Historical Employment - District of Columbia (PDF)
Nonfarm Employment by Industry from the Current Employment Statistics Survey
(levels in thousands)
Industry |
District of Columbia
Annual Averages (not seasonally adjusted) |
Historical data |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Total nonfarm |
|
618.4 |
613.5 |
627.4 |
650.2 |
653.7 |
664.2 |
665.5 |
674.2 |
682.2 |
687.6 |
694.8 |
Natural resources, mining, and construction |
|
9.2 |
9.1 |
9.7 |
11.3 |
11.6 |
12.4 |
12.9 |
12.4 |
12.6 |
12.5 |
12.6 |
Manufacturing |
|
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
30.0 |
28.7 |
29.7 |
29.6 |
28.1 |
27.9 |
28.0 |
27.9 |
27.8 |
27.9 |
27.6 |
Information |
|
24.3 |
22.9 |
23.9 |
25.5 |
25.8 |
25.4 |
24.5 |
23.8 |
22.6 |
22.2 |
21.9 |
Financial activities |
|
25.6 |
26.2 |
28.3 |
30.0 |
31.1 |
30.8 |
30.8 |
30.6 |
30.2 |
29.4 |
29.1 |
Professional and business services |
|
115.6 |
118.7 |
125.7 |
133.8 |
138.8 |
139.1 |
141.7 |
143.9 |
148.4 |
152.1 |
154.3 |
Education and health services |
|
79.1 |
81.8 |
83.7 |
87.4 |
85.3 |
89.6 |
88.6 |
92.2 |
92.2 |
93.9 |
98.3 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
43.4 |
42.3 |
44.3 |
48.1 |
47.7 |
48.2 |
49.6 |
50.9 |
53.7 |
54.2 |
54.7 |
Other services |
|
53.8 |
54.2 |
55.9 |
57.0 |
55.8 |
56.1 |
56.3 |
58.8 |
59.0 |
60.7 |
62.7 |
Government |
|
233.1 |
225.8 |
222.4 |
223.9 |
226.1 |
231.7 |
230.6 |
231.3 |
233.7 |
233.0 |
231.9 |
Last Modified Date: April 8, 2008
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