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Lexington Park, MD

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
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Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — September 2025	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Dec 2025

Lexington Park, MD Economy at a Glance:

Lexington Park, MD

Data Series	Back Data	June 2025	July 2025	Aug 2025	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		109.3	109.9	108.0	107.4	(2)-	(p)105.8
Employment(1)		105.8	106.1	103.9	103.3	(2)-	(p)101.5
Unemployment(1)		3.5	3.9	4.2	4.1	(2)-	(p)4.3
Unemployment Rate(3)		3.2	3.5	3.8	3.8	(2)-	(p)4.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		75.0	74.6	74.2	74.0	72.8	(p)73.1
12-month % change		-1.4	-1.6	-1.5	-1.5	(5)-3.2	(5)(p)-3.4
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	(p)4.0
12-month % change		-4.8	-4.8	-4.8	-2.4	-2.4	(p)-4.8
Manufacturing(4)		0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	(p)0.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		11.4	11.3	11.1	11.1	11.3	(p)11.5
12-month % change		0.0	0.9	0.0	-2.6	-1.7	(p)-2.5
Information(4)		0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	(p)0.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)		1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	(p)1.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		17.6	17.7	17.7	17.7	17.7	(p)17.6
12-month % change		0.0	-0.6	-0.6	0.0	0.0	(p)-0.6
Education and Health Services(4)		9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	(p)9.2
12-month % change		2.3	2.2	3.4	2.2	2.2	(p)3.4
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		7.7	7.7	7.7	7.4	7.3	(p)7.2
12-month % change		1.3	-1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Other Services(4)		2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	(p)2.1
12-month % change		-4.8	-4.8	-4.8	-2.4	-2.4	(p)-4.8
Government(4)		20.5	20.0	19.8	19.9	18.6	(p)18.8
12-month % change		-4.7	-4.8	-4.8	-4.3	(5)-11.0	(5)(p)-10.9
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (5) Correction (p) Preliminary