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 |
|
96.1 |
99.8 |
106.4 |
116.8 |
123.8 |
124.7 |
129.3 |
137.2 |
145.0 |
148.5 |
142.4 |
Manufacturing |
|
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 |
|
292.3 |
296.2 |
303.9 |
309.8 |
307.6 |
303.6 |
308.9 |
316.6 |
322.0 |
320.6 |
321.5 |
Information |
|
82.2 |
86.3 |
93.6 |
107.4 |
111.1 |
96.8 |
92.1 |
88.9 |
82.4 |
79.7 |
77.3 |
Financial activities |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
155.7 |
156.5 |
160.0 |
173.2 |
174.6 |
180.9 |
186.8 |
194.4 |
200.3 |
202.7 |
206.2 |
Other services |
|
109.5 |
114.0 |
118.1 |
122.3 |
126.7 |
130.0 |
131.4 |
135.2 |
135.3 |
145.5 |
149.3 |
Government |
|
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.
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Last Modified Date: April 22, 2008
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