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News Releases: Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — September 2026 Business Employment Dynamics in the District of Columbia — First Quarter 2026 Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area – September 2026
District of Columbia Economy at a Glance:
Nov
02
Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.9 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in September 2026.
Oct
30
From December 2025 to March 2026, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in the District of Columbia were 25,186.
Oct
14
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area was up 0.9 percent from July to September.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
404.2 | 403.7 | 402.6 | 401.9 | 402.4 | (p)402.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
379.1 | 378.9 | 378.3 | 378.1 | 379.3 | (p)380.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
25.1 | 24.8 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 23.1 | (p)22.5 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | (p)5.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
720.7 | 718.5 | 720.7 | 721.1 | 719.8 | (p)719.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.2 | -5.3 | -4.8 | -4.4 | -3.6 | (p)-3.5 |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
|
14.3 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.2 | (p)14.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.9 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 2.9 | (p)3.6 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (p)1.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-9.1 | -9.1 | -9.1 | -9.1 | -9.1 | (p)-9.1 |
|
|
29.6 | 29.6 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 29.5 | (p)29.6 | |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.7 | (p)0.0 |
Information(3) |
|
17.6 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 | (p)17.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.3 | -4.3 | -5.9 | -4.4 | -3.3 | (p)-3.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
24.6 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 24.8 | (p)24.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.4 | -1.6 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -0.8 | (p)-0.8 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
162.5 | 161.0 | 161.5 | 161.5 | 160.0 | (p)161.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.9 | -3.7 | -3.1 | -2.7 | -3.0 | (p)-2.0 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
125.5 | 124.7 | 126.0 | 125.5 | 126.3 | (p)125.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.0 | -2.4 | -1.5 | -1.6 | -0.8 | (p)-1.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
75.8 | 76.1 | 75.9 | 76.1 | 75.6 | (p)75.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 | -1.7 | -1.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | (p)0.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
62.5 | 62.2 | 62.8 | 62.7 | 62.7 | (p)62.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.5 | -2.4 | -1.3 | -0.6 | -0.3 | (p)0.5 |
Government(3) |
|
207.3 | 207.1 | 206.8 | 207.6 | 208.1 | (p)208.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-11.6 | -11.5 | -11.4 | -11.1 | -8.8 | (p)-9.0 |
|
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