Total nonfarm employment for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, metropolitan area increased by 64,300 over the year in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.  Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the local rate of job gain, 2.0 percent, compared to the 3.4-percent national rise. (See chart 1 and table 1.) All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, is made up of two metropolitan divisions—separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, division, with 82 percent of the metropolitan area’s total nonfarm employment, added 51,100 jobs over the year. The Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD, division accounted for the remaining 18 percent of the area’s employment.

Industry employment

In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, leisure and hospitality had the largest gain (+21,900) among the metropolitan area’s private-industry supersectors. (See chart 2.) Within this supersector, the accommodation and food services sector added the most jobs (+21,300). The 7.7-percent rise in the metropolitan area’s leisure and hospitality supersector compared to the 7.4-percent rise on a national level.

Education and health services added 18,300 jobs over the year in the metropolitan area. Within this supersector, employment in the health care and social assistance sector rose by 17,800 jobs. The metropolitan area had a 4.3-percent gain in the supersector compared to the 3.8-percent gain for the nation.

Trade, transportation, and utilities added 12,800 jobs. Employment in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, division increased by 10,100 jobs. The supersector’s rate of growth in the metropolitan area was 3.2 percent compared to the national rise of 2.7 percent.

The financial activities supersector was the only one in the metropolitan area to record an employment loss (-8,300). Within this supersector, employment in the finance and insurance sector decreased by 5,200 jobs. The financial activities supersector’s 5.3-percent decline in the metropolitan area compared to the 1.7-percent gain on a national level.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in October 2022. All 12 areas gained jobs over the year. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, had the largest increase (+405,100). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, had the smallest increase (+64,300) among the largest areas. (See table 2 and chart 3.)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, had a 6.5-percent rate of job gain, followed by Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (+6.2 percent). The rates of job gain in the remaining 10 areas ranged from 5.4 percent in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, to 2.0 percent in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for November 2022 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the CES program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor between State employment security agencies and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2017 version of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment data are produced using several estimation procedures. Where possible these data are produced using a "weighted link relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current-month weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted employment is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by the previous month's employment estimates. The weighted link relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample size meets certain statistical criteria. For some employment series, the estimates are produced with a model that uses direct sample estimates (described above) combined with other regressors to decrease volatility in estimation.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Information on recent benchmark revisions is available online at www.bls.gov/web/laus/bmrk_article.htm.

Reliability of the estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal totals shown in the same tables due to rounding.

Employment estimates. Changes in metropolitan area nonfarm payroll employment are cited in the analysis of this release only if they have been determined to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. Measures of sampling error for the total nonfarm employment series are available for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions at www.bls.gov/web/laus/790stderr.htm.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this news release reflect the delineations issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on April 10, 2018. The 12 metropolitan areas discussed in this release are the metropolitan areas with the largest population according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the District of Columbia; Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.

• The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division includes the District of Columbia; Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, 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.
• The Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division includes Frederick and Montgomery Counties in Maryland.

Additional information

Employment data from the CES program are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/sae/.

