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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2019
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2019
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2019
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2019
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – August 2019 Average energy prices News Release Sep 2019
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area – June 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2019
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2019
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Aug 2019

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Economy at a Glance:

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 2,731.4 2,749.2 2,776.7 2,802.4 (p)2,765.6  

Employment(1)

 2,652.8 2,662.6 2,683.6 2,709.2 (p)2,677.5  

Unemployment(1)

 78.7 86.6 93.1 93.2 (p)88.1  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 2.9 3.1 3.4 3.3 (p)3.2  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,730.8 2,735.0 2,754.4 2,759.0 (p)2,735.5  

12-month % change

 1.0 0.7 0.9 1.5 (p)1.3  

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 124.9 126.3 128.0 131.1 (p)133.0  

12-month % change

 0.2 0.7 1.0 1.7 (p)3.2  

Manufacturing(3)

 36.1 37.0 37.3 37.5 (p)36.6  

12-month % change

 -2.2 -0.3 -0.8 0.0 (p)-2.1  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 321.0 325.6 327.5 326.2 (p)324.1  

12-month % change

 -1.6 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 (p)-1.2  

Information(3)

 61.8 61.2 61.7 62.0 (p)61.1  

12-month % change

 -0.8 -2.2 -2.7 -1.7 (p)-2.1  

Financial Activities(3)

 120.9 120.1 122.1 120.8 (p)121.6  

12-month % change

 -0.3 -1.6 -1.1 -2.3 (p)-1.1  

Professional and Business Services(3)

 637.7 635.4 643.6 649.5 (p)646.6  

12-month % change

 1.7 1.0 1.1 1.6 (p)1.3  

Education and Health Services(3)

 354.1 349.4 348.6 348.5 (p)349.6  

12-month % change

 0.9 1.2 2.0 2.3 (p)2.3  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 290.7 295.2 301.5 299.9 (p)300.9  

12-month % change

 5.5 4.3 4.2 4.1 (p)5.4  

Other Services(3)

 183.7 183.6 186.6 188.4 (p)187.7  

12-month % change

 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.6 (p)1.7  

Government(3)

 599.9 601.2 597.5 595.1 (p)574.3  

12-month % change

 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.1 (p)0.6  

Consumer Price Index: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

CPI-U, All items(4)

   265.967   265.170   265.500

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

     1.6   1.2   0.9

CPI-W, All items(5)

   262.018   260.949   260.870

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

     1.4   1.0   0.5

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary