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Feb

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

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

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.

District Of Columbia Economy at a Glance:

District Of Columbia
Data Series	Aug 2022	Sept 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(r)390.9	(r)389.0	(r)387.8	(r)387.9	(r)388.2	(p)389.2
Employment(1)	(r)375.5	(r)373.1	(r)371.5	(r)371.5	(r)371.9	(p)371.9
Unemployment(1)	(r)15.4	(r)15.9	(r)16.3	(r)16.4	(r)16.3	(p)17.3
Unemployment Rate(2)	(r)3.9	(r)4.1	(r)4.2	(r)4.2	(r)4.2	(p)4.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	765.6	768.9	769.4	771.2	(p)772.3
12-month % change	2.6	2.7	1.4	1.5	(p)1.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)	15.1	15.0	14.9	14.8	(p)14.9
12-month % change	2.0	1.4	-1.3	-3.3	(p)-3.9
Manufacturing(4)	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	(p)1.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-8.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	30.9	31.0	31.0	30.9	(p)30.7
12-month % change	5.8	6.2	3.3	2.0	(p)1.7
Information(3)	19.5	19.4	19.4	19.4	(p)19.5
12-month % change	-1.0	-1.0	-2.0	-1.5	(p)-1.0
Financial Activities(3)	26.7	26.6	26.5	26.7	(p)26.8
12-month % change	-5.3	-5.7	-6.0	-3.6	(p)-2.5
Professional & Business Services(3)	175.6	177.1	175.7	175.9	(p)175.8
12-month % change	5.0	5.4	2.1	1.9	(p)1.8
Education & Health Services(3)	122.4	124.1	124.7	124.8	(p)124.8
12-month % change	2.1	3.7	2.9	3.8	(p)3.5
Leisure & Hospitality(3)	67.5	67.7	68.6	70.3	(p)71.0
12-month % change	25.5	22.6	16.1	15.2	(p)14.0
Other Services(3)	73.0	73.5	74.5	74.7	(p)74.9
12-month % change	2.5	2.8	4.9	5.5	(p)4.9
Government(3)	233.8	233.4	233.0	232.6	(p)232.8
12-month % change	-3.0	-3.4	-3.5	-3.6	(p)-3.4
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 (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
District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2023
District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2023
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
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 - Employment Cost Index	Benefits, Pay	Table	May 2023
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	May 2023
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 (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Nov 2019
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – October 2019	Average energy prices	News Release	Feb 2020

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