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Total nonfarm jobs, Washington metro
Down 61,900 in a year
3,305,300 jobs
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, State and Metro Area Employment, seasonally adjusted, via FRED; series WASH911NA. Data as of Aug 2026.
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 3,305,300 jobs |
| July 2026 | 3,316,500 jobs |
| June 2026 | 3,311,000 jobs |
| May 2026 | 3,302,900 jobs |
| April 2026 | 3,302,900 jobs |
| March 2026 | 3,299,300 jobs |
| Feb 2026 | 3,293,000 jobs |
| Jan 2026 | 3,303,200 jobs |
| Dec 2025 | 3,312,400 jobs |
| Nov 2025 | 3,311,700 jobs |
| Oct 2025 | 3,311,500 jobs |
| Sept 2025 | 3,359,900 jobs |
| Aug 2025 | 3,367,200 jobs |
| July 2025 | 3,376,700 jobs |
| June 2025 | 3,384,600 jobs |
| May 2025 | 3,396,400 jobs |
| April 2025 | 3,396,900 jobs |
| March 2025 | 3,402,700 jobs |
| Feb 2025 | 3,404,700 jobs |
| Jan 2025 | 3,405,600 jobs |
| Dec 2024 | 3,411,500 jobs |
| Nov 2024 | 3,408,200 jobs |
| Oct 2024 | 3,403,500 jobs |
| Sept 2024 | 3,401,600 jobs |
| Aug 2024 | 3,392,300 jobs |
| July 2024 | 3,393,100 jobs |
| June 2024 | 3,384,200 jobs |
| May 2024 | 3,382,400 jobs |
| April 2024 | 3,378,200 jobs |
| March 2024 | 3,382,400 jobs |
| Feb 2024 | 3,373,500 jobs |
| Jan 2024 | 3,375,300 jobs |
| Dec 2023 | 3,359,200 jobs |
| Nov 2023 | 3,353,000 jobs |
| Oct 2023 | 3,349,900 jobs |
| Sept 2023 | 3,349,000 jobs |
| Aug 2023 | 3,348,000 jobs |
| July 2023 | 3,341,400 jobs |
| June 2023 | 3,345,200 jobs |
| May 2023 | 3,339,100 jobs |
| April 2023 | 3,332,600 jobs |
| March 2023 | 3,329,100 jobs |
| Feb 2023 | 3,326,700 jobs |
| Jan 2023 | 3,322,600 jobs |
| Dec 2022 | 3,307,100 jobs |
| Nov 2022 | 3,309,500 jobs |
| Oct 2022 | 3,302,800 jobs |
| Sept 2022 | 3,306,000 jobs |
| Aug 2022 | 3,302,600 jobs |
| July 2022 | 3,293,700 jobs |
| June 2022 | 3,254,700 jobs |
| May 2022 | 3,273,400 jobs |
| April 2022 | 3,270,000 jobs |
| March 2022 | 3,255,600 jobs |
| Feb 2022 | 3,258,400 jobs |
| Jan 2022 | 3,236,300 jobs |
| Dec 2021 | 3,259,800 jobs |
| Nov 2021 | 3,244,500 jobs |
| Oct 2021 | 3,236,100 jobs |
| Sept 2021 | 3,212,800 jobs |
| Aug 2021 | 3,208,200 jobs |
| July 2021 | 3,194,100 jobs |
| June 2021 | 3,165,300 jobs |
| May 2021 | 3,162,300 jobs |
| April 2021 | 3,153,700 jobs |
| March 2021 | 3,138,900 jobs |
| Feb 2021 | 3,128,200 jobs |
| Jan 2021 | 3,127,100 jobs |
| Dec 2020 | 3,122,300 jobs |
| Nov 2020 | 3,114,400 jobs |
| Oct 2020 | 3,111,700 jobs |
| Sept 2020 | 3,106,800 jobs |
| Aug 2020 | 3,078,800 jobs |
| July 2020 | 3,035,100 jobs |
