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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 Division |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2007 |
2,374.2 |
2,382.3 |
2,400.6 |
2,405.2 |
2,420.2 |
2,433.4 |
2,413.4 |
2,405.1 |
2,414.9 |
2,426.7 |
2,437.5 |
2,443.8 |
2,413.1 |
2008 |
2,400.1 |
2,407.8 |
2,423.7 |
2,432.8 |
2,446.5 |
2,458.9 |
2,447.6 |
2,443.5 |
2,450.3 |
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Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction |
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2007 |
141.0 |
138.6 |
141.5 |
142.3 |
143.7 |
145.8 |
145.1 |
145.2 |
143.4 |
142.0 |
140.9 |
139.8 |
142.4 |
2008 |
136.1 |
134.0 |
135.8 |
137.6 |
138.9 |
140.7 |
139.7 |
139.8 |
138.2 |
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Manufacturing |
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2007 |
41.9 |
42.0 |
41.9 |
41.8 |
42.1 |
42.5 |
42.6 |
42.5 |
42.3 |
41.8 |
41.9 |
41.7 |
42.1 |
2008 |
41.0 |
41.2 |
41.3 |
41.0 |
41.1 |
41.7 |
41.6 |
41.9 |
41.9 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2007 |
320.6 |
315.1 |
316.7 |
317.2 |
320.2 |
323.0 |
322.1 |
320.4 |
319.1 |
320.8 |
328.6 |
333.9 |
321.5 |
2008 |
323.0 |
316.7 |
317.7 |
318.8 |
321.0 |
323.4 |
322.1 |
320.8 |
318.7 |
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Information |
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2007 |
78.3 |
78.2 |
78.0 |
77.0 |
77.3 |
77.8 |
77.8 |
77.4 |
76.9 |
76.1 |
76.3 |
76.2 |
77.3 |
2008 |
76.0 |
75.7 |
75.5 |
74.8 |
75.1 |
75.5 |
75.8 |
75.3 |
74.6 |
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Financial Activities |
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2007 |
115.4 |
115.8 |
116.0 |
115.1 |
115.4 |
116.1 |
115.6 |
114.5 |
113.5 |
112.8 |
112.7 |
112.9 |
114.7 |
2008 |
112.2 |
112.6 |
112.6 |
111.9 |
112.4 |
113.1 |
113.0 |
112.8 |
111.5 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2007 |
538.9 |
543.4 |
547.4 |
551.0 |
553.7 |
560.4 |
559.1 |
559.6 |
554.4 |
557.4 |
557.5 |
559.4 |
553.5 |
2008 |
552.3 |
555.7 |
560.0 |
563.4 |
565.3 |
570.8 |
570.0 |
570.2 |
566.9 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2007 |
253.3 |
258.4 |
260.4 |
259.2 |
256.3 |
252.1 |
247.6 |
246.6 |
257.1 |
262.5 |
264.6 |
264.3 |
256.9 |
2008 |
259.9 |
265.6 |
267.1 |
267.6 |
265.0 |
261.0 |
257.1 |
257.0 |
267.9 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2007 |
195.2 |
194.7 |
199.4 |
203.2 |
208.7 |
214.3 |
215.0 |
214.9 |
210.3 |
207.4 |
206.3 |
204.8 |
206.2 |
2008 |
198.4 |
199.2 |
202.3 |
205.6 |
210.6 |
216.4 |
217.1 |
216.9 |
211.6 |
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Other Services |
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2007 |
147.8 |
148.7 |
149.5 |
148.2 |
149.4 |
150.9 |
150.3 |
149.1 |
148.6 |
149.4 |
149.6 |
150.3 |
149.3 |
2008 |
149.8 |
150.9 |
152.0 |
153.2 |
154.5 |
156.5 |
156.9 |
156.0 |
156.4 |
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Government |
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2007 |
541.8 |
547.4 |
549.8 |
550.2 |
553.4 |
550.5 |
538.2 |
534.9 |
549.3 |
556.5 |
559.1 |
560.5 |
549.3 |
2008 |
551.4 |
556.2 |
559.4 |
558.9 |
562.6 |
559.8 |
554.3 |
552.8 |
562.6 |
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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 Division |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
2,325,032 |
2,324,709 |
2,335,221 |
2,329,899 |
2,341,364 |
2,360,658 |
2,388,329 |
2,353,418 |
2,348,372 |
2,347,882 |
2,354,786 |
2,347,351 |
2,346,418 |
2008 |
2,349,165 |
2,352,792 |
2,371,298 |
2,367,708 |
2,383,116 |
2,399,555 |
2,438,099 |
2,409,279 |
2,378,959 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
2,248,335 |
2,250,649 |
2,266,120 |
2,264,066 |
2,273,347 |
2,283,305 |
2,310,402 |
2,278,845 |
2,275,142 |
2,276,431 |
2,282,514 |
2,273,004 |
2,273,513 |
2008 |
2,263,171 |
2,270,657 |
2,285,972 |
2,292,682 |
2,295,489 |
2,303,557 |
2,334,448 |
2,305,920 |
2,281,174 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
76,697 |
74,060 |
69,101 |
65,833 |
68,017 |
77,353 |
77,927 |
74,573 |
73,230 |
71,451 |
72,272 |
74,347 |
72,905 |
2008 |
85,994 |
82,135 |
85,326 |
75,026 |
87,627 |
95,998 |
103,651 |
103,359 |
97,785 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
2008 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
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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.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
