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Federal government jobs, Washington metro, not seasonally adjusted

Lowest in data back to 1990

311,900 jobs

Time frame
Line chart of federal government jobs, Washington metro, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2025 to Aug 2026: from 353,500 jobs to 311,900 jobs.Line chart of federal government jobs, Washington metro, not seasonally adjusted, 2021 to 2026: from 375,800 jobs to 311,900 jobs.Line chart of federal government jobs, Washington metro, not seasonally adjusted, 2016 to 2026: from 369,100 jobs to 311,900 jobs.Line chart of federal government jobs, Washington metro, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 to 2026: from 351,000 jobs to 311,900 jobs.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, State and Metro Area Employment, not seasonally adjusted, via FRED; series SMU11479009091000001. Data as of Aug 2026.

Federal government jobs, Washington metro, not seasonally adjusted: every reading, newest first.
DateValue
Aug 2026311,900 jobs
July 2026314,000 jobs
June 2026313,000 jobs
May 2026312,600 jobs
April 2026313,400 jobs
March 2026314,000 jobs
Feb 2026314,300 jobs
Jan 2026314,300 jobs
Dec 2025325,400 jobs
Nov 2025326,900 jobs
Oct 2025326,800 jobs
Sept 2025353,800 jobs
Aug 2025353,500 jobs
July 2025364,200 jobs
June 2025365,100 jobs
May 2025367,000 jobs
April 2025369,500 jobs
March 2025373,000 jobs
Feb 2025375,500 jobs
Jan 2025375,800 jobs
Dec 2024377,400 jobs
Nov 2024378,200 jobs
Oct 2024377,700 jobs
Sept 2024376,800 jobs
Aug 2024375,700 jobs
July 2024379,400 jobs
June 2024377,000 jobs
May 2024375,100 jobs
April 2024374,300 jobs
March 2024374,900 jobs
Feb 2024375,200 jobs
Jan 2024374,600 jobs
Dec 2023372,000 jobs
Nov 2023374,500 jobs
Oct 2023373,900 jobs
Sept 2023373,400 jobs
Aug 2023370,400 jobs
July 2023372,100 jobs
June 2023371,600 jobs
May 2023370,500 jobs
April 2023368,500 jobs
March 2023367,900 jobs
Feb 2023369,400 jobs
Jan 2023369,500 jobs
Dec 2022368,900 jobs
Nov 2022371,700 jobs
Oct 2022372,400 jobs
Sept 2022371,700 jobs
Aug 2022371,200 jobs
July 2022374,500 jobs
June 2022371,400 jobs
May 2022372,000 jobs
April 2022372,900 jobs
March 2022374,100 jobs
Feb 2022375,100 jobs
Jan 2022374,500 jobs
Dec 2021376,000 jobs
Nov 2021378,000 jobs
Oct 2021377,700 jobs
Sept 2021377,100 jobs
Aug 2021375,800 jobs
July 2021377,100 jobs
June 2021376,500 jobs
May 2021375,000 jobs
April 2021374,700 jobs
March 2021373,100 jobs
Feb 2021373,100 jobs
Jan 2021373,500 jobs
Dec 2020373,200 jobs
Nov 2020375,200 jobs
Oct 2020375,700 jobs
Sept 2020375,900 jobs
Aug 2020376,100 jobs
July 2020371,900 jobs
June 2020367,100 jobs
May 2020365,000 jobs
April 2020365,000 jobs
March 2020365,300 jobs
Feb 2020365,500 jobs
Jan 2020364,700 jobs
Dec 2019363,900 jobs
Nov 2019364,300 jobs
Oct 2019363,500 jobs
Sept 2019363,300 jobs
Aug 2019364,200 jobs
July 2019365,500 jobs
June 2019364,500 jobs
May 2019362,400 jobs
April 2019361,800 jobs
March 2019361,700 jobs
Feb 2019362,400 jobs
Jan 2019361,400 jobs
Dec 2018362,100 jobs
Nov 2018362,200 jobs
Oct 2018362,600 jobs
Sept 2018362,800 jobs
Aug 2018363,500 jobs
July 2018365,900 jobs
June 2018365,700 jobs
May 2018363,300 jobs
April 2018363,800 jobs
March 2018362,300 jobs
Feb 2018363,200 jobs
Jan 2018364,400 jobs
Dec 2017366,000 jobs
Nov 2017366,200 jobs
Oct 2017366,500 jobs
Sept 2017366,400 jobs
Aug 2017367,100 jobs
July 2017369,000 jobs
June 2017369,900 jobs
May 2017368,600 jobs
April 2017367,200 jobs
March 2017367,800 jobs
Feb 2017368,800 jobs
Jan 2017370,400 jobs