| June 2020 | 2,979,100 jobs |
| May 2020 | 2,946,000 jobs |
| April 2020 | 2,939,800 jobs |
| March 2020 | 3,329,600 jobs |
| Feb 2020 | 3,354,400 jobs |
| Jan 2020 | 3,349,800 jobs |
| Dec 2019 | 3,342,700 jobs |
| Nov 2019 | 3,338,000 jobs |
| Oct 2019 | 3,330,900 jobs |
| Sept 2019 | 3,320,100 jobs |
| Aug 2019 | 3,314,600 jobs |
| July 2019 | 3,319,000 jobs |
| June 2019 | 3,319,400 jobs |
| May 2019 | 3,316,400 jobs |
| April 2019 | 3,313,700 jobs |
| March 2019 | 3,312,500 jobs |
| Feb 2019 | 3,307,500 jobs |
| Jan 2019 | 3,300,700 jobs |
| Dec 2018 | 3,294,900 jobs |
| Nov 2018 | 3,290,100 jobs |
| Oct 2018 | 3,286,700 jobs |
| Sept 2018 | 3,284,700 jobs |
| Aug 2018 | 3,285,800 jobs |
| July 2018 | 3,280,800 jobs |
| June 2018 | 3,277,500 jobs |
| May 2018 | 3,276,800 jobs |
| April 2018 | 3,272,500 jobs |
| March 2018 | 3,270,000 jobs |
| Feb 2018 | 3,273,000 jobs |
| Jan 2018 | 3,260,600 jobs |
| Dec 2017 | 3,251,900 jobs |
| Nov 2017 | 3,249,100 jobs |
| Oct 2017 | 3,245,500 jobs |
| Sept 2017 | 3,240,000 jobs |
| Aug 2017 | 3,236,900 jobs |
| July 2017 | 3,233,000 jobs |
| June 2017 | 3,237,700 jobs |
| May 2017 | 3,235,000 jobs |
| April 2017 | 3,231,900 jobs |
| March 2017 | 3,232,600 jobs |
| Feb 2017 | 3,227,400 jobs |
| Jan 2017 | 3,220,200 jobs |
| Dec 2016 | 3,219,300 jobs |
| Nov 2016 | 3,212,300 jobs |
| Oct 2016 | 3,203,500 jobs |
| Sept 2016 | 3,204,900 jobs |
| Aug 2016 | 3,197,700 jobs |
| July 2016 | 3,187,200 jobs |
| June 2016 | 3,177,300 jobs |
| May 2016 | 3,177,800 jobs |
| April 2016 | 3,186,100 jobs |
| March 2016 | 3,167,600 jobs |
| Feb 2016 | 3,160,100 jobs |
| Jan 2016 | 3,159,300 jobs |
| Dec 2015 | 3,168,700 jobs |
| Nov 2015 | 3,157,500 jobs |
| Oct 2015 | 3,154,500 jobs |
| Sept 2015 | 3,142,600 jobs |
| Aug 2015 | 3,138,800 jobs |
| July 2015 | 3,137,000 jobs |
| June 2015 | 3,126,000 jobs |
| May 2015 | 3,120,100 jobs |
| April 2015 | 3,114,900 jobs |
| March 2015 | 3,100,800 jobs |
| Feb 2015 | 3,107,700 jobs |
| Jan 2015 | 3,105,400 jobs |
| Dec 2014 | 3,094,100 jobs |
| Nov 2014 | 3,089,800 jobs |
| Oct 2014 | 3,088,000 jobs |
| Sept 2014 | 3,085,900 jobs |
| Aug 2014 | 3,081,700 jobs |
| July 2014 | 3,073,800 jobs |
| June 2014 | 3,080,700 jobs |
| May 2014 | 3,075,900 jobs |
| April 2014 | 3,069,500 jobs |
| March 2014 | 3,059,500 jobs |
| Feb 2014 | 3,057,400 jobs |
| Jan 2014 | 3,059,700 jobs |
| Dec 2013 | 3,061,500 jobs |
| Nov 2013 | 3,064,400 jobs |
| Oct 2013 | 3,053,400 jobs |
| Sept 2013 | 3,064,100 jobs |
| Aug 2013 | 3,061,100 jobs |
| July 2013 | 3,055,200 jobs |
| June 2013 | 3,052,600 jobs |