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Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Washington metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Back data	Oct 2021	Aug 2022	Sep 2022	Oct 2022	Oct 2021 to Oct 2022
						Net change	Percent change
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm		3,272.6	3,304.8	3,315.2	(p)3,336.9	(p)64.3	(p)2.0
Mining, logging, and construction		162.9	164.3	166.8	(p)168.1	(p)5.2	(p)3.2
Manufacturing		55.6	56.6	56.6	(p)57.3	(p)1.7	(p)3.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		396.5	408.3	406.4	(p)409.3	(p)12.8	(p)3.2
Information		77.6	79.5	79.5	(p)80.6	(p)3.0	(p)3.9
Financial activities		156.0	150.1	147.8	(p)147.7	(p)-8.3	(p)-5.3
Professional and business services		796.3	802.6	802.1	(p)806.5	(p)10.2	(p)1.3
Education and health services		429.7	434.4	438.6	(p)448.0	(p)18.3	(p)4.3
Leisure and hospitality		283.8	313.1	307.5	(p)305.7	(p)21.9	(p)7.7
Other services		194.1	199.2	197.9	(p)199.1	(p)5.0	(p)2.6
Government		720.1	696.7	712.0	(p)714.6	(p)-5.5	(p)-0.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		2,689.9	2,710.7	2,722.4	(p)2,741.0	(p)51.1	(p)1.9
Mining, logging, and construction		129.5	130.6	133.4	(p)135.1	(p)5.6	(p)4.3
Manufacturing		36.4	36.5	36.6	(p)37.3	(p)0.9	(p)2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		321.9	330.6	329.4	(p)332.0	(p)10.1	(p)3.1
Information		65.4	67.4	67.4	(p)68.5	(p)3.1	(p)4.7
Financial activities		120.1	115.4	113.5	(p)113.6	(p)-6.5	(p)-5.4
Professional and business services		663.3	666.6	667.4	(p)668.7	(p)5.4	(p)0.8
Education and health services		338.6	341.9	345.2	(p)353.2	(p)14.6	(p)4.3
Leisure and hospitality		236.5	261.5	257.0	(p)255.8	(p)19.3	(p)8.2
Other services		171.4	175.5	174.1	(p)175.7	(p)4.3	(p)2.5
Government		606.8	584.7	598.4	(p)601.1	(p)-5.7	(p)-0.9
Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		582.7	594.1	592.8	(p)595.9	(p)13.2	(p)2.3
Mining, logging, and construction		33.4	33.7	33.4	(p)33.0	(p)-0.4	(p)-1.2
Manufacturing		19.2	20.1	20.0	(p)20.0	(p)0.8	(p)4.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		74.6	77.7	77.0	(p)77.3	(p)2.7	(p)3.6
Information		12.2	12.1	12.1	(p)12.1	(p)-0.1	(p)-0.8
Financial activities		35.9	34.7	34.3	(p)34.1	(p)-1.8	(p)-5.0
Professional and business services		133.0	136.0	134.7	(p)137.8	(p)4.8	(p)3.6
Education and health services		91.1	92.5	93.4	(p)94.8	(p)3.7	(p)4.1
Leisure and hospitality		47.3	51.6	50.5	(p)49.9	(p)2.6	(p)5.5
Other services		22.7	23.7	23.8	(p)23.4	(p)0.7	(p)3.1
Government		113.3	112.0	113.6	(p)113.5	(p)0.2	(p)0.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 large metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Back data	Oct 2021	Aug 2022	Sep 2022	Oct 2022	Oct 2021 to Oct 2022
						Net change	Percent change
United States
Total nonfarm		149,310	152,674	(p)153,197	(p)154,369	(p)5,059	(p)3.4
Mining and logging		584	638	(p)637	(p)639	(p)55	(p)9.4
Construction		7,636	7,911	(p)7,877	(p)7,888	(p)252	(p)3.3
Manufacturing		12,485	12,932	(p)12,895	(p)12,924	(p)439	(p)3.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		28,100	28,643	(p)28,586	(p)28,845	(p)745	(p)2.7
Information		2,897	3,056	(p)3,042	(p)3,052	(p)155	(p)5.4
Financial activities		8,846	9,022	(p)8,969	(p)8,995	(p)149	(p)1.7
Professional and business services		21,875	22,474	(p)22,466	(p)22,707	(p)832	(p)3.8
Education and health services		24,048	24,298	(p)24,624	(p)24,954	(p)906	(p)3.8
