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Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — December 2022

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2022.

Jan

Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2022

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged down 0.3 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan

Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – December 2022

Gasoline prices averaged $3.389 per gallon in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area in December 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

District Of Columbia Economy at a Glance:

District Of Columbia
Data Series	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(r)416.6	(r)416.9	(r)417.0	418.3	(p)420.0
Employment(1)	(r)394.6	(r)394.9	(r)394.9	396.0	(p)397.3
Unemployment(1)	(r)22.0	(r)22.0	(r)22.1	22.3	(p)22.7
Unemployment Rate(2)	(r)5.3	(r)5.3	(r)5.3	5.3	(p)5.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	769.4	772.0	772.2	768.7	768.0	(p)769.7
12-month % change	0.2	0.6	0.6	-0.2	-0.2	(p)0.0
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)	14.6	14.9	14.9	14.9	15.0	(p)14.9
12-month % change	-1.4	0.7	0.7	2.8	4.9	(p)4.9
Manufacturing(3)	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	(p)1.2
12-month % change	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	(p)9.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	30.4	30.2	30.1	29.7	29.5	(p)29.5
12-month % change	0.0	0.3	0.3	-1.0	-1.7	(p)-2.3
Information(3)	18.5	18.5	18.5	18.5	18.4	(p)18.4
12-month % change	-5.1	-4.1	-3.6	-3.1	-2.6	(p)-2.1
Financial Activities(3)	25.5	25.7	25.6	25.8	25.4	(p)25.5
12-month % change	-0.4	1.2	0.4	2.0	0.4	(p)0.8
Professional & Business Services(3)	172.6	173.4	173.6	171.9	172.2	(p)172.8
12-month % change	-1.3	-0.9	-0.6	-1.4	-1.1	(p)-0.5
Education & Health Services(3)	125.9	125.9	126.1	125.8	125.5	(p)126.1
12-month % change	2.1	1.8	1.6	1.0	0.6	(p)1.4
Leisure & Hospitality(3)	76.5	77.3	77.8	77.9	78.8	(p)79.2
12-month % change	0.5	1.6	1.4	0.5	1.8	(p)2.1
Other Services(3)	67.5	67.7	67.5	67.1	67.9	(p)67.6
12-month % change	1.0	1.0	0.6	-0.1	0.9	(p)0.6
Government(3)	236.7	237.2	236.9	235.9	234.1	(p)234.5
12-month % change	0.7	0.9	1.1	-0.3	-1.1	(p)-1.1
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (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	Feb 2023
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Division Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Feb 2023
District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2025
District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2025
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2025
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Cannot perform flastmod(): Win32 Error Code = 2
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic	Consumer price indexes	Table	Jun 2025
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index	Benefits, Pay	Table	Jun 2025
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Jun 2025
Washington Area Employment — October 2022	Employment	News Release	Nov 2022
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – December 2022	Average energy prices	News Release	Jan 2023
Consumer Expenditures in the Washington Metropolitan Area — 2020-21	Consumer spending	News Release	Sep 2022
County Employment and Wages in Washington, DC — Second Quarter 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Dec 2020
Average Energy Prices - Washington DC	Average energy prices	Table	Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area – November 2022	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Dec 2022
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — December 2022	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Jan 2023
Fatal Work Injuries in the Washington, DC Area — 2018	Workplace fatalities	News Release	Jun 2020
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	Consumer price indexes	Table	Jun 2022
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes	Consumer price indexes	Table	Jan 2023
Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables	Workplace fatalities	Table	Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2022	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Jan 2023
Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – June 2020	Unemployment	News Release	Aug 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – May 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2022
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Jan 2023
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in the District of Columbia — 2021	Unemployment	News Release	Mar 2022
Business Employment Dynamics in the District of Columbia — First Quarter 2022	Employment	News Release	Nov 2022

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