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District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted
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District of Columbia | ||||||||||||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2018 |
779.9 | 787.9 | 791.2 | 793.3 | 791.1 | 793.9 | 801.5 | 787.6 | 791.4 | 797.6 | 795.4 | 795.0 | 792.2 |
2019 |
786.4 | 791.3 | 794.1 | 796.7 | 791.7 | 799.0 | 809.7 | (p)796.9 | |||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2018 |
15.2 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.7 |
2019 |
15.2 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.1 | (p)16.1 | |||||
Manufacturing |
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2018 |
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
2019 |
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | (p)1.3 | |||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2018 |
33.0 | 33.0 | 33.1 | 33.0 | 33.1 | 33.1 | 33.2 | 32.9 | 33.1 | 33.6 | 33.5 | 33.6 | 33.2 |
2019 |
32.6 | 32.4 | 32.8 | 33.2 | 33.1 | 33.3 | 33.7 | (p)32.9 | |||||
Information |
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2018 |
18.3 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 20.0 | 19.3 |
2019 |
19.7 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 20.1 | 20.3 | (p)20.2 | |||||
Financial Activities |
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2018 |
29.4 | 29.6 | 29.6 | 29.5 | 29.7 | 30.1 | 30.2 | 30.1 | 29.8 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 29.5 | 29.7 |
2019 |
29.4 | 29.2 | 29.5 | 29.7 | 29.6 | 30.0 | 30.2 | (p)30.1 | |||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2018 |
165.4 | 166.5 | 166.7 | 166.7 | 167.0 | 169.6 | 168.9 | 167.9 | 167.4 | 169.0 | 167.6 | 169.1 | 167.7 |
2019 |
169.1 | 169.4 | 167.9 | 166.6 | 166.9 | 170.4 | 170.7 | (p)170.7 | |||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2018 |
128.9 | 132.9 | 133.0 | 133.1 | 129.4 | 126.2 | 125.6 | 126.6 | 131.3 | 134.0 | 135.3 | 133.4 | 130.8 |
2019 |
130.7 | 133.6 | 133.8 | 133.9 | 128.9 | 127.9 | 128.3 | (p)128.1 | |||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2018 |
75.0 | 76.9 | 79.4 | 81.2 | 81.6 | 82.0 | 80.5 | 79.3 | 80.3 | 80.9 | 79.8 | 79.5 | 79.7 |
2019 |
77.2 | 78.2 | 81.5 | 82.6 | 83.5 | 83.3 | 83.0 | (p)82.8 | |||||
Other Services |
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2018 |
75.3 | 75.9 | 76.1 | 76.2 | 76.3 | 77.2 | 77.3 | 76.5 | 76.0 | 76.5 | 76.2 | 76.1 | 76.3 |
2019 |
74.9 | 75.5 | 75.4 | 76.6 | 76.5 | 78.5 | 79.4 | (p)78.7 | |||||
Government |
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2018 |
238.1 | 237.6 | 237.5 | 237.4 | 237.8 | 238.5 | 248.7 | 237.8 | 237.2 | 237.3 | 236.8 | 237.2 | 238.5 |
2019 |
236.3 | 236.6 | 236.7 | 237.1 | 236.3 | 238.2 | 246.6 | (p)236.0 | |||||
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Footnotes |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2018 |
402,925 | 406,696 | 406,065 | 405,784 | 404,595 | 408,862 | 411,058 | 401,594 | 400,542 | 402,446 | 402,811 | 401,943 | 404,610 |
2019 |
404,656 | 407,959 | 410,240 | 412,561 | 413,491 | 415,985 | 418,613 | (p)406,759 | |||||
Employment |
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2018 |
379,238 | 382,573 | 382,874 | 384,850 | 383,058 | 384,262 | 386,472 | 378,443 | 378,348 | 381,131 | 382,248 | 382,184 | 382,140 |
2019 |
380,317 | 383,439 | 387,443 | 391,633 | 391,728 | 391,618 | 393,749 | (p)384,629 | |||||
Unemployment |
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2018 |
23,687 | 24,123 | 23,191 | 20,934 | 21,537 | 24,600 | 24,586 | 23,151 | 22,194 | 21,315 | 20,563 | 19,759 | 22,470 |
2019 |
24,339 | 24,520 | 22,797 | 20,928 | 21,763 | 24,367 | 24,864 | (p)22,130 | |||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2018 |
5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.6 |
2019 |
6.0 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | (p)5.4 | |||||
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Footnotes |
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