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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia > Washington

Washington

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2022
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2022
Silver Spring, MD, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2022
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2022
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2022
Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2022
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2022
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2022
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – October 2021 Average energy prices News Release Nov 2021
Consumer Expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area: 2019-20 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2021
County Employment and Wages in Washington, DC — Second Quarter 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2020
Average Energy Prices - Washington DC Average energy prices Table Jan 2022
Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – November 2021 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2021
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area – September 2021 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2021
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Consumer price indexes Table Dec 2021
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2021
Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Virginia’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Maryland’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2016
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2021

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

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Data Series Back
Data		 June
2021		 July
2021		 Aug
2021		 Sept
2021		 Oct
2021		 Nov
2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,381.9 3,417.0 3,377.5 3,344.9 3,368.1 (p)3,371.9

Employment(1)

 3,192.7 3,242.4 3,208.5 3,203.7 3,237.5 (p)3,248.9

Unemployment(1)

 189.2 174.6 169.0 141.2 130.6 (p)122.9

Unemployment Rate(2)

 5.6 5.1 5.0 4.2 3.9 (p)3.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,212.7 3,214.5 3,221.2 3,238.3 3,281.5 (p)3,302.0

12-month % change

 5.7 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.9 (p)4.1

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 163.5 163.6 162.4 162.3 164.4 (p)165.4

12-month % change

 2.0 1.1 0.2 0.5 0.9 (p)1.6

Manufacturing(3)

 55.8 56.1 56.0 55.6 56.2 (p)56.5

12-month % change

 4.3 4.1 3.1 2.2 3.7 (p)4.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 394.0 394.2 391.0 390.9 397.3 (p)411.8

12-month % change

 8.6 4.9 3.5 2.8 3.0 (p)3.6

Information(3)

 73.2 73.6 72.7 72.5 73.3 (p)73.4

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 -1.2 -1.8 -1.2 (p)0.8

Financial Activities(3)

 152.9 153.1 154.6 154.5 153.6 (p)152.6

12-month % change

 -1.1 -1.4 -0.5 0.3 -0.6 (p)-0.5

Professional and Business Services(3)

 783.3 789.0 788.1 787.1 803.3 (p)801.2

12-month % change

 3.5 2.9 2.7 3.4 4.1 (p)4.1

Education and Health Services(3)

 426.4 428.1 429.9 435.5 440.2 (p)441.2

12-month % change

 5.9 6.4 5.5 4.7 4.6 (p)4.3

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 262.5 275.3 278.3 274.5 280.9 (p)282.0

12-month % change

 33.2 22.7 21.2 19.8 19.2 (p)19.1

Other Services(3)

 192.5 194.0 195.7 193.8 193.8 (p)194.5

12-month % change

 2.6 1.5 2.0 1.5 1.9 (p)2.6

Government(3)

 708.6 687.5 692.5 711.6 718.5 (p)723.4

12-month % change

 2.7 2.2 1.3 1.1 1.4 (p)1.4

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

CPI-U, All items(4)

   279.099   280.933   284.240

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

     4.4   4.5   5.8

CPI-W, All items(5)

   276.315   278.170   281.608

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

     4.7   4.9   6.4

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