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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	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2008	2,390.4	2,399.8	2,415.2	2,429.8	2,444.0	2,452.2	2,450.3	2,440.9	2,430.9	2,443.1	2,444.4	2,438.4	2,431.6
2009	2,390.1	2,392.5	(P) 2,395.7
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2008	133.8	133.0	133.9	134.2	134.3	135.1	135.1	134.9	133.5	132.3	130.6	128.4	133.3
2009	123.3	120.5	(P) 118.4
Manufacturing
2008	41.1	41.1	41.0	40.8	40.8	40.9	40.8	40.8	40.5	40.1	39.9	39.7	40.6
2009	39.3	38.8	(P) 38.8
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2008	319.6	314.3	314.7	315.5	317.8	320.1	318.9	317.9	315.7	317.3	319.5	321.5	317.7
2009	310.1	305.2	(P) 304.8
Information
2008	75.6	76.0	75.9	75.5	75.5	75.5	75.1	74.7	74.0	73.7	73.7	73.9	74.9
2009	72.1	71.7	(P) 70.8
Financial Activities
2008	110.8	110.7	110.7	111.3	111.4	111.9	111.5	110.6	109.9	108.9	109.4	109.9	110.6
2009	107.4	106.8	(P) 107.1
Professional & Business Services
2008	548.4	551.6	554.5	559.6	560.4	564.6	564.9	563.8	559.7	562.1	562.0	558.7	559.2
2009	555.5	558.1	(P) 559.1
Educational & Health Services
2008	259.0	262.1	263.3	265.3	266.2	261.2	258.5	258.7	266.9	271.7	271.9	271.4	264.7
2009	267.7	270.0	(P) 271.5
Leisure & Hospitality
2008	200.7	201.8	207.0	215.3	221.5	224.7	225.2	223.1	218.2	216.3	213.8	211.6	214.9
2009	207.1	206.1	(P) 206.6
Other Services
2008	149.8	150.6	151.9	152.9	153.6	155.1	156.0	154.8	153.9	154.6	154.0	153.6	153.4
2009	151.2	151.7	(P) 153.2
Government
2008	551.6	558.6	562.3	559.4	562.5	563.1	564.3	561.6	558.6	566.1	569.6	569.7	562.3
2009	556.4	563.6	(P) 565.4
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	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
2008	(1) 2,362,009	(1) 2,359,805	(1) 2,377,466	(1) 2,381,964	(1) 2,395,677	(1) 2,407,921	(1) 2,441,893	(1) 2,409,569	(1) 2,381,087	(1) 2,390,615	(1) 2,384,191	(1) 2,377,523	(1) 2,389,143
2009	2,368,475	2,374,727	(P) 2,368,551
Employment
2008	(1) 2,279,411	(1) 2,281,896	(1) 2,296,717	(1) 2,309,254	(1) 2,309,943	(1) 2,313,555	(1) 2,341,983	(1) 2,309,397	(1) 2,284,302	(1) 2,289,806	(1) 2,277,219	(1) 2,262,130	(1) 2,296,301
2009	2,231,747	2,225,942	(P) 2,223,885
Unemployment
2008	(1) 82,598	(1) 77,909	(1) 80,749	(1) 72,710	(1) 85,734	(1) 94,366	(1) 99,910	(1) 100,172	(1) 96,785	(1) 100,809	(1) 106,972	(1) 115,393	(1) 92,842
2009	136,728	148,785	(P) 144,666
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 3.5	(1) 3.3	(1) 3.4	(1) 3.1	(1) 3.6	(1) 3.9	(1) 4.1	(1) 4.2	(1) 4.1	(1) 4.2	(1) 4.5	(1) 4.9	(1) 3.9
2009	5.8	6.3	(P) 6.1
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (P) Preliminary
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.