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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Maryland, District of Columbia > Washington, DC-MD

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 May 2026
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2026
Washington, DC-MD Employment, Unemployment Table May 2026
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table May 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table May 2026
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Washington Area Employment — April 2025 Employment News Release May 2025
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – December 2024 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2025
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — December 2025 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2026
West Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2025 Employment, Unemployment News Release Feb 2026
Washington, DC-MD Economy at a Glance:
Washington, DC-MD
Data Series Back
Data		 Nov
2025		 Dec
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 Apr
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)993.3 (2)989.5 978.8 986.4 (p)983.9  

Employment(1)

 (2)937.5 (2)939.1 923.8 930.5 (p)932.8  

Unemployment(1)

 (2)55.8 (2)50.5 54.9 56.0 (p)51.1  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)5.6 (2)5.1 5.6 5.7 (p)5.2  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 1,113.4 1,112.0 1,083.2 1,079.2 1,085.8 (p)1,089.7

12-month % change

 -4.2 -4.2 -4.8 -5.5 -5.0 (p)-4.7

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 47.8 48.2 46.8 45.3 46.6 (p)46.8

12-month % change

 1.3 2.6 4.2 -0.7 0.9 (p)0.4

Manufacturing(4)

 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.2 8.4 (p)8.3

12-month % change

 -5.4 -6.5 -3.5 -4.7 -2.3 (p)-4.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 102.5 105.1 99.5 97.5 97.8 (p)98.4

12-month % change

 -1.0 -0.4 -2.5 -3.8 -2.9 (p)-0.9

Information(4)

 21.5 21.9 20.6 20.2 20.5 (p)20.7

12-month % change

 -1.8 0.5 -4.6 -7.8 -5.5 (p)-2.4

Financial Activities(4)

 38.5 38.4 38.0 38.3 38.3 (p)38.4

12-month % change

 -1.8 -2.0 -2.6 0.0 0.3 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(4)

 210.1 208.6 203.7 202.3 202.8 (p)204.2

12-month % change

 -5.4 -5.7 -6.4 -6.9 -6.1 (p)-5.5

Education and Health Services(4)

 173.1 172.6 171.4 172.2 172.7 (p)172.5

12-month % change

 -1.0 -1.0 -1.5 -1.8 -1.5 (p)-1.1

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 117.1 114.9 110.0 110.2 112.3 (p)115.2

12-month % change

 -1.6 -2.6 -1.8 -3.0 -3.0 (p)-4.2

Other Services(4)

 73.5 73.5 72.0 72.6 73.7 (p)73.2

12-month % change

 -5.5 -5.3 -5.3 -3.8 -1.6 (p)-2.1

Government(4)

 320.6 320.1 312.9 312.4 312.7 (p)312.0

12-month % change

 -7.8 -7.6 -8.5 -9.4 -9.6 (p)-9.4

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

CPI-U, All items(5)

 324.286   326.890   330.277  

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

   2.4   2.7   3.0  

CPI-W, All items(6)

 318.985   323.650   327.542  

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

   2.4   3.4   4.1  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary