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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2007 |
2,943.2 |
2,949.1 |
2,972.9 |
2,979.5 |
2,998.9 |
3,017.0 |
2,991.8 |
2,980.8 |
2,992.3 |
3,005.2 |
3,019.4 |
3,027.9 |
2,989.8 |
2008 |
2,968.2 |
2,975.6 |
2,994.9 |
3,007.7 |
3,026.0 |
3,044.3 |
3,031.4 |
3,025.4 |
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Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction |
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2007 |
182.2 |
178.9 |
182.9 |
185.3 |
187.1 |
189.7 |
188.9 |
189.1 |
186.8 |
185.0 |
183.8 |
182.4 |
185.2 |
2008 |
177.2 |
174.8 |
177.3 |
179.9 |
181.7 |
183.9 |
183.3 |
183.5 |
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Manufacturing |
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2007 |
62.0 |
62.1 |
62.1 |
62.0 |
62.3 |
62.9 |
62.9 |
62.8 |
62.5 |
61.9 |
62.0 |
61.9 |
62.3 |
2008 |
61.1 |
61.3 |
61.4 |
61.0 |
61.1 |
61.8 |
61.6 |
61.9 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2007 |
404.2 |
396.6 |
398.8 |
399.5 |
403.0 |
406.9 |
405.4 |
403.3 |
401.7 |
403.8 |
413.8 |
420.5 |
404.8 |
2008 |
406.0 |
398.3 |
399.6 |
401.0 |
403.6 |
407.4 |
405.9 |
405.0 |
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Information |
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2007 |
94.5 |
94.6 |
94.4 |
93.4 |
93.8 |
94.3 |
94.2 |
94.0 |
93.1 |
92.4 |
92.6 |
92.9 |
93.7 |
2008 |
92.6 |
92.2 |
92.0 |
91.4 |
91.7 |
92.3 |
92.6 |
92.2 |
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Financial Activities |
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2007 |
160.2 |
160.6 |
160.8 |
159.8 |
160.1 |
160.9 |
160.3 |
159.2 |
157.8 |
157.0 |
156.9 |
157.2 |
159.2 |
2008 |
155.8 |
156.1 |
156.2 |
155.7 |
156.3 |
157.2 |
156.9 |
156.6 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2007 |
659.9 |
664.9 |
670.3 |
674.7 |
677.8 |
685.6 |
683.9 |
684.4 |
678.3 |
681.3 |
681.5 |
683.6 |
677.2 |
2008 |
672.2 |
676.3 |
681.8 |
685.8 |
688.4 |
695.1 |
694.9 |
695.3 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2007 |
324.3 |
329.3 |
332.0 |
330.5 |
328.0 |
324.0 |
318.3 |
317.0 |
328.2 |
334.6 |
336.8 |
337.0 |
328.3 |
2008 |
331.5 |
337.6 |
339.3 |
339.8 |
337.4 |
333.6 |
329.4 |
327.9 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2007 |
239.7 |
239.0 |
244.7 |
249.6 |
256.6 |
264.6 |
265.6 |
264.8 |
257.8 |
254.0 |
253.2 |
251.5 |
253.4 |
2008 |
243.4 |
243.9 |
247.3 |
251.4 |
257.6 |
265.9 |
266.8 |
266.3 |
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Other Services |
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2007 |
178.9 |
179.9 |
180.8 |
179.4 |
180.7 |
182.6 |
182.0 |
180.5 |
180.0 |
180.9 |
181.1 |
182.0 |
180.7 |
2008 |
181.0 |
182.2 |
183.4 |
184.7 |
186.3 |
188.7 |
189.2 |
187.9 |
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Government |
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2007 |
637.3 |
643.2 |
646.1 |
645.3 |
649.5 |
645.5 |
630.3 |
625.7 |
646.1 |
654.3 |
657.7 |
658.9 |
645.0 |
2008 |
647.4 |
652.9 |
656.6 |
657.0 |
661.9 |
658.4 |
650.8 |
648.8 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
2,961,003 |
2,956,523 |
2,968,542 |
2,958,717 |
2,973,431 |
3,000,857 |
3,035,757 |
2,987,414 |
2,982,554 |
2,984,143 |
2,991,131 |
2,979,894 |
2,981,664 |
2008 |
2,982,299 |
2,984,196 |
3,003,802 |
3,001,057 |
3,023,140 |
3,046,699 |
3,092,785 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
2,864,675 |
2,863,846 |
2,882,911 |
2,877,454 |
2,888,831 |
2,904,125 |
2,938,115 |
2,895,712 |
2,892,308 |
2,895,525 |
2,902,466 |
2,889,315 |
2,891,274 |
2008 |
2,877,869 |
2,884,228 |
2,901,323 |
2,909,814 |
2,916,481 |
2,929,276 |
2,966,345 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
96,328 |
92,677 |
85,631 |
81,263 |
84,600 |
96,732 |
97,642 |
91,702 |
90,246 |
88,618 |
88,665 |
90,579 |
90,390 |
2008 |
104,430 |
99,968 |
102,479 |
91,243 |
106,659 |
117,423 |
126,440 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2008 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
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The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (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.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
