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Oct
10

Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – September 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria inched up 0.1 percent from July to September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
10

Consumer Price Index, South Region – September 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
02

Consumer Expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area: 2017-18

Households in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV, metropolitan area spent an average of $91,118 per year in 2017–18, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

District Of Columbia Economy at a Glance:

District Of Columbia
Data Series Back
Data		 Apr
2019		 May
2019		 June
2019		 July
2019		 Aug
2019		 Sept
2019

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 407.8 409.8 411.2 412.1 412.0 (p)411.9

Employment(1)

 384.8 386.6 388.1 389.1 389.5 (p)389.7

Unemployment(1)

 23.0 23.2 23.1 23.0 22.5 (p)22.2

Unemployment Rate(2)

 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 (p)5.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 795.4 795.6 799.3 801.3 803.4 (p)801.1

12-month % change

 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.3 (p)1.0

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 15.6 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7 (p)15.7

12-month % change

 -2.5 -0.6 0.0 1.9 2.6 (p)1.9

Manufacturing(4)

 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 (p)1.4

12-month % change

 7.7 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)7.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 33.1 33.2 33.2 33.6 33.1 (p)32.9

12-month % change

 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 -0.3 (p)-0.9

Information(3)

 20.2 20.1 20.1 20.2 20.2 (p)20.3

12-month % change

 6.9 5.2 3.6 3.6 5.2 (p)4.1

Financial Activities(3)

 29.8 29.9 30.0 30.0 29.8 (p)29.6

12-month % change

 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 (p)-1.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

 167.3 167.6 169.4 169.6 171.4 (p)170.8

12-month % change

 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.3 2.2 (p)1.5

Education & Health Services(3)

 131.9 131.7 132.9 133.4 133.4 (p)132.6

12-month % change

 0.4 0.3 1.5 2.1 1.4 (p)0.8

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 81.2 81.3 81.3 81.8 82.9 (p)82.4

12-month % change

 2.5 2.7 1.2 2.1 4.7 (p)3.3

Other Services(3)

 76.6 76.7 77.3 78.1 78.2 (p)77.5

12-month % change

 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.2 2.6 (p)1.8

Government(3)

 238.3 238.0 238.0 237.5 237.3 (p)237.9

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0.8 (p)0.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2019
District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2019
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2019
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2019
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2019
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2019
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Oct 2019
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Oct 2019
Washington Area Employment – October 2018 Employment News Release Nov 2018
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – August 2019 Average energy prices News Release Sep 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area: 2017-18 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2019
County Employment and Wages in the District of Columbia – Second Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2018
Average Energy Prices - Washington DC Average energy prices Table Oct 2019
Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – September 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2019
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area – June 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2019
Fatal Work Injuries in the Washington, DC Area — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Jul 2019
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2019
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2019
Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index, South Region – September 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2019
Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – June 2019 Unemployment News Release Aug 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Oct 2019