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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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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 |
2,395.7 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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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 |
118.4 |
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Manufacturing |
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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 |
38.8 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 |
304.8 |
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Information |
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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 |
70.8 |
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Financial Activities |
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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 |
107.1 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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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 |
559.1 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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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 |
271.5 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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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 |
206.6 |
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Other Services |
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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 |
153.2 |
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Government |
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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 |
565.4 |
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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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2008 |
2,362,009 |
2,359,805 |
2,377,466 |
2,381,964 |
2,395,677 |
2,407,921 |
2,441,893 |
2,409,569 |
2,381,087 |
2,390,615 |
2,384,191 |
2,377,523 |
2,389,143 |
2009 |
2,368,475 |
2,374,727 |
2,368,551 |
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Employment |
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2008 |
2,279,411 |
2,281,896 |
2,296,717 |
2,309,254 |
2,309,943 |
2,313,555 |
2,341,983 |
2,309,397 |
2,284,302 |
2,289,806 |
2,277,219 |
2,262,130 |
2,296,301 |
2009 |
2,231,747 |
2,225,942 |
2,223,885 |
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Unemployment |
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2008 |
82,598 |
77,909 |
80,749 |
72,710 |
85,734 |
94,366 |
99,910 |
100,172 |
96,785 |
100,809 |
106,972 |
115,393 |
92,842 |
2009 |
136,728 |
148,785 |
144,666 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2008 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
3.9 |
2009 |
5.8 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
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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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