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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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2021 |
2,562.4 | 2,572.7 | 2,587.6 | 2,613.0 | 2,623.2 | 2,645.6 | 2,659.2 | 2,652.8 | 2,655.2 | 2,689.9 | 2,705.6 | 2,704.0 | 2,639.3 |
2022 |
2,647.5 | 2,670.3 | 2,682.9 | 2,699.4 | 2,700.2 | 2,726.2 | 2,717.5 | 2,710.7 | 2,722.4 | 2,742.7 | 2,755.6 | (p)2,747.4 | |
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2021 |
125.4 | 125.6 | 126.8 | 128.4 | 128.8 | 129.8 | 130.3 | 129.3 | 128.2 | 129.5 | 129.4 | 127.9 | 128.3 |
2022 |
124.7 | 127.3 | 129.4 | 128.9 | 129.0 | 132.4 | 131.6 | 130.6 | 133.4 | 134.2 | 133.3 | (p)134.4 | |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
35.7 | 35.7 | 35.6 | 35.6 | 36.1 | 36.4 | 36.2 | 36.1 | 35.9 | 36.4 | 36.3 | 37.1 | 36.1 |
2022 |
35.6 | 35.5 | 35.8 | 35.7 | 36.0 | 36.8 | 36.6 | 36.5 | 36.6 | 37.2 | 37.4 | (p)37.6 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
318.4 | 312.4 | 312.9 | 313.1 | 315.9 | 320.4 | 321.9 | 320.6 | 316.4 | 321.9 | 334.6 | 340.5 | 320.8 |
2022 |
326.9 | 325.4 | 324.6 | 323.7 | 324.8 | 330.7 | 330.1 | 330.6 | 329.4 | 331.6 | 339.1 | (p)344.0 | |
Information |
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2021 |
63.3 | 63.6 | 63.7 | 64.1 | 64.7 | 65.1 | 65.3 | 65.3 | 64.6 | 65.4 | 65.3 | 65.7 | 64.7 |
2022 |
64.6 | 64.4 | 65.1 | 65.1 | 64.6 | 66.0 | 67.4 | 67.4 | 67.4 | 68.3 | 68.0 | (p)67.7 | |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
118.9 | 119.3 | 119.5 | 120.0 | 119.9 | 120.6 | 121.6 | 121.4 | 120.6 | 120.1 | 118.5 | 118.1 | 119.9 |
2022 |
116.5 | 117.8 | 118.0 | 117.5 | 117.1 | 119.6 | 115.9 | 115.4 | 113.5 | 113.2 | 112.8 | (p)113.9 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
637.8 | 639.8 | 642.4 | 648.3 | 650.3 | 651.7 | 658.8 | 657.3 | 652.2 | 663.3 | 661.8 | 657.3 | 651.8 |
2022 |
648.1 | 655.3 | 660.7 | 662.4 | 658.5 | 666.0 | 670.1 | 666.6 | 667.4 | 668.2 | 667.5 | (p)664.0 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
332.1 | 335.9 | 335.9 | 337.0 | 329.9 | 328.8 | 329.4 | 331.0 | 335.3 | 338.6 | 338.6 | 339.9 | 334.4 |
2022 |
331.7 | 335.4 | 337.2 | 341.3 | 339.4 | 340.2 | 343.6 | 341.9 | 345.2 | 352.7 | 354.4 | (p)350.2 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
176.0 | 179.9 | 186.2 | 197.0 | 206.9 | 223.4 | 234.2 | 234.0 | 229.7 | 236.5 | 238.9 | 239.8 | 215.2 |
2022 |
234.1 | 235.5 | 238.8 | 249.2 | 255.8 | 263.3 | 264.3 | 261.5 | 257.0 | 258.1 | 259.8 | (p)255.5 | |
Other Services |
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2021 |
168.6 | 168.7 | 169.4 | 170.7 | 171.1 | 172.4 | 173.4 | 172.5 | 171.5 | 171.4 | 171.3 | 172.2 | 171.1 |
2022 |
170.9 | 171.4 | 172.1 | 173.9 | 174.6 | 174.9 | 175.4 | 175.5 | 174.1 | 175.7 | 175.6 | (p)177.3 | |
Government |
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2021 |
586.2 | 591.8 | 595.2 | 598.8 | 599.6 | 597.0 | 588.1 | 585.3 | 600.8 | 606.8 | 610.9 | 605.5 | 597.2 |
2022 |
594.4 | 602.3 | 601.2 | 601.7 | 600.4 | 596.3 | 582.5 | 584.7 | 598.4 | 603.5 | 607.7 | (p)602.8 | |
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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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2022 |
(1)2,681,029 | (1)2,692,247 | 2,709,760 | 2,689,483 | 2,687,457 | 2,716,834 | 2,723,442 | 2,689,917 | 2,671,393 | 2,689,779 | 2,671,942 | (p)2,681,074 | |
2023 |
(p)2,757,609 | ||||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
(1)2,573,410 | (1)2,596,434 | 2,615,552 | 2,608,563 | 2,597,566 | 2,619,348 | 2,630,056 | 2,593,239 | 2,591,366 | 2,603,462 | 2,588,012 | (p)2,604,564 | |
2023 |
(p)2,670,367 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
(1)107,619 | (1)95,813 | 94,208 | 80,920 | 89,891 | 97,486 | 93,386 | 96,678 | 80,027 | 86,317 | 83,930 | (p)76,510 | |
2023 |
(p)87,242 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
(1)4.0 | (1)3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | (p)2.9 | |
2023 |
(p)3.2 | ||||||||||||
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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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