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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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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 |
2,473.2 |
2,453.4 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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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 |
116.0 |
117.7 |
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Manufacturing |
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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 |
34.2 |
33.9 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 |
300.5 |
300.0 |
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Information |
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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 |
65.2 |
65.9 |
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Financial Activities |
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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 |
110.8 |
111.1 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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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 |
570.9 |
567.6 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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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 |
298.3 |
296.2 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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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 |
237.9 |
235.6 |
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Other Services |
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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 |
154.5 |
153.5 |
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Government |
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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 |
584.9 |
571.9 |
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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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2011 |
2,496,687 |
2,494,653 |
2,505,336 |
2,497,658 |
2,510,309 |
2,526,929 |
2,550,713 |
2,526,037 |
2,528,921 |
2,533,087 |
2,531,984 |
2,533,267 |
2,519,632 |
2012 |
2,525,460 |
2,539,534 |
2,544,420 |
2,531,895 |
2,548,921 |
2,572,111 |
2,588,689 |
2,557,773 |
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Employment |
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2011 |
2,339,751 |
2,342,952 |
2,356,825 |
2,360,053 |
2,364,610 |
2,366,548 |
2,393,771 |
2,371,766 |
2,376,324 |
2,387,823 |
2,393,572 |
2,393,391 |
2,370,616 |
2012 |
2,380,731 |
2,389,890 |
2,401,820 |
2,402,391 |
2,411,931 |
2,424,127 |
2,441,305 |
2,416,802 |
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Unemployment |
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2011 |
156,936 |
151,701 |
148,511 |
137,605 |
145,699 |
160,381 |
156,942 |
154,271 |
152,597 |
145,264 |
138,412 |
139,876 |
149,016 |
2012 |
144,729 |
149,644 |
142,600 |
129,504 |
136,990 |
147,984 |
147,384 |
140,971 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2011 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
5.9 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
2012 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
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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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