Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	2,423.5	2,435.9	2,457.2	2,467.6	2,475.1	2,490.4	2,474.4	2,465.5	2,476.2	2,493.4	2,501.1	2,500.1	2,471.7
2013	2,455.7	2,462.9	2,480.1	(P) 2,492.8
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2012	106.4	106.9	108.9	111.3	112.3	114.8	115.3	114.9	114.0	111.7	109.3	107.8	111.1
2013	106.4	107.3	107.9	(P) 109.0
Manufacturing
2012	33.0	32.4	32.7	32.6	32.7	32.9	32.9	32.8	32.6	32.7	32.0	31.9	32.6
2013	32.1	32.4	32.4	(P) 32.5
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	308.3	304.7	306.3	306.0	309.1	311.2	309.3	309.6	308.4	310.8	321.0	322.2	310.6
2013	307.9	303.8	305.4	(P) 309.1
Information
2012	61.2	62.5	63.3	61.8	62.4	63.6	62.4	63.7	62.3	62.5	62.5	62.4	62.6
2013	61.9	62.7	62.5	(P) 61.8
Financial Activities
2012	106.9	107.3	107.7	108.1	108.4	109.4	109.5	109.6	109.4	109.7	109.8	110.8	108.9
2013	111.5	111.5	113.0	(P) 113.2
Professional & Business Services
2012	567.7	570.8	574.8	577.7	577.7	582.5	581.8	583.8	576.3	582.6	581.6	580.9	578.2
2013	574.6	574.3	577.9	(P) 580.3
Educational & Health Services
2012	294.7	296.5	297.7	299.6	294.0	291.2	288.8	291.3	300.7	307.2	307.9	305.5	297.9
2013	301.6	305.2	305.5	(P) 306.6
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	215.1	217.4	223.1	229.0	235.8	241.5	239.9	240.2	233.8	230.4	229.5	229.3	230.4
2013	224.5	226.2	232.1	(P) 236.6
Other Services
2012	154.8	155.5	156.3	156.5	157.3	158.6	157.9	157.1	156.6	157.2	156.3	157.5	156.8
2013	152.8	152.4	153.7	(P) 155.6
Government
2012	575.4	581.9	586.4	585.0	585.4	584.7	576.6	562.5	582.1	588.6	591.2	591.8	582.6
2013	582.4	587.1	589.7	(P) 588.1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2012	(1) 2,487,962	(1) 2,498,789	(1) 2,509,222	(1) 2,496,206	(1) 2,516,495	(1) 2,541,546	(1) 2,551,470	(1) 2,520,252	(1) 2,523,585	(1) 2,536,742	(1) 2,521,932	(1) 2,521,100	(1) 2,518,775
2013	2,527,619	2,517,699	2,532,527	(P) 2,527,828
Employment
2012	(1) 2,338,710	(1) 2,347,876	(1) 2,365,060	(1) 2,366,754	(1) 2,376,305	(1) 2,390,413	(1) 2,400,447	(1) 2,375,249	(1) 2,384,798	(1) 2,400,759	(1) 2,390,451	(1) 2,385,023	(1) 2,376,820
2013	2,380,298	2,378,210	2,400,844	(P) 2,401,044
Unemployment
2012	(1) 149,252	(1) 150,913	(1) 144,162	(1) 129,452	(1) 140,190	(1) 151,133	(1) 151,023	(1) 145,003	(1) 138,787	(1) 135,983	(1) 131,481	(1) 136,077	(1) 141,955
2013	147,321	139,489	131,683	(P) 126,784
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 6.0	(1) 6.0	(1) 5.7	(1) 5.2	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.9	(1) 5.9	(1) 5.8	(1) 5.5	(1) 5.4	(1) 5.2	(1) 5.4	(1) 5.6
2013	5.8	5.5	5.2	(P) 5.0
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary
The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division includes the District of Columbia; Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; Calvert, Charles, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.

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