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Lexington Park, MD

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllBenefitsPay
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — December 2024	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Feb 2025

Lexington Park, MD Economy at a Glance:

Lexington Park, MD

Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)109.1	(2)109.1	109.0	108.9	108.9	(p)107.3
Employment(1)		(2)106.2	(2)106.7	106.4	105.8	105.9	(p)104.5
Unemployment(1)		(2)2.9	(2)2.5	2.6	3.1	3.0	(p)2.8
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)2.6	(2)2.3	2.4	2.8	2.8	(p)2.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		(5)75.7	75.8	74.5	74.7	74.3	(p)73.4
12-month % change		(5)2.6	2.0	1.1	0.3	-0.8	(p)-1.7
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		4.2	4.2	4.0	4.0	4.0	(p)4.0
12-month % change		2.4	5.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
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)		11.8	11.9	11.6	11.5	11.3	(p)11.2
12-month % change		1.7	0.0	0.0	-4.2	-3.4	(p)-1.8
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		6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	(p)6.7
Professional and Business Services(4)		17.7	17.6	17.4	17.4	17.4	(p)17.5
12-month % change		4.7	2.9	0.6	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(4)		8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	(p)9.0
12-month % change		4.7	4.7	3.4	3.4	2.3	(p)4.7
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		7.2	7.1	6.9	6.8	7.0	(p)7.1
12-month % change		4.3	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-1.4
Other Services(4)		2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	(p)2.1
12-month % change		2.4	5.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(4)		(5)21.1	21.2	20.8	21.2	20.8	(p)19.8
12-month % change		(5)0.0	0.5	1.0	1.4	-1.9	(p)-6.6
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (5) Correction (p) Preliminary