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 |
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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 |
3,415.5 |
3,429.2 |
3,425.0 |
3,388.1 |
2025 |
3,359.7 |
3,369.7 |
3,380.9 |
3,396.5 |
3,407.7 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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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 |
159.3 |
164.3 |
168.7 |
174.7 |
176.4 |
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Manufacturing |
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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 |
56.8 |
56.9 |
56.9 |
57.0 |
56.9 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 |
401.5 |
398.6 |
398.4 |
397.3 |
399.7 |
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Information |
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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 |
81.8 |
80.7 |
80.9 |
80.6 |
80.8 |
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Financial Activities |
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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 |
154.2 |
154.5 |
153.7 |
154.3 |
153.7 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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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 |
802.5 |
799.8 |
801.5 |
801.4 |
804.3 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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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 |
487.6 |
492.1 |
493.5 |
494.3 |
491.5 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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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 |
304.9 |
306.1 |
314.4 |
323.6 |
332.7 |
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Other Services |
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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 |
183.3 |
184.5 |
183.3 |
185.8 |
187.9 |
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Government |
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2024 |
715.1 |
721.7 |
721.8 |
723.3 |
727.7 |
727.0 |
721.8 |
713.4 |
727.1 |
734.7 |
738.5 |
736.3 |
725.7 |
2025 |
727.8 |
732.2 |
729.6 |
727.5 |
723.8 |
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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 |
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2024 |
3,517,378 |
3,531,963 |
3,559,077 |
3,543,513 |
3,542,699 |
3,589,128 |
3,620,225 |
3,571,594 |
3,556,844 |
3,566,989 |
3,552,067 |
3,545,592 |
3,558,089 |
2025 |
3,546,339 |
3,542,772 |
3,552,755 |
3,548,671 |
3,526,724 |
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Employment |
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2024 |
3,416,555 |
3,425,383 |
3,457,328 |
3,454,220 |
3,443,365 |
3,471,967 |
3,497,103 |
3,449,217 |
3,449,838 |
3,458,570 |
3,444,563 |
3,449,558 |
3,451,472 |
2025 |
3,434,932 |
3,421,303 |
3,425,985 |
3,428,104 |
3,399,494 |
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Unemployment |
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2024 |
100,823 |
106,580 |
101,749 |
89,293 |
99,334 |
117,161 |
123,122 |
122,377 |
107,006 |
108,419 |
107,504 |
96,034 |
106,617 |
2025 |
111,407 |
121,469 |
126,770 |
120,567 |
127,230 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2024 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
2025 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
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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
