Historical Employment - Washington Metropolitan Division (PDF)

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

Total nonfarm
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 1,909.3 1,964.8 2,035.3 2,132.4 2,169.5 2,175.2 2,230.5 2,296.1 2,348.2 2,390.7 2,413.1

Natural resources, mining, and construction
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 96.1 99.8 106.4 116.8 123.8 124.7 129.3 137.2 145.0 148.5 142.4

Manufacturing
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 50.0 52.4 52.6 53.2 51.3 48.0 44.7 44.1 44.3 43.4 42.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 292.3 296.2 303.9 309.8 307.6 303.6 308.9 316.6 322.0 320.6 321.5

Information
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 82.2 86.3 93.6 107.4 111.1 96.8 92.1 88.9 82.4 79.7 77.3

Financial activities
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 96.1 101.1 104.2 106.6 108.3 109.9 112.8 114.1 115.9 116.3 114.7

Professional and business services
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 363.4 387.2 414.6 445.0 455.7 448.5 473.7 501.7 524.2 539.9 553.5

Education and health services
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 185.3 196.1 203.7 215.0 222.1 231.1 227.8 234.1 240.1 247.4 256.9

Leisure and hospitality
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 155.7 156.5 160.0 173.2 174.6 180.9 186.8 194.4 200.3 202.7 206.2

Other services
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 109.5 114.0 118.1 122.3 126.7 130.0 131.4 135.2 135.3 145.5 149.3

Government
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 478.7 475.2 478.4 483.2 488.5 501.8 523.1 529.8 538.7 546.8 549.3

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division 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, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.

 

Last Modified Date: April 22, 2008