Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area Employment

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Washington metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area

  

Total nonfarm
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 2,985.9 2,955.3 2,961.6 (P) 2,967.6 (P) -18.3 (P) -0.6

Mining, logging, and construction
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 173.6 160.3 156.9 (P) 155.2 (P) -18.4 (P) -10.6

Manufacturing
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 61.2 59.2 58.7 (P) 58.6 (P) -2.6 (P) -4.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 395.7 387.0 381.0 (P) 379.9 (P) -15.8 (P) -4.0

Information
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 92.3 88.7 88.2 (P) 87.2 (P) -5.1 (P) -5.5

Financial activities
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 154.5 149.1 148.6 (P) 149.1 (P) -5.4 (P) -3.5

Professional and business services
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 676.4 680.2 686.4 (P) 688.7 (P) 12.3 (P) 1.8

Education and health services
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 336.4 340.7 344.6 (P) 346.7 (P) 10.3 (P) 3.1

Leisure and hospitality
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 252.3 252.5 250.6 (P) 251.6 (P) -0.7 (P) -0.3

Other services
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 182.6 182.1 182.5 (P) 184.2 (P) 1.6 (P) 0.9

Government
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 660.9 655.5 664.1 (P) 666.4 (P) 5.5 (P) 0.8
 

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division

  

Total nonfarm
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 2,415.2 2,390.1 2,392.5 (P) 2,395.7 (P) -19.5 (P) -0.8

Mining, logging, and construction
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 133.9 123.3 120.5 (P) 118.4 (P) -15.5 (P) -11.6

Manufacturing
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 41.0 39.3 38.8 (P) 38.8 (P) -2.2 (P) -5.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 314.7 310.1 305.2 (P) 304.8 (P) -9.9 (P) -3.1

Information
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 75.9 72.1 71.7 (P) 70.8 (P) -5.1 (P) -6.7

Financial activities
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 110.7 107.4 106.8 (P) 107.1 (P) -3.6 (P) -3.3

Professional and business services
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 554.5 555.5 558.1 (P) 559.1 (P) 4.6 (P) 0.8

Education and health services
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 263.3 267.7 270.0 (P) 271.5 (P) 8.2 (P) 3.1

Leisure and hospitality
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 207.0 207.1 206.1 (P) 206.6 (P) -0.4 (P) -0.2

Other services
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 151.9 151.2 151.7 (P) 153.2 (P) 1.3 (P) 0.9

Government
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 562.3 556.4 563.6 (P) 565.4 (P) 3.1 (P) 0.6
 

Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, Md. Metropolitan Division

  

Total nonfarm
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 570.7 565.2 569.1 (P) 571.9 (P) 1.2 (P) 0.2

Mining, logging, and construction
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 39.7 37.0 36.4 (P) 36.8 (P) -2.9 (P) -7.3

Manufacturing
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 20.2 19.9 19.9 (P) 19.8 (P) -0.4 (P) -2.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 81.0 76.9 75.8 (P) 75.1 (P) -5.9 (P) -7.3

Information
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 16.4 16.6 16.5 (P) 16.4 (P) 0.0 (P) 0.0

Financial activities
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 43.8 41.7 41.8 (P) 42.0 (P) -1.8 (P) -4.1

Professional and business services
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 121.9 124.7 128.3 (P) 129.6 (P) 7.7 (P) 6.3

Education and health services
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 73.1 73.0 74.6 (P) 75.2 (P) 2.1 (P) 2.9

Leisure and hospitality
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 45.3 45.4 44.5 (P) 45.0 (P) -0.3 (P) -0.7

Other services
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 30.7 30.9 30.8 (P) 31.0 (P) 0.3 (P) 1.0

Government
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 98.6 99.1 100.5 (P) 101.0 (P) 2.4 (P) 2.4

Footnotes
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SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area

The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Last Modified Date: April 21, 2009