Leisure and hospitality		14,805	16,441	(p)15,979	(p)15,902	(p)1,097	(p)7.4
Other services		5,571	5,765	(p)5,718	(p)5,750	(p)179	(p)3.2
Government		22,463	21,494	(p)22,404	(p)22,713	(p)250	(p)1.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Total nonfarm		2,869.7	2,989.7	2,997.6	(p)3,023.3	(p)153.6	(p)5.4
Mining and logging		1.8	2.0	2.0	(p)2.0	(p)0.2	(p)11.1
Construction		133.5	131.2	131.1	(p)132.9	(p)-0.6	(p)-0.4
Manufacturing		170.4	176.4	177.3	(p)177.0	(p)6.6	(p)3.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities		617.7	639.8	642.1	(p)646.0	(p)28.3	(p)4.6
Information		111.6	123.1	123.6	(p)124.1	(p)12.5	(p)11.2
Financial activities		187.4	196.7	196.8	(p)199.3	(p)11.9	(p)6.4
Professional and business services		568.4	601.5	598.5	(p)603.0	(p)34.6	(p)6.1
Education and health services		377.8	391.2	392.3	(p)396.6	(p)18.8	(p)5.0
Leisure and hospitality		269.1	294.1	293.1	(p)298.5	(p)29.4	(p)10.9
Other services		100.4	102.8	101.5	(p)101.6	(p)1.2	(p)1.2
Government		331.6	330.9	339.3	(p)342.3	(p)10.7	(p)3.2
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (NECTA)
Total nonfarm		2,730.4	2,814.7	2,819.5	(p)2,845.7	(p)115.3	(p)4.2
Mining, logging, and construction		128.4	136.0	135.7	(p)135.0	(p)6.6	(p)5.1
Manufacturing		179.7	186.8	185.9	(p)186.0	(p)6.3	(p)3.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		400.8	413.9	412.1	(p)415.4	(p)14.6	(p)3.6
Information		82.3	88.9	87.7	(p)88.5	(p)6.2	(p)7.5
Financial activities		180.4	181.3	180.1	(p)182.4	(p)2.0	(p)1.1
Professional and business services		526.8	555.5	550.3	(p)559.9	(p)33.1	(p)6.3
Education and health services		593.7	597.8	609.8	(p)616.3	(p)22.6	(p)3.8
Leisure and hospitality		237.0	274.9	259.9	(p)258.1	(p)21.1	(p)8.9
Other services		93.6	100.0	94.5	(p)95.2	(p)1.6	(p)1.7
Government		307.7	279.6	303.5	(p)308.9	(p)1.2	(p)0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Total nonfarm		4,624.2	4,756.5	4,758.6	(p)4,791.2	(p)167.0	(p)3.6
Mining and logging		1.9	1.9	1.9	(p)1.9	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Construction		184.5	193.4	192.2	(p)193.6	(p)9.1	(p)4.9
Manufacturing		397.2	414.7	413.9	(p)415.9	(p)18.7	(p)4.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		937.9	968.5	964.6	(p)976.6	(p)38.7	(p)4.1
Information		75.2	78.0	78.0	(p)77.9	(p)2.7	(p)3.6
Financial activities		320.3	318.3	318.3	(p)318.7	(p)-1.6	(p)-0.5
Professional and business services		846.5	861.1	859.4	(p)867.8	(p)21.3	(p)2.5
Education and health services		721.0	720.8	733.8	(p)745.2	(p)24.2	(p)3.4
Leisure and hospitality		425.3	492.8	469.3	(p)467.5	(p)42.2	(p)9.9
Other services		185.2	189.3	188.2	(p)188.6	(p)3.4	(p)1.8
Government		529.2	517.7	539.0	(p)537.5	(p)8.3	(p)1.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Total nonfarm		3,930.3	4,125.0	4,135.5	(p)4,185.3	(p)255.0	(p)6.5
Mining, logging, and construction		216.6	229.8	232.6	(p)236.0	(p)19.4	(p)9.0
Manufacturing		285.8	300.6	301.8	(p)302.9	(p)17.1	(p)6.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		862.3	890.9	891.5	(p)901.3	(p)39.0	(p)4.5
Information		82.9	87.6	87.7	(p)86.7	(p)3.8	(p)4.6
Financial activities		349.3	369.8	367.8	(p)371.0	(p)21.7	(p)6.2
Professional and business services		717.9	757.2	758.9	(p)773.9	(p)56.0	(p)7.8
Education and health services		466.7	494.5	492.7	(p)499.4	(p)32.7	(p)7.0
Leisure and hospitality		372.5	421.6	421.8	(p)424.5	(p)52.0	(p)14.0