Dec 2016371,000 jobs
Nov 2016369,700 jobs
Oct 2016368,900 jobs
Sept 2016368,800 jobs
Aug 2016369,100 jobs
July 2016370,200 jobs
June 2016369,600 jobs
May 2016366,800 jobs
April 2016365,700 jobs
March 2016364,700 jobs
Feb 2016365,200 jobs
Jan 2016365,300 jobs
Dec 2015366,300 jobs
Nov 2015365,200 jobs
Oct 2015364,500 jobs
Sept 2015365,100 jobs
Aug 2015365,400 jobs
July 2015366,700 jobs
June 2015365,300 jobs
May 2015363,800 jobs
April 2015363,800 jobs
March 2015362,200 jobs
Feb 2015362,600 jobs
Jan 2015362,600 jobs
Dec 2014364,300 jobs
Nov 2014364,100 jobs
Oct 2014363,500 jobs
Sept 2014363,200 jobs
Aug 2014363,400 jobs
July 2014364,400 jobs
June 2014362,400 jobs
May 2014361,100 jobs
April 2014360,800 jobs
March 2014360,900 jobs
Feb 2014360,800 jobs
Jan 2014361,700 jobs
Dec 2013369,700 jobs
Nov 2013369,900 jobs
Oct 2013370,000 jobs
Sept 2013371,200 jobs
Aug 2013371,900 jobs
July 2013373,800 jobs
June 2013374,800 jobs
May 2013374,400 jobs
April 2013375,100 jobs
March 2013375,800 jobs
Feb 2013375,800 jobs
Jan 2013376,800 jobs
Dec 2012377,700 jobs
Nov 2012378,200 jobs
Oct 2012378,800 jobs
Sept 2012378,600 jobs
Aug 2012379,500 jobs
July 2012382,000 jobs
June 2012379,600 jobs
May 2012376,500 jobs
April 2012377,300 jobs
March 2012376,800 jobs
Feb 2012376,100 jobs
Jan 2012378,300 jobs
Dec 2011377,600 jobs
Nov 2011377,500 jobs
Oct 2011380,300 jobs
Sept 2011385,400 jobs
Aug 2011384,700 jobs
July 2011386,700 jobs
June 2011385,500 jobs
May 2011382,800 jobs
April 2011382,600 jobs
March 2011382,700 jobs
Feb 2011382,400 jobs
Jan 2011383,400 jobs
Dec 2010383,400 jobs
Nov 2010384,400 jobs
Oct 2010383,700 jobs
Sept 2010381,200 jobs
Aug 2010384,900 jobs
July 2010387,500 jobs
June 2010386,000 jobs
May 2010383,000 jobs
April 2010374,100 jobs
March 2010371,500 jobs
Feb 2010370,700 jobs
Jan 2010371,700 jobs
Dec 2009367,800 jobs
Nov 2009368,000 jobs
Oct 2009366,700 jobs
Sept 2009363,500 jobs
Aug 2009366,000 jobs
July 2009367,000 jobs
June 2009363,200 jobs
May 2009357,800 jobs
April 2009356,600 jobs
March 2009353,100 jobs
Feb 2009353,000 jobs
Jan 2009353,000 jobs
Dec 2008354,100 jobs
Nov 2008352,600 jobs
Oct 2008351,800 jobs
Sept 2008350,400 jobs
Aug 2008352,200 jobs
July 2008354,000 jobs
June 2008350,300 jobs
May 2008345,500 jobs
April 2008343,200 jobs
March 2008343,100 jobs
Feb 2008342,600 jobs
Jan 2008342,800 jobs
Dec 2007344,100 jobs
Nov 2007343,400 jobs
Oct 2007341,700 jobs
Sept 2007341,300 jobs
Aug 2007343,700 jobs
July 2007345,800 jobs
June 2007344,100 jobs
May 2007340,000 jobs
April 2007339,100 jobs
March 2007338,500 jobs
Feb 2007339,200 jobs
Jan 2007341,100 jobs
Dec 2006343,500 jobs
Nov 2006342,800 jobs
Oct 2006342,200 jobs
Sept 2006342,900 jobs
Aug 2006344,600 jobs
July 2006346,800 jobs
June 2006344,000 jobs
May 2006339,000 jobs
April 2006338,400 jobs
March 2006340,300 jobs
Feb 2006340,600 jobs
Jan 2006341,600 jobs
Dec 2005341,900 jobs
Nov 2005341,800 jobs
Oct 2005341,000 jobs
Sept 2005341,600 jobs
Aug 2005344,200 jobs
July 2005345,300 jobs
June 2005343,300 jobs
May 2005338,700 jobs
April 2005338,300 jobs
March 2005337,500 jobs
Feb 2005338,100 jobs
Jan 2005339,300 jobs
Dec 2004342,100 jobs
Nov 2004341,200 jobs
Oct 2004341,100 jobs
Sept 2004341,400 jobs
Aug 2004342,500 jobs
July 2004344,100 jobs
June 2004340,700 jobs
May 2004337,200 jobs
April 2004337,500 jobs
March 2004336,700 jobs
Feb 2004337,100 jobs
Jan 2004337,900 jobs
Dec 2003335,100 jobs
Nov 2003334,900 jobs
Oct 2003336,000 jobs
Sept 2003338,400 jobs
Aug 2003338,700 jobs
July 2003340,700 jobs
June 2003338,900 jobs
May 2003335,700 jobs
April 2003334,900 jobs
March 2003334,100 jobs
Feb 2003332,500 jobs
Jan 2003333,800 jobs
Dec 2002336,400 jobs
Nov 2002334,400 jobs
Oct 2002334,600 jobs
Sept 2002333,500 jobs
Aug 2002335,000 jobs
July 2002337,800 jobs
June 2002335,700 jobs
May 2002330,800 jobs
April 2002329,200 jobs
March 2002330,200 jobs
Feb 2002329,100 jobs
Jan 2002330,900 jobs
Dec 2001326,800 jobs
Nov 2001325,000 jobs
Oct 2001325,000 jobs
Sept 2001326,200 jobs
Aug 2001327,100 jobs
July 2001330,100 jobs
June 2001326,900 jobs
May 2001321,800 jobs
April 2001320,900 jobs
March 2001321,000 jobs
Feb 2001320,200 jobs
Jan 2001324,300 jobs
Dec 2000323,200 jobs
Nov 2000321,500 jobs
Oct 2000321,000 jobs
Sept 2000324,200 jobs
Aug 2000329,200 jobs
July 2000333,300 jobs
June 2000332,100 jobs
May 2000330,400 jobs
April 2000325,400 jobs
March 2000324,500 jobs
Feb 2000323,900 jobs
Jan 2000325,000 jobs
Dec 1999328,200 jobs
Nov 1999326,500 jobs
Oct 1999326,900 jobs
Sept 1999325,800 jobs
Aug 1999328,900 jobs
July 1999329,700 jobs
June 1999327,800 jobs
May 1999323,900 jobs
April 1999323,100 jobs
March 1999322,000 jobs
Feb 1999321,900 jobs
Jan 1999323,400 jobs
Dec 1998329,000 jobs
Nov 1998328,000 jobs
Oct 1998327,300 jobs
Sept 1998327,300 jobs
Aug 1998331,000 jobs
July 1998331,700 jobs
June 1998329,400 jobs
May 1998327,400 jobs
April 1998325,200 jobs
March 1998320,100 jobs
Feb 1998319,900 jobs
Jan 1998322,200 jobs
Dec 1997325,300 jobs
Nov 1997324,600 jobs
Oct 1997324,700 jobs
Sept 1997328,600 jobs
Aug 1997332,900 jobs
July 1997334,800 jobs
June 1997332,600 jobs
May 1997330,800 jobs
April 1997331,000 jobs
March 1997329,500 jobs
Feb 1997329,000 jobs
Jan 1997330,600 jobs
Dec 1996331,700 jobs
Nov 1996331,000 jobs
Oct 1996331,300 jobs
Sept 1996328,800 jobs
Aug 1996332,300 jobs
July 1996334,400 jobs
June 1996330,900 jobs
May 1996328,000 jobs
April 1996328,100 jobs
March 1996326,800 jobs
Feb 1996327,100 jobs
Jan 1996327,500 jobs
Dec 1995333,000 jobs
Nov 1995332,800 jobs
Oct 1995336,100 jobs
Sept 1995334,900 jobs
Aug 1995338,700 jobs
July 1995341,400 jobs
June 1995340,900 jobs
May 1995338,900 jobs
April 1995338,600 jobs
March 1995338,800 jobs
Feb 1995338,900 jobs
Jan 1995339,900 jobs
Dec 1994345,100 jobs
Nov 1994344,000 jobs
Oct 1994345,600 jobs
Sept 1994347,100 jobs
Aug 1994350,200 jobs
July 1994352,900 jobs
June 1994356,100 jobs
May 1994353,500 jobs
April 1994353,600 jobs
March 1994353,800 jobs
Feb 1994353,900 jobs
Jan 1994356,100 jobs
Dec 1993359,700 jobs
Nov 1993358,100 jobs
Oct 1993358,900 jobs
Sept 1993363,500 jobs
Aug 1993367,200 jobs
July 1993369,900 jobs
June 1993367,700 jobs
May 1993363,900 jobs
April 1993363,800 jobs
March 1993362,000 jobs
Feb 1993361,600 jobs
Jan 1993364,700 jobs
Dec 1992361,100 jobs
Nov 1992360,000 jobs
Oct 1992361,800 jobs
Sept 1992364,500 jobs
Aug 1992367,600 jobs
July 1992369,900 jobs
June 1992369,000 jobs
May 1992364,000 jobs
April 1992361,600 jobs
March 1992361,400 jobs
Feb 1992360,200 jobs
Jan 1992361,400 jobs
Dec 1991360,400 jobs
Nov 1991358,600 jobs
Oct 1991358,100 jobs
Sept 1991358,000 jobs
Aug 1991361,500 jobs
July 1991364,000 jobs
June 1991361,000 jobs
May 1991352,200 jobs
April 1991348,800 jobs
March 1991347,400 jobs
Feb 1991346,500 jobs
Jan 1991348,100 jobs
Dec 1990346,300 jobs
Nov 1990342,900 jobs
Oct 1990343,600 jobs
Sept 1990347,000 jobs
Aug 1990350,300 jobs
July 1990357,800 jobs
June 1990358,900 jobs
May 1990350,300 jobs
April 1990347,100 jobs
March 1990349,700 jobs
Feb 1990349,200 jobs
Jan 1990351,000 jobs

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