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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 Statistical Area |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2011 |
2,944.4 |
2,952.9 |
2,974.7 |
2,990.4 |
3,000.6 |
3,015.8 |
3,009.1 |
2,985.7 |
2,995.9 |
3,016.0 |
3,030.5 |
3,030.3 |
2,995.5 |
2012 |
2,977.9 |
2,989.3 |
3,012.6 |
3,026.7 |
3,040.1 |
3,054.2 |
3,033.4 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2011 |
134.4 |
134.2 |
136.0 |
139.2 |
140.6 |
142.9 |
144.8 |
145.8 |
146.2 |
145.5 |
146.3 |
141.6 |
141.5 |
2012 |
140.2 |
140.0 |
142.2 |
144.9 |
146.4 |
147.4 |
149.1 |
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Manufacturing |
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2011 |
50.9 |
50.7 |
51.0 |
50.8 |
50.6 |
50.8 |
50.4 |
50.2 |
49.4 |
50.0 |
49.8 |
49.4 |
50.3 |
2012 |
49.7 |
49.5 |
49.6 |
50.1 |
50.2 |
50.8 |
49.8 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2011 |
377.9 |
373.1 |
374.5 |
376.3 |
377.9 |
380.8 |
379.0 |
378.8 |
373.6 |
377.1 |
383.9 |
392.2 |
378.8 |
2012 |
376.2 |
368.9 |
371.4 |
373.5 |
375.6 |
379.9 |
376.5 |
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Information |
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2011 |
79.6 |
80.2 |
80.5 |
81.3 |
81.0 |
81.7 |
81.5 |
77.9 |
80.4 |
80.6 |
80.3 |
80.5 |
80.5 |
2012 |
78.5 |
79.9 |
79.7 |
79.4 |
79.9 |
79.9 |
79.8 |
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Financial Activities |
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2011 |
144.0 |
144.0 |
144.1 |
144.5 |
144.6 |
145.3 |
146.4 |
146.7 |
146.7 |
146.5 |
147.3 |
148.2 |
145.7 |
2012 |
147.2 |
147.7 |
148.5 |
148.9 |
150.0 |
150.7 |
150.7 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2011 |
680.2 |
682.4 |
687.5 |
690.6 |
689.1 |
694.1 |
691.3 |
689.6 |
687.7 |
690.9 |
691.1 |
690.1 |
688.7 |
2012 |
679.4 |
682.4 |
689.3 |
693.3 |
694.9 |
700.8 |
701.5 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2011 |
363.4 |
365.1 |
366.7 |
367.1 |
367.7 |
365.1 |
363.5 |
363.2 |
370.6 |
376.7 |
379.0 |
376.5 |
368.7 |
2012 |
374.3 |
380.5 |
382.1 |
383.1 |
379.8 |
378.5 |
376.5 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2011 |
250.1 |
251.3 |
258.1 |
266.2 |
271.4 |
279.5 |
279.4 |
276.7 |
270.8 |
268.7 |
269.3 |
269.2 |
267.6 |
2012 |
263.1 |
264.8 |
270.0 |
274.8 |
282.3 |
286.5 |
287.9 |
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Other Services |
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2011 |
180.8 |
181.5 |
182.1 |
182.4 |
183.0 |
184.6 |
184.1 |
184.2 |
181.2 |
181.4 |
183.0 |
183.0 |
182.6 |
2012 |
182.0 |
180.9 |
181.8 |
182.0 |
183.3 |
185.2 |
185.4 |
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Government |
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2011 |
683.1 |
690.4 |
694.2 |
692.0 |
694.7 |
691.0 |
688.7 |
672.6 |
689.3 |
698.6 |
700.5 |
699.6 |
691.2 |
2012 |
687.3 |
694.7 |
698.0 |
696.7 |
697.7 |
694.5 |
676.2 |
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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 Statistical Area |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Labor Force |
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2011 |
3,149,287 |
3,143,056 |
3,157,890 |
3,146,409 |
3,163,684 |
3,185,612 |
3,210,409 |
3,179,910 |
3,182,369 |
3,186,989 |
3,183,178 |
3,181,590 |
3,172,532 |
2012 |
3,174,984 |
3,190,180 |
3,201,707 |
3,184,472 |
3,205,873 |
3,236,126 |
3,259,722 |
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Employment |
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2011 |
2,955,082 |
2,955,342 |
2,974,768 |
2,975,811 |
2,982,840 |
2,986,785 |
3,016,693 |
2,989,747 |
2,994,108 |
3,007,674 |
3,013,557 |
3,010,732 |
2,988,595 |
2012 |
2,996,341 |
3,005,399 |
3,025,196 |
3,022,475 |
3,035,116 |
3,051,306 |
3,076,840 |
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Unemployment |
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2011 |
194,205 |
187,714 |
183,122 |
170,598 |
180,844 |
198,827 |
193,716 |
190,163 |
188,261 |
179,315 |
169,621 |
170,858 |
183,937 |
2012 |
178,643 |
184,781 |
176,511 |
161,997 |
170,757 |
184,820 |
182,882 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2011 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
2012 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
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The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) 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, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.
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