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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia > Washington

Washington

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Silver Spring, MD, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2023
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2023
Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2023
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table May 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table May 2023
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Washington Area Employment – October 2018 Employment News Release Nov 2018
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – October 2019 Average energy prices News Release Nov 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area: 2017-18 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2019
County Employment and Wages in the District of Columbia – Second Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2018
Average Energy Prices - Washington DC Average energy prices Table Nov 2019
Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – September 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2019
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area – September 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2019
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2019
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2019
Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – September 2019 Unemployment News Release Nov 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Virginia’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Maryland’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2016
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Nov 2019
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – October 2019 Average energy prices News Release Feb 2020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Economy at a Glance:
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Data Series Back
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,375.4 3,352.8 (p)3,364.6 (p)3,439.9    

Employment(1)

 3,264.2 3,247.9 (p)3,269.2 (p)3,336.0    

Unemployment(1)

 111.2 104.8 (p)95.4 (p)103.9    

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.3 3.1 (p)2.8 (p)3.0    

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,338.9 3,357.1 (p)3,348.1      

12-month % change

 2.0 1.9 (p)1.6      

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 167.4 167.0 (p)168.2      

12-month % change

 2.8 2.5 (p)4.1      

Manufacturing(3)

 57.2 57.6 (p)57.7      

12-month % change

 2.9 3.6 (p)2.1      

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 408.9 417.9 (p)423.4      

12-month % change

 3.1 1.6 (p)1.2      

Information(3)

 80.3 79.9 (p)79.3      

12-month % change

 3.5 3.2 (p)1.9      

Financial Activities(3)

 147.5 147.3 (p)148.2      

12-month % change

 -5.4 -4.5 (p)-3.8      

Professional and Business Services(3)

 805.7 805.4 (p)799.9      

12-month % change

 1.2 1.2 (p)1.0      

Education and Health Services(3)

 447.5 450.5 (p)447.3      

12-month % change

 4.1 4.6 (p)3.4      

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 308.3 310.2 (p)306.0      

12-month % change

 8.6 8.2 (p)6.2      

Other Services(3)

 199.1 198.9 (p)200.9      

12-month % change

 2.6 2.5 (p)2.9      

Government(3)

 717.0 722.4 (p)717.2      

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.3 (p)-0.3      

Consumer Price Index: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

CPI-U, All items(4)

   300.085   299.149   302.930

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

     5.6   4.4   3.7

CPI-W, All items(5)

   297.220   296.544    

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

     5.5   4.5    

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary