District of Columbia Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 310,000 | - | 8.3 | - |
| 1979 | 304,000 | -1.9 | 7.6 | -0.7 |
| 1980 | 300,000 | -1.3 | 7.4 | -0.2 |
| 1981 | 277,000 | -7.7 | 8.9 | 1.5 |
| 1982 | 275,000 | -0.7 | 10.4 | 1.5 |
| 1983 | 282,000 | 2.5 | 11.6 | 1.2 |
| 1984 | 292,000 | 3.5 | 9.0 | -2.6 |
| 1985 | 296,000 | 1.4 | 8.4 | -0.7 |
| 1986 | 298,000 | 0.7 | 7.7 | -0.6 |
| 1987 | 310,000 | 4.0 | 6.3 | -1.4 |
| 1988 | 315,000 | 1.6 | 4.8 | -1.5 |
| 1989 | 299,000 | -5.1 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| 1990 | 307,369 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 1.5 |
| 1991 | 289,945 | -5.7 | 7.8 | 1.2 |
| 1992 | 283,586 | -2.2 | 8.6 | 0.7 |
| 1993 | 280,873 | -1.0 | 8.6 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 275,034 | -2.1 | 8.2 | -0.4 |
| 1995 | 273,764 | -0.5 | 8.6 | 0.4 |
| 1996 | 265,734 | -2.9 | 8.5 | -0.1 |
| 1997 | 262,789 | -1.1 | 8.3 | -0.2 |
| 1998 | 270,242 | 2.8 | 8.0 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 288,016 | 6.6 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| 2000 | 291,916 | 1.4 | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| 2001 | 286,649 | -1.8 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | 284,615 | -0.7 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | 285,361 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 288,397 | 1.1 | 7.5 | 0.5 |
| 2005 | 297,710 | 3.2 | 6.5 | -1.0 |
| 2006 | 302,893 | 1.7 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| 2007 | 309,116 | 2.1 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| 2008 | 309,528 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 1.4 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 274,561 | 0.2 | 8.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 276,695 | 1.7 | 8.3 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 277,006 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 275,958 | -0.3 | 8.2 | 0.6 |
| May | 273,212 | -0.6 | 8.5 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 275,508 | -1.9 | 9.3 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 281,389 | -1.7 | 9.5 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 274,440 | -0.8 | 8.5 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 269,961 | -1.2 | 8.9 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 271,598 | -0.4 | 8.3 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 268,127 | -0.9 | 8.7 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 266,710 | -0.4 | 8.3 | 0.4 |
| 1996-Jan | 262,277 | -4.5 | 9.0 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 266,503 | -3.7 | 8.7 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 265,964 | -4.0 | 9.0 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 264,000 | -4.3 | 7.7 | -0.5 |
| May | 262,743 | -3.8 | 9.0 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 266,300 | -3.3 | 8.6 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 273,798 | -2.7 | 9.6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 267,627 | -2.5 | 8.3 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 264,500 | -2.0 | 8.1 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 265,758 | -2.2 | 8.0 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 265,033 | -1.2 | 7.8 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 264,309 | -0.9 | 8.3 | 0.1 |
| 1997-Jan | 258,964 | -1.3 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 259,973 | -2.5 | 8.5 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 263,358 | -1.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 262,168 | -0.7 | 7.3 | -0.4 |
| May | 260,511 | -0.8 | 7.8 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 260,614 | -2.1 | 8.8 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 270,709 | -1.1 | 8.9 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 266,296 | -0.5 | 8.5 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 262,083 | -0.9 | 8.0 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 261,418 | -1.6 | 8.1 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 262,930 | -0.8 | 7.5 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 264,443 | 0.1 | 8.0 | -0.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 261,041 | 0.8 | 8.8 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 264,473 | 1.7 | 9.0 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 267,164 | 1.4 | 8.9 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 271,485 | 3.6 | 7.2 | -0.1 |
| May | 270,237 | 3.7 | 7.5 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 272,989 | 4.7 | 8.7 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 276,658 | 2.2 | 8.8 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 272,822 | 2.5 | 8.3 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 269,003 | 2.6 | 7.6 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 270,608 | 3.5 | 7.9 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 271,463 | 3.2 | 7.4 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 274,955 | 4.0 | 6.4 | -1.7 |
| 1999-Jan | 274,554 | 5.2 | 7.4 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 278,960 | 5.5 | 7.8 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 281,118 | 5.2 | 7.0 | -1.9 |
| Apr | 285,523 | 5.2 | 6.2 | -1.0 |
| May | 286,586 | 6.0 | 6.2 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 291,986 | 7.0 | 6.8 | -1.9 |
| Jul | 297,907 | 7.7 | 7.1 | -1.7 |
| Aug | 294,131 | 7.8 | 6.4 | -1.8 |
| Sep | 288,965 | 7.4 | 6.4 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 291,963 | 7.9 | 5.6 | -2.3 |
| Nov | 292,115 | 7.6 | 5.8 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 292,388 | 6.3 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| 2000-Jan | 287,174 | 4.6 | 6.0 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 289,771 | 3.9 | 5.9 | -1.9 |
| Mar | 290,020 | 3.2 | 6.1 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 292,591 | 2.5 | 4.8 | -1.4 |
| May | 287,523 | 0.3 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 292,672 | 0.2 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 297,421 | -0.2 | 6.5 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 293,948 | -0.1 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 291,362 | 0.8 | 5.6 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 292,781 | 0.3 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 293,840 | 0.6 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 293,889 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| 2001-Jan | 290,663 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 290,114 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 289,560 | -0.2 | 6.5 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 286,235 | -2.2 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| May | 284,286 | -1.1 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 286,899 | -2.0 | 7.1 | 1.7 |
| Jul | 293,337 | -1.4 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 287,444 | -2.2 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 283,674 | -2.6 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 284,537 | -2.8 | 6.1 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 281,319 | -4.3 | 6.7 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 281,716 | -4.1 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 281,694 | -3.1 | 7.1 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 283,823 | -2.2 | 7.3 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 284,730 | -1.7 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 286,330 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| May | 283,311 | -0.3 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 286,643 | -0.1 | 7.4 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 292,794 | -0.2 | 7.0 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 287,079 | -0.1 | 6.8 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 284,171 | 0.2 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 282,385 | -0.8 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 281,322 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 281,097 | -0.2 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| 2003-Jan | 280,322 | -0.5 | 6.9 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 282,931 | -0.3 | 7.4 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 285,134 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 285,224 | -0.4 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| May | 284,542 | 0.4 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 288,532 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 292,987 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 286,681 | -0.1 | 7.8 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 284,862 | 0.2 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 286,248 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 284,743 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 282,125 | 0.4 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 283,078 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 286,759 | 1.4 | 7.1 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 285,945 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 286,867 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| May | 284,440 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 288,302 | -0.1 | 7.9 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 292,260 | -0.2 | 8.4 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 291,631 | 1.7 | 7.3 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 289,163 | 1.5 | 7.3 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 290,627 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 290,459 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 291,236 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 1.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 291,186 | 2.9 | 7.0 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 294,367 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 295,286 | 3.3 | 7.0 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 297,439 | 3.7 | 6.3 | -0.7 |
| May | 294,166 | 3.4 | 7.0 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 298,991 | 3.7 | 6.9 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 305,914 | 4.7 | 6.4 | -2.1 |
| Aug | 303,338 | 4.0 | 6.1 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 298,720 | 3.3 | 5.9 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 298,343 | 2.7 | 5.9 | -1.6 |
| Nov | 296,891 | 2.2 | 6.0 | -1.6 |
| Dec | 297,874 | 2.3 | 6.0 | -1.8 |
| 2006-Jan | 296,702 | 1.9 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 299,604 | 1.8 | 5.9 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 298,976 | 1.2 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 298,524 | 0.4 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| May | 299,580 | 1.8 | 5.9 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 306,877 | 2.6 | 5.9 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 309,588 | 1.2 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 305,949 | 0.9 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 301,801 | 1.0 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 306,550 | 2.8 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 305,217 | 2.8 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 305,352 | 2.5 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 303,482 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 307,204 | 2.5 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 308,479 | 3.2 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 308,998 | 3.5 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| May | 307,017 | 2.5 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 308,849 | 0.6 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 314,097 | 1.5 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 311,013 | 1.7 | 5.6 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 308,750 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 310,402 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 311,415 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 309,690 | 1.4 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 307,867 | 1.4 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 310,931 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 312,032 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 313,566 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| May | 310,117 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 312,494 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 317,609 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 313,857 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 1.7 |
| Sep | 307,825 | -0.3 | 7.4 | 1.7 |
| Oct | 305,952 | -1.4 | 7.7 | 2.4 |
| Nov | 302,481 | -2.9 | 8.4 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 299,608 | -3.3 | 8.9 | 3.3 |
| 2009-Jan | 297,112 | -3.5 | 9.6 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 297,079 | -4.5 | 10.1 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 295,091 | -5.4 | 9.4 | 3.2 |
| Apr | 293,225 | -6.5 | 9.2 | 4.1 |
| May | 291,824 | -5.9 | 10.7 | 4.3 |
| Jun | 295,050 | -5.6 | 11.3 | 4.5 |
| Jul | 302,630 | -4.7 | 10.3 | 3.0 |
| Aug | 292,366 | -6.8 | 11.2 | 3.9 |
| Sep | 289,764 | -5.9 | 11.6 | 4.2 |
| Oct | 290,288 | -5.1 | 12.1 | 4.4 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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