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Washington, DC-MD

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Washington, DC-MD, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Oct 2026
Washington, DC-MD Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2026
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2026
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2026
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — June 2026 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — September 2023 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2023
Washington, DC-MD Economy at a Glance:
Washington, DC-MD
Data Series Back
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

981.4 972.4 980.7 987.9 (p)979.3  

Employment(1)

931.1 922.3 929.3 936.5 (p)930.2  

Unemployment(1)

50.4 50.0 51.5 51.5 (p)49.0  

Unemployment Rate(2)

5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2 (p)5.0  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

1,090.1 1,088.8 1,094.7 1,103.3 (p)1,083.1  

12-month % change

-4.7 -4.8 -4.4 -3.9 (p)-3.2  

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

46.8 47.3 48.1 48.2 (p)47.7  

12-month % change

0.4 0.6 1.1 1.9 (p)0.4  

Manufacturing(3)

8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 (p)8.2  

12-month % change

-4.6 -4.6 -3.5 -2.4 (p)-3.5  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

98.5 98.1 98.8 98.3 (p)98.0  

12-month % change

-0.8 -1.2 -1.0 -2.1 (p)-1.8  

Information(3)

20.6 20.6 20.8 20.7 (p)20.8  

12-month % change

-2.8 -3.7 -4.1 -5.0 (p)-3.3  

Financial Activities(3)

38.2 38.4 38.8 39.4 (p)38.7  

12-month % change

-0.5 -0.5 0.0 1.3 (p)0.0  

Professional and Business Services(3)

204.3 202.6 205.6 207.8 (p)205.2  

12-month % change

-5.4 -6.0 -5.5 -3.7 (p)-3.4  

Education and Health Services(3)

172.5 169.9 169.6 167.8 (p)168.0  

12-month % change

-1.1 -1.5 -1.0 -0.7 (p)-0.2  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

115.2 118.2 117.2 116.3 (p)114.0  

12-month % change

-4.2 -3.0 -3.0 -1.0 (p)-2.5  

Other Services(3)

73.7 73.6 74.6 74.6 (p)74.1  

12-month % change

-1.5 -1.2 -0.8 -0.4 (p)0.1  

Government(3)

312.0 311.8 312.9 321.9 (p)308.4  

12-month % change

-9.4 -9.5 -8.8 -9.0 (p)-6.8  

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

CPI-U, All items(4)

  334.707   335.716   338.730

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

    4.1   4.0   4.1

CPI-W, All items(5)

  332.020   332.247   336.598

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

    5.1   4.5   5.2

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