Economy at a Glance

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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2011

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 2,477.8 2,448.0 2,454.0 2,455.3 2,452.5 (P) 2,457.8

Employment (1)

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 2,325.2 2,296.2 2,301.3 2,312.4 2,317.4 (P) 2,317.2

Unemployment (1)

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 152.6 151.8 152.7 142.9 135.1 (P) 140.6

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.5 (P) 5.7

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 2,427.5 2,408.1 2,416.3 2,432.5 2,445.4 (P) 2,443.7

12-month % change
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 -0.3 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 (P) 0.8

Mining, Logging, and Construction (3)

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 109.8 110.9 110.8 111.0 112.2 (P) 108.5

12-month % change
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 -3.9 -3.1 -2.3 0.7 2.7 (P) 1.4

Manufacturing (3)

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 33.1 32.9 32.4 32.8 32.8 (P) 32.9

12-month % change
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 -6.5 -7.1 -8.0 -7.9 -6.8 (P) -4.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 306.1 306.8 303.2 304.8 309.8 (P) 312.9

12-month % change
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 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.1 -0.9 (P) -0.9

Information (3)

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 62.9 61.1 61.9 62.1 61.8 (P) 61.8

12-month % change
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 -1.3 -3.3 -2.5 -3.0 -3.0 (P) -2.7

Financial Activities (3)

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 109.2 109.8 109.9 109.4 110.2 (P) 110.4

12-month % change
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 2.3 3.5 4.9 4.0 5.4 (P) 5.3

Professional and Business Services (3)

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 572.8 571.4 570.2 572.6 572.8 (P) 573.2

12-month % change
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 1.4 1.3 2.0 1.9 1.7 (P) 1.8

Education and Health Services (3)

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 276.4 275.6 282.2 287.4 289.0 (P) 287.9

12-month % change
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 1.2 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.4 (P) 1.7

Leisure and Hospitality (3)

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 224.0 221.6 217.2 216.5 217.4 (P) 217.8

12-month % change
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 0.3 -0.6 -0.5 1.6 2.4 (P) 3.1

Other Services (3)

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 148.6 148.9 146.3 146.3 147.7 (P) 147.1

12-month % change
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 -2.9 -2.2 -2.9 -2.7 -1.3 (P) -0.9

Government (3)

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 584.6 569.1 582.2 589.6 591.7 (P) 591.2

12-month % change
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 -2.2 -0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 (P) -0.3

Consumer Price Index: Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV

CPI-U, All items (4)

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 147.747 147.658 147.565

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (4)

4.1 3.4 3.3

CPI-W, All items (5)

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 148.294 148.352 148.038

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (5)

4.5 3.9 3.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: February 07, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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