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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2020 |
3,335.9 | 3,352.8 | 3,336.0 | 2,965.1 | 2,979.9 | 3,038.3 | 3,077.8 | 3,103.2 | 3,125.5 | 3,158.1 | 3,173.3 | 3,165.6 | 3,151.0 |
2021 |
3,115.9 | 3,125.0 | 3,144.3 | 3,175.3 | (p)3,187.0 | ||||||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2020 |
162.7 | 162.8 | 163.3 | 153.2 | 156.7 | 160.3 | 161.9 | 162.0 | 161.5 | 162.9 | 162.8 | 162.5 | 161.1 |
2021 |
158.7 | 156.4 | 158.7 | 159.8 | (p)160.7 | ||||||||
Manufacturing |
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2020 |
56.2 | 56.3 | 55.9 | 51.2 | 51.9 | 53.5 | 53.9 | 54.3 | 54.4 | 54.2 | 54.3 | 54.8 | 54.2 |
2021 |
54.1 | 55.0 | 55.1 | 55.3 | (p)55.5 | ||||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2020 |
410.8 | 404.0 | 402.0 | 342.6 | 344.4 | 362.7 | 375.9 | 377.7 | 380.3 | 385.7 | 397.6 | 405.0 | 382.4 |
2021 |
391.4 | 386.0 | 386.8 | 387.7 | (p)388.8 | ||||||||
Information |
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2020 |
76.8 | 77.0 | 77.1 | 73.6 | 73.1 | 73.2 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 73.8 | 74.2 | 72.8 | 72.4 | 74.3 |
2021 |
73.1 | 72.7 | 72.6 | 73.8 | (p)73.5 | ||||||||
Financial Activities |
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2020 |
159.6 | 159.9 | 159.4 | 154.0 | 154.0 | 154.6 | 155.2 | 155.3 | 154.1 | 154.6 | 153.4 | 153.4 | 155.6 |
2021 |
152.5 | 152.4 | 151.6 | 152.8 | (p)151.9 | ||||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2020 |
781.0 | 783.5 | 782.5 | 754.0 | 754.5 | 756.6 | 766.9 | 767.6 | 761.5 | 771.6 | 769.6 | 770.5 | 768.3 |
2021 |
759.9 | 764.1 | 765.8 | 773.0 | (p)775.5 | ||||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2020 |
452.1 | 457.9 | 454.9 | 400.1 | 396.7 | 402.6 | 402.4 | 407.5 | 416.0 | 420.8 | 422.9 | 423.0 | 421.4 |
2021 |
421.6 | 427.2 | 429.8 | 433.0 | (p)433.5 | ||||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2020 |
324.7 | 326.4 | 317.6 | 158.8 | 170.6 | 197.1 | 224.4 | 229.7 | 229.1 | 235.7 | 236.7 | 229.7 | 240.0 |
2021 |
220.6 | 221.8 | 228.7 | 242.1 | (p)247.9 | ||||||||
Other Services |
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2020 |
209.2 | 209.5 | 207.6 | 177.1 | 180.1 | 187.7 | 191.1 | 191.8 | 191.0 | 190.1 | 189.5 | 189.6 | 192.9 |
2021 |
187.9 | 187.8 | 188.2 | 188.9 | (p)190.1 | ||||||||
Government |
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2020 |
702.8 | 715.5 | 715.7 | 700.5 | 697.9 | 690.0 | 672.5 | 683.7 | 703.8 | 708.3 | 713.7 | 704.7 | 700.8 |
2021 |
696.1 | 701.6 | 707.0 | 708.9 | (p)709.6 | ||||||||
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Footnotes |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2020 |
(1)3,507,291 | (1)3,528,641 | (1)3,508,530 | (1)3,376,600 | (1)3,347,545 | (1)3,434,608 | (1)3,415,701 | (1)3,431,156 | (1)3,311,414 | (1)3,351,733 | (1)3,347,853 | (1)3,329,956 | (1)3,407,585 |
2021 |
3,304,214 | 3,316,385 | 3,331,047 | (p)3,325,898 | |||||||||
Employment |
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2020 |
(1)3,401,916 | (1)3,429,358 | (1)3,397,405 | (1)3,057,689 | (1)3,057,377 | (1)3,134,319 | (1)3,127,767 | (1)3,163,717 | (1)3,084,517 | (1)3,136,233 | (1)3,132,286 | (1)3,114,460 | (1)3,186,420 |
2021 |
3,105,566 | 3,125,632 | 3,145,215 | (p)3,159,547 | |||||||||
Unemployment |
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2020 |
(1)105,375 | (1)99,283 | (1)111,125 | (1)318,911 | (1)290,168 | (1)300,289 | (1)287,934 | (1)267,439 | (1)226,897 | (1)215,500 | (1)215,567 | (1)215,496 | (1)221,165 |
2021 |
198,648 | 190,753 | 185,832 | (p)166,351 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2020 |
(1)3.0 | (1)2.8 | (1)3.2 | (1)9.4 | (1)8.7 | (1)8.7 | (1)8.4 | (1)7.8 | (1)6.9 | (1)6.4 | (1)6.4 | (1)6.5 | (1)6.5 |
2021 |
6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | (p)5.0 | |||||||||
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Footnotes |
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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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