| May 2013 | 3,060,500 jobs |
| April 2013 | 3,062,400 jobs |
| March 2013 | 3,062,700 jobs |
| Feb 2013 | 3,063,200 jobs |
| Jan 2013 | 3,059,200 jobs |
| Dec 2012 | 3,056,300 jobs |
| Nov 2012 | 3,054,300 jobs |
| Oct 2012 | 3,050,800 jobs |
| Sept 2012 | 3,043,600 jobs |
| Aug 2012 | 3,037,700 jobs |
| July 2012 | 3,028,400 jobs |
| June 2012 | 3,033,700 jobs |
| May 2012 | 3,027,900 jobs |
| April 2012 | 3,029,500 jobs |
| March 2012 | 3,029,800 jobs |
| Feb 2012 | 3,019,000 jobs |
| Jan 2012 | 3,013,900 jobs |
| Dec 2011 | 3,012,700 jobs |
| Nov 2011 | 3,007,300 jobs |
| Oct 2011 | 3,006,800 jobs |
| Sept 2011 | 3,014,900 jobs |
| Aug 2011 | 3,003,200 jobs |
| July 2011 | 3,007,100 jobs |
| June 2011 | 2,995,600 jobs |
| May 2011 | 2,987,800 jobs |
| April 2011 | 3,002,500 jobs |
| March 2011 | 2,989,200 jobs |
| Feb 2011 | 2,984,900 jobs |
| Jan 2011 | 2,982,300 jobs |
| Dec 2010 | 2,976,300 jobs |
| Nov 2010 | 2,971,700 jobs |
| Oct 2010 | 2,970,400 jobs |
| Sept 2010 | 2,962,100 jobs |
| Aug 2010 | 2,959,900 jobs |
| July 2010 | 2,970,800 jobs |
| June 2010 | 2,967,200 jobs |
| May 2010 | 2,966,500 jobs |
| April 2010 | 2,959,400 jobs |
| March 2010 | 2,932,600 jobs |
| Feb 2010 | 2,904,400 jobs |
| Jan 2010 | 2,933,800 jobs |
| Dec 2009 | 2,937,500 jobs |
| Nov 2009 | 2,937,900 jobs |
| Oct 2009 | 2,935,000 jobs |
| Sept 2009 | 2,925,700 jobs |
| Aug 2009 | 2,942,600 jobs |
| July 2009 | 2,942,000 jobs |
| June 2009 | 2,939,800 jobs |
| May 2009 | 2,941,100 jobs |
| April 2009 | 2,943,300 jobs |
| March 2009 | 2,953,400 jobs |
| Feb 2009 | 2,962,700 jobs |
| Jan 2009 | 2,971,600 jobs |
| Dec 2008 | 2,973,600 jobs |
| Nov 2008 | 2,981,000 jobs |
| Oct 2008 | 2,988,700 jobs |
| Sept 2008 | 2,996,800 jobs |
| Aug 2008 | 3,007,600 jobs |
| July 2008 | 3,002,000 jobs |
| June 2008 | 2,994,800 jobs |
| May 2008 | 3,002,200 jobs |
| April 2008 | 3,002,500 jobs |
| March 2008 | 2,993,000 jobs |
| Feb 2008 | 2,995,400 jobs |
| Jan 2008 | 2,991,000 jobs |
| Dec 2007 | 2,994,800 jobs |
| Nov 2007 | 2,990,200 jobs |
| Oct 2007 | 2,986,300 jobs |
| Sept 2007 | 2,978,400 jobs |
| Aug 2007 | 2,980,100 jobs |
| July 2007 | 2,977,100 jobs |
| June 2007 | 2,978,900 jobs |
| May 2007 | 2,976,700 jobs |
| April 2007 | 2,976,600 jobs |
| March 2007 | 2,978,100 jobs |
| Feb 2007 | 2,974,200 jobs |
| Jan 2007 | 2,974,200 jobs |
| Dec 2006 | 2,972,000 jobs |
| Nov 2006 | 2,965,100 jobs |
| Oct 2006 | 2,962,200 jobs |
| Sept 2006 | 2,962,700 jobs |
| Aug 2006 | 2,960,400 jobs |
| July 2006 | 2,955,900 jobs |
| June 2006 | 2,961,800 jobs |
