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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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2016 |
777.9 | 781.0 | 781.2 | 782.7 | 781.6 | 780.8 | 778.4 | 781.3 | 783.4 | 786.4 | 785.9 | 787.6 |
2017 |
787.5 | 788.3 | 788.7 | 786.7 | 791.1 | (p)791.0 | ||||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2016 |
16.2 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.7 |
2017 |
14.9 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | (p)14.8 | ||||||
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
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2016 |
32.3 | 32.7 | 32.7 | 32.8 | 32.7 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 33.0 | 32.6 | 31.7 | 31.9 |
2017 |
32.0 | 32.4 | 32.6 | 32.7 | 32.6 | (p)32.8 | ||||||
Information |
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2016 |
17.2 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.9 |
2017 |
16.9 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.8 | (p)16.7 | ||||||
Financial Activities |
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2016 |
29.6 | 29.6 | 29.7 | 30.0 | 29.9 | 30.1 | 30.2 | 30.4 | 30.5 | 30.2 | 29.7 | 29.8 |
2017 |
29.8 | 29.7 | 29.2 | 28.9 | 29.1 | (p)29.3 | ||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2016 |
163.8 | 164.3 | 164.5 | 164.9 | 165.1 | 164.7 | 165.2 | 165.1 | 165.6 | 166.7 | 166.8 | 167.3 |
2017 |
168.6 | 168.9 | 168.2 | 167.4 | 168.7 | (p)169.0 | ||||||
Education and Health Services |
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2016 |
133.4 | 134.4 | 134.3 | 134.4 | 134.3 | 133.6 | 132.9 | 134.2 | 134.9 | 136.4 | 136.2 | 136.4 |
2017 |
134.9 | 135.8 | 136.0 | 135.4 | 137.1 | (p)136.4 | ||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2016 |
73.2 | 74.4 | 74.3 | 74.7 | 74.1 | 74.0 | 74.5 | 74.9 | 75.8 | 76.6 | 77.0 | 77.5 |
2017 |
77.5 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 78.9 | 80.0 | (p)80.4 | ||||||
Other Services |
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2016 |
71.7 | 71.7 | 71.9 | 72.2 | 72.1 | 71.6 | 72.4 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 71.7 | 71.9 | 71.6 |
2017 |
71.2 | 71.2 | 70.7 | 71.7 | 71.9 | (p)72.2 | ||||||
Government |
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2016 |
239.3 | 239.4 | 239.3 | 239.6 | 239.6 | 240.2 | 237.9 | 238.7 | 238.7 | 239.4 | 239.9 | 240.3 |
2017 |
240.5 | 238.9 | 240.9 | 239.0 | 239.1 | (p)238.2 | ||||||
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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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2016 |
(1)390,965 | (1)391,786 | (1)392,344 | (1)392,540 | (1)392,432 | (1)392,181 | (1)392,010 | (1)392,080 | (1)392,410 | (1)392,862 | (1)393,325 | (1)393,752 |
2017 |
395,599 | 397,009 | 398,131 | 399,420 | 401,812 | (p)403,237 | ||||||
Employment |
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2016 |
(1)366,250 | (1)367,337 | (1)368,137 | (1)368,509 | (1)368,511 | (1)368,349 | (1)368,310 | (1)368,582 | (1)369,178 | (1)369,920 | (1)370,653 | (1)371,329 |
2017 |
373,223 | 374,369 | 375,103 | 375,734 | 377,542 | (p)378,429 | ||||||
Unemployment |
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2016 |
(1)24,715 | (1)24,449 | (1)24,207 | (1)24,031 | (1)23,921 | (1)23,832 | (1)23,700 | (1)23,498 | (1)23,232 | (1)22,942 | (1)22,672 | (1)22,423 |
2017 |
22,376 | 22,640 | 23,028 | 23,686 | 24,270 | (p)24,808 | ||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2016 |
(1)6.3 | (1)6.2 | (1)6.2 | (1)6.1 | (1)6.1 | (1)6.1 | (1)6.0 | (1)6.0 | (1)5.9 | (1)5.8 | (1)5.8 | (1)5.7 |
2017 |
5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | (p)6.2 | ||||||
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Footnotes |
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