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News Releases: Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area – September 2026 County Employment and Wages in the District of Columbia — First Quarter 2026 Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — June 2026
District of Columbia Economy at a Glance:
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.
Sep
03
Employment declined 4.5 percent in the District of Columbia from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Aug
05
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.6 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, metropolitan area for the year ending in June 2026
| 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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