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Mar

Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – February 2020

Gasoline prices averaged $2.516 per gallon in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area in February 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mar

Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2020

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.2 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb

Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – December 2019

In December, Arlington County, VA, had the lowest unemployment rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area at 1.6 percent.

District Of Columbia Economy at a Glance:

District Of Columbia
Data Series	Sept 2019	Oct 2019	Nov 2019	Dec 2019	Jan 2020	Feb 2020
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(r)411.3	(r)411.9	(r)412.0	(r)412.0	413.0	(p)414.3
Employment(1)	(r)389.6	(r)390.1	(r)390.2	(r)390.1	391.5	(p)393.0
Unemployment(1)	(r)21.7	(r)21.8	(r)21.8	(r)21.9	21.6	(p)21.3
Unemployment Rate(2)	(r)5.3	(r)5.3	(r)5.3	(r)5.3	5.2	(p)5.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	799.2	800.6	803.4	802.0	802.7	(p)803.2
12-month % change	0.7	0.7	1.2	1.0	1.1	(p)0.9
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)	14.7	14.8	14.7	14.7	14.7	(p)14.8
12-month % change	-5.2	-4.5	-5.2	-5.8	-2.6	(p)-1.3
Manufacturing(4)	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	(p)1.3
12-month % change	7.7	0.0	0.0	7.7	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	33.5	33.6	34.0	34.0	34.0	(p)34.1
12-month % change	1.5	0.9	2.7	2.7	3.0	(p)3.6
Information(3)	20.2	20.4	20.6	20.3	20.7	(p)20.6
12-month % change	4.1	5.2	6.2	4.1	5.1	(p)4.0
Financial Activities(3)	29.8	29.7	29.6	30.0	29.7	(p)30.1
12-month % change	0.7	0.3	0.3	1.7	0.0	(p)1.3
Professional & Business Services(3)	172.1	173.7	174.0	173.5	173.8	(p)173.4
12-month % change	2.1	2.3	2.8	2.6	3.1	(p)2.4
Education & Health Services(3)	129.1	128.7	129.0	128.2	128.8	(p)129.1
12-month % change	-1.7	-1.7	-1.5	-2.0	-1.9	(p)-1.4
Leisure & Hospitality(3)	82.1	81.7	82.1	81.3	81.3	(p)81.5
12-month % change	2.1	2.1	2.4	1.0	-0.4	(p)-0.4
Other Services(3)	77.5	77.9	78.1	78.9	78.6	(p)78.6
12-month % change	0.9	1.0	1.4	2.3	2.5	(p)2.1
Government(3)	238.8	238.7	239.9	239.7	239.8	(p)239.7
12-month % change	0.4	0.3	0.8	0.9	1.0	(p)0.6
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 (r) Revised

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	Mar 2020
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Division Economic Summary	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Mar 2020
District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2020
District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2020
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic	Consumer price indexes	Table	Mar 2020
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index	Benefits, Pay	Table	Mar 2020
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Mar 2020
Washington Area Employment – October 2019	Employment	News Release	Nov 2019
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – February 2020	Average energy prices	News Release	Mar 2020
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	Mar 2020
Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – January 2020	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Feb 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area – December 2019	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Feb 2020
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	Feb 2020
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes	Consumer price indexes	Table	Jan 2020
Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables	Workplace fatalities	Table	Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2020	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Mar 2020
Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – December 2019	Unemployment	News Release	Feb 2020
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	Mar 2020

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