Other services		125.3	133.8	133.5	(p)134.6	(p)9.3	(p)7.4
Government		451.0	439.2	447.2	(p)455.0	(p)4.0	(p)0.9
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Total nonfarm		3,127.4	3,270.8	3,289.1	(p)3,321.5	(p)194.1	(p)6.2
Mining and logging		59.9	68.4	68.6	(p)68.9	(p)9.0	(p)15.0
Construction		213.9	243.4	241.4	(p)239.9	(p)26.0	(p)12.2
Manufacturing		213.2	227.9	227.9	(p)228.2	(p)15.0	(p)7.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		643.2	668.9	664.7	(p)676.9	(p)33.7	(p)5.2
Information		30.8	32.2	32.3	(p)32.5	(p)1.7	(p)5.5
Financial activities		170.3	175.1	175.8	(p)177.0	(p)6.7	(p)3.9
Professional and business services		514.7	534.1	539.8	(p)546.4	(p)31.7	(p)6.2
Education and health services		422.2	438.1	437.7	(p)440.8	(p)18.6	(p)4.4
Leisure and hospitality		313.1	356.6	359.7	(p)359.1	(p)46.0	(p)14.7
Other services		113.0	114.9	113.2	(p)112.5	(p)-0.5	(p)-0.4
Government		433.1	411.2	428.0	(p)439.3	(p)6.2	(p)1.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Total nonfarm		6,028.5	6,191.7	6,221.1	(p)6,302.7	(p)274.2	(p)4.5
Mining and logging		2.0	2.0	2.0	(p)2.0	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Construction		252.4	268.4	265.9	(p)268.9	(p)16.5	(p)6.5
Manufacturing		461.0	477.1	475.8	(p)476.6	(p)15.6	(p)3.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,075.2	1,105.0	1,101.2	(p)1,110.8	(p)35.6	(p)3.3
Information		254.6	258.4	256.5	(p)261.9	(p)7.3	(p)2.9
Financial activities		324.3	328.7	325.8	(p)328.4	(p)4.1	(p)1.3
Professional and business services		972.8	1,000.1	1,005.8	(p)1,022.1	(p)49.3	(p)5.1
Education and health services		1,091.5	1,122.9	1,136.7	(p)1,159.5	(p)68.0	(p)6.2
Leisure and hospitality		674.3	729.5	731.1	(p)738.5	(p)64.2	(p)9.5
Other services		192.1	203.5	206.4	(p)206.7	(p)14.6	(p)7.6
Government		728.3	696.1	713.9	(p)727.3	(p)-1.0	(p)-0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Total nonfarm		2,717.3	2,821.7	2,824.4	(p)2,859.2	(p)141.9	(p)5.2
Mining and logging		0.9	0.9	0.9	(p)0.9	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Construction		141.1	145.2	145.4	(p)144.7	(p)3.6	(p)2.6
Manufacturing		90.1	96.4	96.1	(p)96.9	(p)6.8	(p)7.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		618.2	642.5	643.1	(p)652.1	(p)33.9	(p)5.5
Information		52.4	53.2	53.1	(p)53.1	(p)0.7	(p)1.3
Financial activities		198.9	204.8	205.2	(p)208.1	(p)9.2	(p)4.6
Professional and business services		480.4	493.8	490.4	(p)498.6	(p)18.2	(p)3.8
Education and health services		414.7	428.9	433.8	(p)438.5	(p)23.8	(p)5.7
Leisure and hospitality		302.4	331.4	331.2	(p)337.9	(p)35.5	(p)11.7
Other services		113.0	121.2	121.3	(p)121.6	(p)8.6	(p)7.6
Government		305.2	303.4	303.9	(p)306.8	(p)1.6	(p)0.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Total nonfarm		9,491.8	9,801.5	9,809.4	(p)9,896.9	(p)405.1	(p)4.3
Mining, logging, and construction		398.7	400.8	400.4	(p)402.9	(p)4.2	(p)1.1
Manufacturing		336.2	343.7	341.7	(p)342.4	(p)6.2	(p)1.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,624.2	1,651.7	1,663.4	(p)1,679.6	(p)55.4	(p)3.4
Information		318.2	329.3	331.6	(p)332.5	(p)14.3	(p)4.5
Financial activities		771.4	791.3	783.5	(p)782.6	(p)11.2	(p)1.5
Professional and business services		1,576.9	1,639.2	1,635.4	(p)1,647.9	(p)71.0	(p)4.5
Education and health services		2,021.7	2,051.5	2,069.9	(p)2,108.2	(p)86.5	(p)4.3
Leisure and hospitality		778.6	929.5	886.8	(p)881.7	(p)103.1	(p)13.2
Other services		378.5	406.6	402.1	(p)406.3	(p)27.8	(p)7.3
