8 |
323.5 |
321.1 |
316.5 |
321.5 |
2024 |
304.4 |
306.1 |
310.3 |
320.2 |
327.7 |
340.1 |
337.9 |
338.9 |
328.5 |
322.2 |
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2023 |
190.7 |
191.2 |
192.0 |
192.2 |
193.0 |
195.7 |
197.1 |
195.8 |
194.2 |
194.4 |
195.3 |
195.3 |
193.9 |
2024 |
193.3 |
193.2 |
194.8 |
196.2 |
199.1 |
200.7 |
202.9 |
202.2 |
200.1 |
199.8 |
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|
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Government |
|
2023 |
704.5 |
715.7 |
717.0 |
719.0 |
723.9 |
721.6 |
712.0 |
707.6 |
726.0 |
731.0 |
735.1 |
730.0 |
720.3 |
2024 |
724.9 |
734.2 |
737.3 |
733.5 |
734.8 |
738.0 |
715.3 |
708.8 |
727.7 |
735.4 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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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 |
|
2023 |
3,433,103 |
3,453,996 |
3,478,623 |
3,467,353 |
3,479,279 |
3,509,822 |
3,532,628 |
3,501,232 |
3,485,609 |
3,492,881 |
3,489,423 |
3,466,039 |
3,482,499 |
2024 |
3,476,564 |
3,485,308 |
3,516,518 |
3,511,590 |
3,504,027 |
3,537,118 |
3,555,213 |
3,516,239 |
3,505,147 |
3,511,042 |
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|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
3,336,744 |
3,358,617 |
3,388,694 |
3,394,303 |
3,393,385 |
3,416,643 |
3,438,537 |
3,400,863 |
3,390,702 |
3,396,239 |
3,399,594 |
3,379,256 |
3,391,131 |
2024 |
3,378,860 |
3,381,061 |
3,419,392 |
3,421,084 |
3,409,135 |
3,421,478 |
3,432,127 |
3,387,010 |
3,396,168 |
3,401,791 |
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Unemployment |
|
2023 |
96,359 |
95,379 |
89,929 |
73,050 |
85,894 |
93,179 |
94,091 |
100,369 |
94,907 |
96,642 |
89,829 |
86,783 |
91,368 |
2024 |
97,704 |
104,247 |
97,126 |
90,506 |
94,892 |
115,640 |
123,086 |
129,229 |
108,979 |
109,251 |
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|
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2024 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
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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United States Department of Labor
