Historical Employment - Washington MSA (PDF)

Nonfarm Employment by Industry from the Current Employment Statistics Survey
(levels in thousands)
Industry Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. MSA
Annual Averages (not seasonally adjusted)
Historical data 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Total nonfarm
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 2,394.5 2,468.7 2,561.4 2,678.4 2,718.9 2,727.9 2,784.5 2,854.9 2,917.4 2,966.9 2,989.8

Natural resources, mining, and construction
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 127.2 132.0 140.8 153.1 161.7 163.4 168.1 177.3 186.6 191.5 185.2

Manufacturing
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 75.3 78.0 78.6 80.7 77.7 72.1 67.2 66.1 65.4 63.7 62.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 369.9 375.7 386.3 393.6 391.0 387.7 392.0 399.6 406.5 404.7 404.8

Information
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 98.4 103.3 111.1 126.8 131.0 115.3 109.6 106.0 99.8 96.9 93.7

Financial activities
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 132.5 138.6 143.0 145.5 147.8 151.0 155.9 157.4 160.4 161.5 159.2

Professional and business services
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 454.3 483.2 519.2 555.7 569.6 560.0 586.9 616.0 646.4 664.5 677.2

Education and health services
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 240.7 254.5 262.6 276.0 283.4 295.1 294.0 302.9 309.1 317.5 328.3

Leisure and hospitality
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 197.8 200.7 205.2 219.6 219.4 225.7 232.9 241.1 245.2 249.4 253.4

Other services
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 133.1 138.6 143.8 150.0 153.1 157.4 161.3 165.5 165.9 176.7 180.7

Government
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 565.8 564.6 571.3 577.7 584.7 600.8 616.5 623.1 632.1 640.5 645.0

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical (MSA) includes the District of Columbia; Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.

 

Last Modified Date: June 9, 2008