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District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Total Nonfarm |
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2018 |
789.8 | 791.0 | 792.2 | 792.3 | 792.2 | 793.9 | 792.3 | 792.7 | 792.9 | 793.9 | 792.8 | 793.1 |
2019 |
795.2 | 794.9 | 796.7 | 795.4 | 795.6 | 799.3 | 801.3 | (p)802.1 | ||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2018 |
15.7 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
2019 |
15.6 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | (p)15.7 | ||||
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
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2018 |
33.3 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 33.4 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 33.8 | 33.4 | 33.3 |
2019 |
32.9 | 32.7 | 32.9 | 33.1 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 33.6 | (p)33.0 | ||||
Information |
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2018 |
18.6 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.9 |
2019 |
19.9 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.2 | (p)20.1 | ||||
Financial Activities |
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2018 |
29.7 | 29.6 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 29.8 | 30.0 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 29.9 | 29.5 | 29.6 | 29.6 |
2019 |
29.5 | 29.4 | 29.7 | 29.8 | 29.9 | 30.0 | 30.0 | (p)29.9 | ||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2018 |
167.2 | 167.3 | 167.4 | 167.2 | 167.4 | 167.8 | 167.5 | 167.7 | 168.2 | 168.4 | 167.6 | 168.8 |
2019 |
170.7 | 169.7 | 169.0 | 167.3 | 167.6 | 169.4 | 169.6 | (p)171.8 | ||||
Education and Health Services |
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2018 |
129.6 | 130.1 | 130.6 | 131.4 | 131.3 | 131.0 | 130.6 | 131.5 | 131.6 | 130.6 | 131.1 | 130.9 |
2019 |
130.7 | 131.3 | 131.5 | 131.9 | 131.7 | 132.9 | 133.4 | (p)132.4 | ||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2018 |
79.2 | 79.4 | 79.9 | 79.2 | 79.2 | 80.3 | 80.1 | 79.2 | 79.8 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.1 |
2019 |
80.7 | 80.7 | 82.3 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.3 | 81.8 | (p)82.8 | ||||
Other Services |
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2018 |
76.1 | 76.2 | 76.3 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 76.6 | 76.4 | 76.2 | 76.1 | 76.5 | 76.4 | 76.0 |
2019 |
76.2 | 76.2 | 76.1 | 76.6 | 76.7 | 77.3 | 78.1 | (p)78.0 | ||||
Government |
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2018 |
239.1 | 239.0 | 238.8 | 239.0 | 238.7 | 238.5 | 238.1 | 239.2 | 237.9 | 238.3 | 237.7 | 237.7 |
2019 |
237.7 | 238.2 | 238.4 | 238.3 | 238.0 | 238.0 | 237.5 | (p)237.1 | ||||
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Footnotes |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Labor Force |
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2018 |
404,462 | 405,295 | 405,936 | 406,170 | 405,924 | 405,301 | 404,516 | 403,782 | 403,368 | 403,252 | 403,393 | 403,518 |
2019 |
404,021 | 404,742 | 406,051 | 407,824 | 409,829 | 411,191 | 412,091 | (p)411,954 | ||||
Employment |
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2018 |
381,102 | 381,939 | 382,580 | 382,882 | 382,829 | 382,519 | 382,136 | 381,795 | 381,674 | 381,720 | 381,835 | 381,907 |
2019 |
382,041 | 382,337 | 383,332 | 384,821 | 386,638 | 388,065 | 389,100 | (p)389,405 | ||||
Unemployment |
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2018 |
23,360 | 23,356 | 23,356 | 23,288 | 23,095 | 22,782 | 22,380 | 21,987 | 21,694 | 21,532 | 21,558 | 21,611 |
2019 |
21,980 | 22,405 | 22,719 | 23,003 | 23,191 | 23,126 | 22,991 | (p)22,549 | ||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2018 |
5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
2019 |
5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | (p)5.5 | ||||
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Footnotes |
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