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Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemployment
West Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2025	Employment, Unemployment	News Release	Feb 2026

Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Economy at a Glance:

Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV

Data Series	Back Data	Aug 2025	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		1,796.9	1,781.3	(2)-	1,770.2	(p)1,772.2	(p)1,757.8
Employment(1)		1,730.5	1,724.4	(2)-	1,703.6	(p)1,714.5	(p)1,692.7
Unemployment(1)		66.3	56.9	(2)-	66.5	(p)57.7	(p)65.2
Unemployment Rate(3)		3.7	3.2	(2)-	3.8	(p)3.3	(p)3.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		1,642.9	1,630.1	1,626.9	1,636.3	1,627.8	(p)1,596.3
12-month % change		0.6	0.1	-0.6	-0.8	-0.8	(p)-1.7
Mining, Logging and Construction(4)		95.6	95.3	95.0	93.8	94.0	(p)90.8
12-month % change		9.0	8.8	7.8	5.6	5.4	(p)5.1
Manufacturing(4)		27.8	27.5	27.4	27.4	27.2	(p)26.9
12-month % change		-0.7	-1.1	-1.4	-1.1	-1.4	(p)-0.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		227.0	225.1	227.6	232.7	235.6	(p)228.5
12-month % change		0.0	-0.3	-0.1	0.4	0.7	(p)0.4
Information(4)		47.6	46.8	46.4	46.6	46.9	(p)45.3
12-month % change		1.3	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.6	(p)-3.2
Financial Activities(4)		81.1	80.3	80.2	80.1	79.9	(p)79.3
12-month % change		2.3	2.0	1.9	1.6	1.3	(p)-0.3
Professional and Business Services(4)		454.1	447.0	446.2	448.5	446.9	(p)437.4
12-month % change		-1.8	-2.4	-3.0	-2.7	-2.2	(p)-4.0
Education and Health Services(4)		213.9	215.1	215.5	215.6	213.7	(p)215.0
12-month % change		3.4	2.3	1.9	1.2	1.3	(p)1.4
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		162.1	153.6	151.0	149.5	148.1	(p)145.8
12-month % change		0.7	0.2	-0.1	-0.7	-1.7	(p)-0.5
Other Services(4)		80.0	79.1	79.0	79.0	78.6	(p)78.1
12-month % change		-1.0	-1.0	-1.3	-0.9	-1.0	(p)-1.3
Government(4)		253.7	260.3	258.6	263.1	256.9	(p)249.2
12-month % change		0.0	-0.3	-2.7	-3.1	-3.8	(p)-5.0
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. (p) Preliminary