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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Table

Washington, DC-MD

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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

 1,009,737 1,013,628 1,013,513 1,006,981 998,484 1,012,690 1,020,933 997,865 998,757 (1)- 993,345 989,518 (2)1,005,041

2026

 978,760 986,409 983,960 981,446 972,350 980,725 (p)988,089            

Employment

2025

 962,748 964,328 964,168 962,011 950,258 958,483 964,269 939,501 943,195 (1)- 937,501 939,068 (2)953,230

2026

 923,847 930,451 932,847 931,077 922,329 929,264 (p)936,649            

Unemployment

2025

 46,989 49,300 49,345 44,970 48,226 54,207 56,664 58,364 55,562 (1)- 55,844 50,450 (2)51,811

2026

 54,913 55,958 51,113 50,369 50,021 51,461 (p)51,440            

Unemployment Rate

2025

 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.8 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.6 (1)- 5.6 5.1 (2)5.2

2026

 5.6 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 (p)5.2            

Footnotes
(1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(2) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
(p) Preliminary