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Feb
15

Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – December 2018

In December, Arlington County, VA, had the lowest unemployment rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area at 1.7 percent.

Feb
13

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

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria increased 0.5 percent from November to January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
13

Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2019

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

District Of Columbia Economy at a Glance:

District Of Columbia
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Data		 July
2018		 Aug
2018		 Sept
2018		 Oct
2018		 Nov
2018		 Dec
2018

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 409.0 408.1 406.6 405.2 404.5 (p)404.6

Employment(1)

 386.1 385.1 383.6 382.4 381.9 (p)382.3

Unemployment(1)

 22.9 23.0 23.0 22.9 22.6 (p)22.3

Unemployment Rate(2)

 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6 (p)5.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 796.6 796.8 795.5 795.2 794.2 (p)796.3

12-month % change

 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 (p)0.3

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 16.0 15.9 16.0 16.1 16.2 (p)16.2

12-month % change

 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.8 (p)3.2

Manufacturing(4)

 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 (p)1.4

12-month % change

 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 (p)7.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 34.1 33.8 34.0 34.1 33.6 (p)33.4

12-month % change

 1.5 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.0 (p)0.6

Information(3)

 18.7 18.9 19.1 19.4 19.4 (p)19.5

12-month % change

 4.5 5.0 5.5 7.2 5.4 (p)5.4

Financial Activities(3)

 31.2 31.4 31.5 31.7 31.8 (p)31.6

12-month % change

 3.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 (p)5.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

 167.7 167.8 168.5 167.3 166.2 (p)168.1

12-month % change

 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.2 -0.2 (p)0.7

Education & Health Services(3)

 133.7 135.4 134.0 134.1 134.9 (p)135.6

12-month % change

 0.3 1.0 -0.4 -1.9 -1.8 (p)-1.2

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 80.1 79.1 78.9 78.9 78.9 (p)79.0

12-month % change

 5.4 3.4 2.9 1.5 2.6 (p)2.7

Other Services(3)

 76.2 75.6 74.8 75.2 74.9 (p)74.5

12-month % change

 2.3 1.6 0.7 1.3 0.3 (p)-1.6

Government(3)

 237.5 237.5 237.3 237.0 236.9 (p)237.0

12-month % change

 -0.4 -1.3 -1.3 -1.0 -0.9 (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
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 Feb 2019
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2019
District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2019
District of Columbia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2019
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2019
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2019
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2019
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Feb 2019
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Feb 2019
Washington Area Employment – October 2018 Employment News Release Nov 2018
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – December 2018 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area: 2016-17 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2018
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 Feb 2019
Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – January 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Feb 2019
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area – December 2018 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2019
Fatal Work Injuries in the Washington, DC Area — 2016 Workplace fatalities News Release Apr 2018
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2019
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2019
Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Feb 2019
Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – December 2018 Unemployment News Release Feb 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Feb 2019