Government		1,287.4	1,257.9	1,294.6	(p)1,312.8	(p)25.4	(p)2.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Total nonfarm		2,916.8	2,980.5	2,991.7	(p)3,015.8	(p)99.0	(p)3.4
Mining, logging, and construction		124.0	124.5	124.4	(p)122.7	(p)-1.3	(p)-1.0
Manufacturing		174.3	180.1	180.0	(p)180.5	(p)6.2	(p)3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities		531.5	546.5	546.8	(p)553.3	(p)21.8	(p)4.1
Information		50.3	50.4	50.3	(p)50.6	(p)0.3	(p)0.6
Financial activities		217.1	221.0	220.2	(p)221.4	(p)4.3	(p)2.0
Professional and business services		480.0	501.0	496.7	(p)499.9	(p)19.9	(p)4.1
Education and health services		652.2	655.9	668.7	(p)681.1	(p)28.9	(p)4.4
Leisure and hospitality		240.7	273.0	259.3	(p)255.8	(p)15.1	(p)6.3
Other services		114.9	120.6	119.1	(p)119.8	(p)4.9	(p)4.3
Government		331.8	307.5	326.2	(p)330.7	(p)-1.1	(p)-0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Total nonfarm		2,257.9	2,301.4	2,321.9	(p)2,347.1	(p)89.2	(p)4.0
Mining and logging		2.8	3.1	3.1	(p)3.2	(p)0.4	(p)14.3
Construction		139.4	146.5	147.4	(p)148.0	(p)8.6	(p)6.2
Manufacturing		139.3	148.8	149.9	(p)150.2	(p)10.9	(p)7.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		451.1	457.6	457.1	(p)463.0	(p)11.9	(p)2.6
Information		41.6	43.6	42.8	(p)42.3	(p)0.7	(p)1.7
Financial activities		216.5	215.2	214.4	(p)216.3	(p)-0.2	(p)-0.1
Professional and business services		378.4	383.5	387.3	(p)391.5	(p)13.1	(p)3.5
Education and health services		349.1	364.7	369.1	(p)372.8	(p)23.7	(p)6.8
Leisure and hospitality		224.6	232.1	232.6	(p)238.4	(p)13.8	(p)6.1
Other services		69.8	69.2	70.6	(p)72.5	(p)2.7	(p)3.9
Government		245.3	237.1	247.6	(p)248.9	(p)3.6	(p)1.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Total nonfarm		2,384.6	2,468.9	2,464.0	(p)2,493.8	(p)109.2	(p)4.6
Mining and logging		0.4	0.4	0.4	(p)0.4	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Construction		123.0	129.4	128.8	(p)129.3	(p)6.3	(p)5.1
Manufacturing		148.0	155.8	157.1	(p)157.7	(p)9.7	(p)6.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities		350.5	361.6	359.4	(p)363.7	(p)13.2	(p)3.8
Information		143.2	150.5	148.2	(p)148.9	(p)5.7	(p)4.0
Financial activities		140.5	143.0	140.9	(p)142.7	(p)2.2	(p)1.6
Professional and business services		501.3	531.0	525.8	(p)532.8	(p)31.5	(p)6.3
Education and health services		368.6	370.1	371.4	(p)378.6	(p)10.0	(p)2.7
Leisure and hospitality		218.9	241.4	241.0	(p)243.7	(p)24.8	(p)11.3
Other services		77.3	84.9	84.4	(p)85.2	(p)7.9	(p)10.2
Government		312.9	300.8	306.6	(p)310.8	(p)-2.1	(p)-0.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Total nonfarm		3,272.6	3,304.8	3,315.2	(p)3,336.9	(p)64.3	(p)2.0
Mining, logging, and construction		162.9	164.3	166.8	(p)168.1	(p)5.2	(p)3.2
Manufacturing		55.6	56.6	56.6	(p)57.3	(p)1.7	(p)3.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		396.5	408.3	406.4	(p)409.3	(p)12.8	(p)3.2
Information		77.6	79.5	79.5	(p)80.6	(p)3.0	(p)3.9
Financial activities		156.0	150.1	147.8	(p)147.7	(p)-8.3	(p)-5.3
Professional and business services		796.3	802.6	802.1	(p)806.5	(p)10.2	(p)1.3
Education and health services		429.7	434.4	438.6	(p)448.0	(p)18.3	(p)4.3
Leisure and hospitality		283.8	313.1	307.5	(p)305.7	(p)21.9	(p)7.7
Other services		194.1	199.2	197.9	(p)199.1	(p)5.0	(p)2.6
Government		720.1	696.7	712.0	(p)714.6	(p)-5.5	(p)-0.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area