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 |
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2023 |
2,719.9 |
2,735.9 |
2,745.3 |
2,760.8 |
2,772.1 |
2,793.3 |
2,782.4 |
2,771.6 |
2,771.4 |
2,785.6 |
2,797.4 |
2,794.0 |
2,769.1 |
2024 |
2,751.2 |
2,758.8 |
2,770.7 |
2,778.3 |
2,793.9 |
2,819.7 |
2,795.4 |
2,785.2 |
2,792.8 |
2,813.6 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2023 |
129.4 |
130.0 |
131.1 |
130.9 |
131.5 |
132.3 |
132.8 |
132.5 |
131.6 |
132.7 |
131.9 |
132.8 |
131.6 |
2024 |
130.0 |
128.0 |
130.4 |
129.8 |
130.7 |
132.7 |
134.6 |
136.8 |
136.3 |
138.2 |
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|
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Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
36.4 |
36.4 |
36.5 |
36.8 |
37.2 |
37.6 |
37.6 |
37.4 |
37.3 |
37.2 |
37.3 |
37.4 |
37.1 |
2024 |
36.8 |
36.9 |
37.4 |
37.5 |
38.2 |
38.5 |
39.1 |
39.0 |
38.8 |
38.8 |
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|
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
327.3 |
323.1 |
323.3 |
323.4 |
325.4 |
328.0 |
327.4 |
326.5 |
324.0 |
329.9 |
338.7 |
342.9 |
328.3 |
2024 |
329.5 |
326.3 |
325.7 |
324.3 |
326.1 |
329.5 |
329.4 |
328.4 |
328.1 |
332.8 |
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|
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Information |
|
2023 |
69.4 |
69.5 |
69.2 |
69.3 |
69.0 |
68.8 |
68.4 |
68.2 |
67.5 |
67.0 |
67.8 |
68.2 |
68.5 |
2024 |
66.7 |
67.3 |
67.7 |
67.6 |
67.9 |
68.9 |
68.2 |
68.3 |
67.7 |
67.7 |
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
118.6 |
118.5 |
118.9 |
119.1 |
119.3 |
120.4 |
118.8 |
118.7 |
117.6 |
117.6 |
117.6 |
118.2 |
118.6 |
2024 |
115.8 |
115.6 |
115.9 |
115.4 |
114.7 |
115.2 |
114.6 |
114.0 |
113.2 |
114.8 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
675.3 |
678.8 |
677.1 |
681.3 |
681.0 |
687.7 |
688.4 |
685.7 |
677.8 |
677.3 |
675.9 |
675.7 |
680.2 |
2024 |
671.5 |
671.6 |
673.4 |
676.4 |
682.2 |
689.5 |
688.3 |
681.5 |
679.0 |
686.0 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
352.7 |
355.9 |
356.9 |
358.3 |
355.7 |
355.8 |
354.3 |
355.5 |
362.0 |
365.0 |
366.0 |
365.0 |
358.6 |
2024 |
363.4 |
365.9 |
365.1 |
366.8 |
364.3 |
363.2 |
358.6 |
359.2 |
365.4 |
368.4 |
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|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
251.8 |
254.3 |
260.2 |
267.1 |
273.7 |
282.6 |
281.8 |
279.3 |
271.2 |
271.7 |
270.1 |
267.3 |
269.3 |
2024 |
256.2 |
257.7 |
261.2 |
269.5 |
275.3 |
284.3 |
282.2 |
284.5 |
275.6 |
271.0 |
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2023 |
167.9 |
168.3 |
169.1 |
169.2 |
169.9 |
172.4 |
173.2 |
172.2 |
171.1 |
171.5 |
172.6 |
172.2 |
170.8 |
2024 |
170.8 |
170.7 |
172.1 |
173.2 |
175.8 |
177.1 |
178.9 |
178.5 |
176.5 |
176.3 |
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|
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Government |
|
2023 |
591.1 |
601.1 |
603.0 |
605.4 |
609.4 |
607.7 |
599.7 |
595.6 |
611.3 |
615.7 |
619.5 |
614.3 |
606.2 |
2024 |
610.5 |
618.8 |
621.8 |
617.8 |
618.7 |
620.8 |
601.5 |
595.0 |
612.2 |
619.6 |
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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 |
|
2023 |
2,755,097 |
2,774,223 |
2,795,694 |
2,783,614 |
2,796,546 |
2,820,562 |
2,835,044 |
2,811,924 |
2,801,098 |
2,805,524 |
2,803,687 |
2,786,720 |
2,797,478 |
2024 |
2,796,780 |
2,804,317 |
2,825,133 |
2,817,008 |
2,817,019 |
2,840,707 |
2,848,974 |
2,816,890 |
2,809,302 |
2,813,970 |
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|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
2,673,198 |
2,693,894 |
2,718,210 |
2,719,701 |
2,721,586 |
2,739,937 |
2,754,643 |
2,725,628 |
2,719,583 |
2,722,994 |
2,726,083 |
2,712,540 |
2,719,000 |
2024 |
2,715,139 |
2,717,803 |
2,746,213 |
2,743,165 |
2,736,563 |
2,745,764 |
2,747,362 |
2,709,317 |
2,718,248 |
2,724,801 |
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|
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Unemployment |
|
2023 |
81,899 |
80,329 |
77,484 |
63,913 |
74,960 |
80,625 |
80,401 |
86,296 |
81,515 |
82,530 |
77,604 |
74,180 |
78,478 |
2024 |
81,641 |
86,514 |
78,920 |
73,843 |
80,456 |
94,943 |
101,612 |
107,573 |
91,054 |
89,169 |
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|
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2024 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
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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
