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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

2024

(1)1,007,025 (1)1,011,784 (1)1,019,504 (1)1,012,450 (1)1,006,203 (1)1,022,160 (1)1,037,840 (1)1,016,830 (1)1,015,031 (1)1,019,262 (1)1,020,650 (1)1,018,599 (1)1,017,279

2025

1,022,698 1,024,825 (p)1,024,140                    

Employment

2024

(1)967,193 (1)970,279 (1)979,652 (1)977,836 (1)968,579 (1)976,945 (1)989,659 (1)969,311 (1)974,156 (1)977,119 (1)979,359 (1)979,724 (1)975,818

2025

979,229 979,016 (p)977,718                    

Unemployment

2024

(1)39,832 (1)41,505 (1)39,852 (1)34,614 (1)37,624 (1)45,215 (1)48,181 (1)47,519 (1)40,875 (1)42,143 (1)41,291 (1)38,875 (1)41,461

2025

43,469 45,809 (p)46,422                    

Unemployment Rate

2024

(1)4.0 (1)4.1 (1)3.9 (1)3.4 (1)3.7 (1)4.4 (1)4.6 (1)4.7 (1)4.0 (1)4.1 (1)4.0 (1)3.8 (1)4.1

2025

4.3 4.5 (p)4.5                    

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(p) Preliminary