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 Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	2,980.0	2,993.4	3,020.2	3,032.5	3,043.6	3,063.6	3,045.1	3,035.1	3,046.5	3,067.1	3,075.2	3,075.3	3,039.8
2013	3,022.7	3,032.7	3,057.6	(P) 3,074.0
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2012	137.1	137.5	140.0	142.8	143.9	147.4	147.8	147.7	146.7	145.4	141.8	140.5	143.2
2013	138.7	140.1	142.3	(P) 143.4
Manufacturing
2012	49.1	48.4	48.7	48.7	48.8	49.1	49.1	49.1	48.7	48.6	47.9	47.8	48.7
2013	47.8	48.0	48.1	(P) 48.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	384.6	380.0	382.1	382.0	385.7	388.4	385.9	385.8	384.5	388.4	399.4	401.4	387.4
2013	383.8	378.8	381.2	(P) 385.4
Information
2012	75.6	76.8	77.6	75.7	76.4	78.1	77.0	78.2	76.7	77.0	77.0	76.7	76.9
2013	76.2	77.0	76.8	(P) 75.9
Financial Activities
2012	146.0	146.4	146.8	147.1	147.5	148.8	148.9	148.9	148.6	149.0	149.1	150.4	148.1
2013	150.7	150.6	152.3	(P) 152.5
Professional & Business Services
2012	688.9	691.8	697.9	701.4	701.7	707.8	707.3	709.2	700.8	707.7	707.3	705.8	702.3
2013	698.0	699.9	705.5	(P) 710.4
Educational & Health Services
2012	373.4	376.1	377.7	379.6	374.4	371.3	368.9	370.6	380.9	387.9	389.2	387.0	378.1
2013	382.7	386.1	387.4	(P) 388.2
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	260.7	262.9	269.9	277.3	285.5	293.6	292.7	292.5	284.1	279.9	278.5	278.3	279.7
2013	272.4	274.4	281.5	(P) 287.1
Other Services
2012	184.6	185.4	186.3	186.6	187.5	188.8	188.1	187.3	186.6	187.1	186.2	187.5	186.8
2013	182.5	182.1	183.6	(P) 185.7
Government
2012	680.0	688.1	693.2	691.3	692.2	690.3	679.4	665.8	688.9	696.1	698.8	699.9	688.7
2013	689.9	695.7	698.9	(P) 697.1
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 Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2012	(1) 3,144,541	(1) 3,154,916	(1) 3,169,274	(1) 3,152,113	(1) 3,177,363	(1) 3,210,722	(1) 3,226,446	(1) 3,185,050	(1) 3,188,335	(1) 3,204,931	(1) 3,186,503	(1) 3,183,871	(1) 3,182,006
2013	3,191,115	3,180,261	(P) 3,197,330
Employment
2012	(1) 2,959,327	(1) 2,967,713	(1) 2,990,507	(1) 2,990,282	(1) 3,002,467	(1) 3,021,710	(1) 3,037,973	(1) 3,003,941	(1) 3,015,659	(1) 3,034,846	(1) 3,021,977	(1) 3,014,388	(1) 3,005,066
2013	3,008,034	3,006,415	(P) 3,031,915
Unemployment
2012	(1) 185,214	(1) 187,203	(1) 178,767	(1) 161,831	(1) 174,896	(1) 189,012	(1) 188,473	(1) 181,109	(1) 172,676	(1) 170,085	(1) 164,526	(1) 169,483	(1) 176,940
2013	183,081	173,846	(P) 165,415
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 5.9	(1) 5.9	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.1	(1) 5.5	(1) 5.9	(1) 5.8	(1) 5.7	(1) 5.4	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.2	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.6
2013	5.7	5.5	(P) 5.2
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 Statistical Area (MSA) 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, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.

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