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
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

  

2011

 2,388.4 2,396.7 2,414.0 2,425.6 2,433.5 2,445.6 2,442.9 2,424.7 2,431.9 2,451.3 2,465.3 2,466.6 2,432.2

2012

 2,423.5 2,432.5 2,447.7 2,457.6 2,466.6 2,479.8 (P) 2,460.9            

Mining, Logging, & Construction

  

2011

 103.8 103.6 105.2 107.3 108.3 110.1 111.3 112.7 112.5 113.3 114.7 111.1 109.5

2012

 110.1 109.4 111.4 113.2 115.5 115.6 (P) 116.9            

Manufacturing

  

2011

 34.3 34.2 34.4 34.2 34.1 34.1 33.8 33.6 33.0 33.7 33.6 33.3 33.9

2012

 33.8 33.7 33.9 34.3 34.4 34.9 (P) 34.0            

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2011

 302.8 299.1 300.1 301.4 302.7 305.1 303.2 303.8 299.4 301.5 306.8 314.8 303.4

2012

 301.1 295.5 296.2 298.4 299.8 303.9 (P) 300.5            

Information

  

2011

 64.7 65.1 65.4 66.4 66.1 66.9 66.6 64.9 65.7 65.9 65.6 65.7 65.8

2012

 63.9 65.3 65.1 64.8 65.4 65.4 (P) 65.3            

Financial Activities

  

2011

 104.1 103.9 104.2 104.5 104.7 105.3 106.3 106.7 107.0 106.9 107.6 108.2 105.8

2012

 107.9 108.2 109.0 109.3 110.3 110.7 (P) 110.9            

Professional & Business Services

  

2011

 556.6 558.7 562.1 564.7 563.5 567.0 565.5 564.6 563.3 566.4 566.5 566.9 563.8

2012

 559.3 561.0 563.4 565.5 565.5 570.8 (P) 570.9            

Educational & Health Services

  

2011

 286.0 287.6 288.7 288.7 289.2 287.0 286.8 286.2 292.8 298.6 300.5 297.2 290.8

2012

 295.6 301.0 302.6 303.5 299.1 299.1 (P) 297.4            

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2011

 206.3 207.5 212.9 219.3 222.9 229.6 229.5 227.4 223.2 222.4 223.9 224.0 220.7

2012

 218.8 220.5 224.4 228.1 234.7 237.8 (P) 238.5            

Other Services

  

2011

 150.7 151.4 151.8 151.9 152.4 153.7 153.3 153.6 150.8 151.1 152.6 152.6 152.2

2012

 151.9 150.9 151.6 151.6 152.8 154.3 (P) 154.5            

Government

  

2011

 579.1 585.6 589.2 587.2 589.6 586.8 586.6 571.2 584.2 591.5 593.5 592.8 586.4

2012

 581.1 587.0 590.1 588.9 589.1 587.3 (P) 572.0            

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

  

2011

 (1) 2,496,687 (1) 2,494,653 (1) 2,505,336 (1) 2,497,658 (1) 2,510,309 (1) 2,526,929 (1) 2,550,713 (1) 2,526,037 (1) 2,528,921 (1) 2,533,087 (1) 2,531,984 (1) 2,533,267 (1) 2,519,632

2012

 (2) 2,525,460 (2) 2,539,534 (2) 2,544,420 (2) 2,531,895 2,548,921 2,572,111 (P) 2,589,515            

Employment

  

2011

 (1) 2,339,751 (1) 2,342,952 (1) 2,356,825 (1) 2,360,053 (1) 2,364,610 (1) 2,366,548 (1) 2,393,771 (1) 2,371,766 (1) 2,376,324 (1) 2,387,823 (1) 2,393,572 (1) 2,393,391 (1) 2,370,616

2012

 (2) 2,380,731 (2) 2,389,890 (2) 2,401,820 (2) 2,402,391 2,411,931 2,424,127 (P) 2,442,548            

Unemployment

  

2011

 (1) 156,936 (1) 151,701 (1) 148,511 (1) 137,605 (1) 145,699 (1) 160,381 (1) 156,942 (1) 154,271 (1) 152,597 (1) 145,264 (1) 138,412 (1) 139,876 (1) 149,016

2012

 (2) 144,729 (2) 149,644 (2) 142,600 (2) 129,504 136,990 147,984 (P) 146,967            

Unemployment Rate

  

2011

 (1) 6.3 (1) 6.1 (1) 5.9 (1) 5.5 (1) 5.8 (1) 6.3 (1) 6.2 (1) 6.1 (1) 6.0 (1) 5.7 (1) 5.5 (1) 5.5 (1) 5.9

2012

 (2) 5.7 (2) 5.9 (2) 5.6 (2) 5.1 5.4 5.8 (P) 5.7            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(2) Corrected.
(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.