District Of Columbia
District Of Columbia
Data Series |
Back Data |
Apr 2008 |
May 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 2008 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
332.4 |
331.8 |
328.5 |
330.0 |
332.4 |
332.4 |
Employment |
|
312.5 |
310.0 |
307.6 |
307.8 |
309.5 |
309.2 |
Unemployment |
|
19.9 |
21.8 |
20.8 |
22.2 |
22.9 |
23.2 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
6.0 |
6.6 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
700.5 |
702.3 |
704.6 |
712.0 |
716.3 |
707.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction |
|
12.5 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
12.5 |
12.9 |
13.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
Manufacturing |
|
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.9 |
-5.9 |
0.0 |
-5.9 |
-5.9 |
-5.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
28.0 |
27.9 |
28.0 |
27.9 |
27.9 |
27.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
Information |
|
21.2 |
21.3 |
21.0 |
20.9 |
20.8 |
20.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.6 |
-2.7 |
-4.5 |
-4.6 |
-5.5 |
-1.9 |
Financial Activities |
|
28.3 |
28.1 |
28.1 |
28.0 |
28.3 |
28.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.1 |
-3.1 |
-3.4 |
-3.4 |
-1.7 |
-2.4 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
155.1 |
155.5 |
156.1 |
156.4 |
157.7 |
156.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
Education & Health Services |
|
101.7 |
102.9 |
103.8 |
105.5 |
106.6 |
104.1 |
12-month % change |
|
4.0 |
5.8 |
7.1 |
8.1 |
8.9 |
5.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
54.7 |
54.8 |
55.3 |
56.0 |
56.5 |
56.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
Other Services |
|
64.2 |
64.2 |
64.7 |
64.8 |
65.1 |
66.0 |
12-month % change |
|
3.0 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
Government |
|
233.2 |
233.4 |
233.3 |
238.4 |
238.9 |
233.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
- |
- |
236 |
- |
- |
- |
Data extracted on:
October 31, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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District Of Columbia includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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