Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area Employment

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Washington metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area

  

Total nonfarm
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 2,990.4 2,989.3 3,012.6 (P) 3,024.9 (P) 34.5 (P) 1.2

Mining, logging, and construction
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 139.2 140.0 142.2 (P) 144.1 (P) 4.9 (P) 3.5

Manufacturing
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 50.8 49.5 49.6 (P) 50.0 (P) -0.8 (P) -1.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 376.3 368.9 371.4 (P) 373.6 (P) -2.7 (P) -0.7

Information
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 81.3 79.9 79.7 (P) 79.4 (P) -1.9 (P) -2.3

Financial activities
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 144.5 147.7 148.5 (P) 148.9 (P) 4.4 (P) 3.0

Professional and business services
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 690.6 682.4 689.3 (P) 692.6 (P) 2.0 (P) 0.3

Education and health services
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 367.1 380.5 382.1 (P) 383.1 (P) 16.0 (P) 4.4

Leisure and hospitality
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 266.2 264.8 270.0 (P) 274.2 (P) 8.0 (P) 3.0

Other services
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 182.4 180.9 181.8 (P) 181.7 (P) -0.7 (P) -0.4

Government
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 692.0 694.7 698.0 (P) 697.3 (P) 5.3 (P) 0.8
 

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division

  

Total nonfarm
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 2,425.6 2,432.5 2,447.7 (P) 2,455.7 (P) 30.1 (P) 1.2

Mining, logging, and construction
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 107.3 109.4 111.4 (P) 112.9 (P) 5.6 (P) 5.2

Manufacturing
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 34.2 33.7 33.9 (P) 34.2 (P) 0.0 (P) 0.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 301.4 295.5 296.2 (P) 298.3 (P) -3.1 (P) -1.0

Information
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 66.4 65.3 65.1 (P) 64.8 (P) -1.6 (P) -2.4

Financial activities
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 104.5 108.2 109.0 (P) 109.3 (P) 4.8 (P) 4.6

Professional and business services
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 564.7 561.0 563.4 (P) 565.0 (P) 0.3 (P) 0.1

Education and health services
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 288.7 301.0 302.6 (P) 303.5 (P) 14.8 (P) 5.1

Leisure and hospitality
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 219.3 220.5 224.4 (P) 227.2 (P) 7.9 (P) 3.6

Other services
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 151.9 150.9 151.6 (P) 151.3 (P) -0.6 (P) -0.4

Government
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 587.2 587.0 590.1 (P) 589.2 (P) 2.0 (P) 0.3
 

Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Md. Metropolitan Division

  

Total nonfarm
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 564.8 556.8 564.9 (P) 569.2 (P) 4.4 (P) 0.8

Mining, logging, and construction
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 31.9 30.6 30.8 (P) 31.2 (P) -0.7 (P) -2.2

Manufacturing
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 16.6 15.8 15.7 (P) 15.8 (P) -0.8 (P) -4.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 74.9 73.4 75.2 (P) 75.3 (P) 0.4 (P) 0.5

Information
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 14.9 14.6 14.6 (P) 14.6 (P) -0.3 (P) -2.0

Financial activities
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 40.0 39.5 39.5 (P) 39.6 (P) -0.4 (P) -1.0

Professional and business services
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 125.9 121.4 125.9 (P) 127.6 (P) 1.7 (P) 1.4

Education and health services
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 78.4 79.5 79.5 (P) 79.6 (P) 1.2 (P) 1.5

Leisure and hospitality
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 46.9 44.3 45.6 (P) 47.0 (P) 0.1 (P) 0.2

Other services
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 30.5 30.0 30.2 (P) 30.4 (P) -0.1 (P) -0.3

Government
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 104.8 107.7 107.9 (P) 108.1 (P) 3.3 (P) 3.1

Footnotes
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SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area

The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Last Modified Date: May 18, 2012