Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: 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 Division |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2022 |
2,649.6 |
2,677.7 |
2,685.5 |
2,706.9 |
2,713.4 |
2,722.9 |
2,733.6 |
2,722.6 |
2,724.7 |
2,747.4 |
2,763.1 |
2,754.7 |
2,716.8 |
2023 |
2,715.8 |
2,726.9 |
2,743.0 |
2,751.6 |
2,766.3 |
2,788.3 |
2,774.8 |
2,779.3 |
2,784.0 |
2,800.2 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2022 |
124.3 |
126.3 |
127.4 |
127.6 |
128.3 |
128.9 |
130.8 |
131.1 |
131.2 |
132.6 |
131.5 |
132.7 |
129.4 |
2023 |
128.5 |
129.5 |
131.1 |
131.8 |
132.6 |
136.4 |
135.2 |
136.2 |
133.8 |
133.3 |
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|
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Manufacturing |
|
2022 |
35.9 |
36.0 |
36.2 |
36.3 |
36.5 |
37.0 |
37.1 |
37.1 |
37.0 |
37.3 |
37.8 |
38.1 |
36.9 |
2023 |
36.8 |
35.4 |
35.5 |
35.5 |
35.9 |
36.2 |
35.8 |
36.0 |
35.9 |
36.2 |
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|
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2022 |
322.1 |
320.9 |
320.4 |
319.7 |
320.8 |
323.1 |
326.1 |
324.1 |
320.6 |
323.3 |
331.3 |
336.2 |
324.1 |
2023 |
324.7 |
319.9 |
318.7 |
318.7 |
321.6 |
323.6 |
323.1 |
322.5 |
320.9 |
326.7 |
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|
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Information |
|
2022 |
67.0 |
67.6 |
68.0 |
68.3 |
68.4 |
68.6 |
68.3 |
68.9 |
68.2 |
69.0 |
69.0 |
67.9 |
68.3 |
2023 |
66.1 |
66.0 |
66.4 |
66.7 |
67.3 |
68.8 |
69.8 |
69.9 |
69.0 |
68.2 |
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2022 |
119.6 |
119.8 |
119.9 |
120.0 |
120.1 |
121.1 |
121.6 |
121.9 |
121.1 |
120.9 |
120.4 |
120.9 |
120.6 |
2023 |
118.5 |
119.4 |
120.3 |
120.3 |
120.2 |
120.5 |
120.9 |
121.0 |
121.2 |
119.2 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2022 |
656.0 |
661.3 |
659.9 |
667.4 |
668.9 |
672.4 |
674.7 |
674.1 |
668.2 |
672.4 |
671.9 |
668.9 |
668.0 |
2023 |
664.8 |
667.4 |
670.6 |
668.7 |
670.6 |
676.7 |
675.8 |
675.1 |
675.2 |
677.6 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2022 |
338.7 |
344.6 |
344.6 |
347.9 |
343.1 |
340.6 |
339.5 |
341.6 |
347.9 |
356.0 |
357.8 |
354.1 |
346.4 |
2023 |
351.6 |
356.7 |
359.6 |
358.4 |
360.1 |
359.8 |
359.0 |
362.0 |
366.0 |
371.6 |
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2022 |
223.5 |
228.2 |
234.4 |
242.9 |
250.7 |
259.3 |
265.8 |
263.1 |
257.3 |
256.7 |
258.7 |
253.7 |
249.5 |
2023 |
247.7 |
248.4 |
256.4 |
263.5 |
265.6 |
274.6 |
276.2 |
274.8 |
268.2 |
268.7 |
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|
|
Other Services |
|
2022 |
166.7 |
167.8 |
168.0 |
168.4 |
168.4 |
169.7 |
170.2 |
169.4 |
168.4 |
169.3 |
170.0 |
171.0 |
168.9 |
2023 |
170.6 |
170.8 |
171.9 |
174.2 |
175.5 |
176.6 |
178.4 |
176.3 |
176.2 |
176.9 |
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|
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Government |
|
2022 |
595.8 |
605.2 |
606.7 |
608.4 |
608.2 |
602.2 |
599.5 |
591.3 |
604.8 |
609.9 |
614.7 |
611.2 |
604.8 |
2023 |
606.5 |
613.4 |
612.5 |
613.8 |
616.9 |
615.1 |
600.6 |
605.5 |
617.6 |
621.8 |
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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 Division |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2022 |
2,697,680 |
2,721,429 |
2,740,407 |
2,728,431 |
2,739,139 |
2,760,151 |
2,776,679 |
2,754,365 |
2,738,232 |
2,754,555 |
2,742,405 |
2,742,908 |
2,741,365 |
2023 |
2,759,718 |
2,777,996 |
2,809,285 |
2,794,988 |
2,816,892 |
2,837,373 |
2,857,797 |
2,832,230 |
2,825,241 |
2,824,824 |
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|
|
Employment |
|
2022 |
2,603,265 |
2,634,611 |
2,656,642 |
2,655,796 |
2,657,329 |
2,671,490 |
2,688,949 |
2,663,594 |
2,658,695 |
2,672,336 |
2,663,040 |
2,671,571 |
2,658,110 |
2023 |
2,672,011 |
2,695,070 |
2,729,459 |
2,726,172 |
2,740,543 |
2,759,366 |
2,782,622 |
2,749,812 |
2,744,129 |
2,742,676 |
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|
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Unemployment |
|
2022 |
94,415 |
86,818 |
83,765 |
72,635 |
81,810 |
88,661 |
87,730 |
90,771 |
79,537 |
82,219 |
79,365 |
71,337 |
83,255 |
2023 |
87,707 |
82,926 |
79,826 |
68,816 |
76,349 |
78,007 |
75,175 |
82,418 |
81,112 |
82,148 |
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|
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2022 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
2023 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
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The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division 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, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.
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United States Department of Labor
