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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > District of Columbia

District Of Columbia

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News Releases:

Nov
13

Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged up 0.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
13

Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – October 2019

Gasoline prices averaged $2.637 a gallon in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area in October 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
07

Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – September 2019

In September, Arlington County, VA, had the lowest unemployment rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area at 1.7 percent.

District Of Columbia Economy at a Glance:

District Of Columbia
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2021		 May
2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)409.3 409.2 408.4 406.9 (p)406.2  

Employment(1)

 (r)373.3 374.8 375.2 375.4 (p)375.7  

Unemployment(1)

 (r)36.0 34.4 33.2 31.5 (p)30.6  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)8.8 8.4 8.1 7.7 (p)7.5  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 733.9 732.5 731.4 732.0 737.6 (p)740.5

12-month % change

 -8.4 -9.0 -9.0 -8.3 2.3 (p)3.1

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 15.7 15.6 15.6 15.5 15.6 (p)15.5

12-month % change

 8.3 2.0 -0.6 0.0 13.9 (p)9.9

Manufacturing(4)

 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 (p)1.0

12-month % change

 -23.1 -23.1 -16.7 -16.7 11.1 (p)11.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 29.3 29.3 29.3 29.2 29.1 (p)28.9

12-month % change

 -11.7 -12.0 -11.5 -11.8 10.6 (p)9.1

Information(3)

 19.2 19.2 19.1 19.2 19.4 (p)19.3

12-month % change

 -6.3 -6.8 -7.7 -7.7 -1.5 (p)-1.5

Financial Activities(3)

 27.9 28.2 28.0 27.9 28.3 (p)28.1

12-month % change

 -6.7 -5.7 -6.0 -6.4 -2.7 (p)-3.1

Professional & Business Services(3)

 164.2 165.0 165.0 165.3 166.9 (p)166.1

12-month % change

 -5.3 -5.4 -5.4 -5.2 1.1 (p)1.2

Education & Health Services(3)

 122.9 123.9 122.8 123.0 124.0 (p)126.4

12-month % change

 -5.2 -5.7 -5.6 -5.5 -0.3 (p)3.0

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 39.4 37.6 39.5 39.7 41.9 (p)42.9

12-month % change

 -52.3 -54.4 -52.0 -48.6 33.9 (p)32.8

Other Services(3)

 71.6 71.0 70.3 70.2 69.9 (p)70.3

12-month % change

 -8.0 -8.9 -9.8 -9.9 -4.0 (p)-2.0

Government(3)

 242.7 241.7 240.8 241.0 241.5 (p)242.0

12-month % change

 2.0 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.7 (p)2.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2021
District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2021
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2021
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2021
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2021
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Sep 2021
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2021
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
Fatal Work Injuries in the Washington, DC Area — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Jul 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
Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
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
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Nov 2019