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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2025	1,022,698	1,024,825	1,024,656	1,018,829	1,007,704	1,027,460	1,036,214	1,010,844	1,011,763	(1)-	1,010,268	(p)1,007,014
2026	978,760	(p)986,393
Employment
2025	979,229	979,016	978,149	974,927	962,257	976,368	983,789	953,967	954,845	(1)-	949,124	(p)955,217
2026	923,847	(p)930,412
Unemployment
2025	43,469	45,809	46,507	43,902	45,447	51,092	52,425	56,877	56,918	(1)-	61,144	(p)51,797
2026	54,913	(p)55,981
Unemployment Rate
2025	4.3	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.5	5.0	5.1	5.6	5.6	(1)-	6.1	(p)5.1
2026	5.6	(p)5.7
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (p) Preliminary