Economy at a Glance

District Of Columbia

District Of Columbia
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2011

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 331.1 330.4 332.2 333.3 334.1 (P) 335.5

Employment (1)

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 295.3 293.7 295.2 296.7 298.7 (P) 300.6

Unemployment (1)

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 35.8 36.7 37.1 36.6 35.4 (P) 34.8

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 10.8 11.1 11.2 11.0 10.6 (P) 10.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 714.1 701.8 713.5 714.4 718.1 (P) 721.2

12-month % change
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 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 (P) 1.0

Mining, Logging, and Construction (3)

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 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.9 11.1 (P) 10.9

12-month % change
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 0.9 1.9 2.9 4.8 5.7 (P) 5.8

Manufacturing (4)

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 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 (P) 1.1

12-month % change
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 -8.3 -8.3 -8.3 -8.3 -8.3 (P) -8.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 26.0 26.1 25.8 26.2 26.5 (P) 26.5

12-month % change
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 -5.5 -5.1 -5.8 -1.9 -1.1 (P) -0.4

Information (3)

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 18.7 18.3 18.6 18.6 18.5 (P) 18.5

12-month % change
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 0.0 -1.6 -0.5 -0.5 -1.1 (P) -1.1

Financial Activities (3)

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 26.7 27.0 27.2 26.9 27.1 (P) 26.9

12-month % change
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 1.5 3.1 5.4 3.1 3.8 (P) 3.1

Professional & Business Services (3)

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 150.6 151.3 151.6 152.4 153.6 (P) 154.1

12-month % change
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 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.8 (P) 2.8

Education & Health Services (3)

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 110.9 109.6 109.9 109.4 110.6 (P) 113.3

12-month % change
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 2.9 1.2 0.4 -1.6 0.2 (P) 2.6

Leisure & Hospitality (3)

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 58.8 59.5 58.6 59.9 60.4 (P) 60.4

12-month % change
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 -1.7 0.0 -1.2 1.4 2.2 (P) 2.0

Other Services (3)

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 63.6 64.6 63.1 63.2 63.8 (P) 64.1

12-month % change
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 -1.7 0.2 -1.7 -2.0 0.0 (P) 1.3

Government (3)

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 246.7 233.4 246.8 245.8 245.4 (P) 245.4

12-month % change
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 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 -0.5 -0.8 (P) -1.2

Mass layoffs

Layoff events, all industries (5)

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Initial claimants, all industries (5)

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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.
(5) See About the data.
(6) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: February 07, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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