| May 2006 | 2,953,100 jobs |
| April 2006 | 2,951,100 jobs |
| March 2006 | 2,952,400 jobs |
| Feb 2006 | 2,946,600 jobs |
| Jan 2006 | 2,941,600 jobs |
| Dec 2005 | 2,932,800 jobs |
| Nov 2005 | 2,929,800 jobs |
| Oct 2005 | 2,916,800 jobs |
| Sept 2005 | 2,923,300 jobs |
| Aug 2005 | 2,917,200 jobs |
| July 2005 | 2,912,400 jobs |
| June 2005 | 2,902,000 jobs |
| May 2005 | 2,899,200 jobs |
| April 2005 | 2,898,300 jobs |
| March 2005 | 2,883,200 jobs |
| Feb 2005 | 2,886,600 jobs |
| Jan 2005 | 2,879,900 jobs |
| Dec 2004 | 2,879,500 jobs |
| Nov 2004 | 2,878,100 jobs |
| Oct 2004 | 2,874,000 jobs |
| Sept 2004 | 2,858,000 jobs |
| Aug 2004 | 2,851,400 jobs |
| July 2004 | 2,844,300 jobs |
| June 2004 | 2,837,500 jobs |
| May 2004 | 2,834,100 jobs |
| April 2004 | 2,827,200 jobs |
| March 2004 | 2,823,400 jobs |
| Feb 2004 | 2,811,900 jobs |
| Jan 2004 | 2,804,800 jobs |
| Dec 2003 | 2,793,600 jobs |
| Nov 2003 | 2,791,600 jobs |
| Oct 2003 | 2,788,400 jobs |
| Sept 2003 | 2,790,700 jobs |
| Aug 2003 | 2,784,100 jobs |
| July 2003 | 2,783,700 jobs |
| June 2003 | 2,773,700 jobs |
| May 2003 | 2,769,600 jobs |
| April 2003 | 2,766,500 jobs |
| March 2003 | 2,748,300 jobs |
| Feb 2003 | 2,746,800 jobs |
| Jan 2003 | 2,756,300 jobs |
| Dec 2002 | 2,729,400 jobs |
| Nov 2002 | 2,730,900 jobs |
| Oct 2002 | 2,727,900 jobs |
| Sept 2002 | 2,727,100 jobs |
| Aug 2002 | 2,723,100 jobs |
| July 2002 | 2,717,400 jobs |
| June 2002 | 2,720,400 jobs |
| May 2002 | 2,719,800 jobs |
| April 2002 | 2,717,500 jobs |
| March 2002 | 2,719,100 jobs |
| Feb 2002 | 2,720,000 jobs |
| Jan 2002 | 2,717,300 jobs |
| Dec 2001 | 2,713,900 jobs |
| Nov 2001 | 2,708,800 jobs |
| Oct 2001 | 2,710,900 jobs |
| Sept 2001 | 2,710,100 jobs |
| Aug 2001 | 2,718,000 jobs |
| July 2001 | 2,716,600 jobs |
| June 2001 | 2,719,600 jobs |
| May 2001 | 2,712,500 jobs |
| April 2001 | 2,709,300 jobs |
| March 2001 | 2,714,000 jobs |
| Feb 2001 | 2,714,500 jobs |
| Jan 2001 | 2,711,300 jobs |
| Dec 2000 | 2,719,800 jobs |
| Nov 2000 | 2,712,200 jobs |
| Oct 2000 | 2,703,000 jobs |
| Sept 2000 | 2,695,700 jobs |
| Aug 2000 | 2,687,100 jobs |
| July 2000 | 2,680,300 jobs |
| June 2000 | 2,679,600 jobs |
| May 2000 | 2,667,200 jobs |
| April 2000 | 2,660,900 jobs |
| March 2000 | 2,645,000 jobs |
| Feb 2000 | 2,630,700 jobs |
| Jan 2000 | 2,624,800 jobs |
| Dec 1999 | 2,615,300 jobs |
| Nov 1999 | 2,607,000 jobs |
| Oct 1999 | 2,598,700 jobs |
| Sept 1999 | 2,583,500 jobs |
| Aug 1999 | 2,574,200 jobs |
| July 1999 | 2,566,800 jobs |
| June 1999 | 2,542,100 jobs |
| May 1999 | 2,537,000 jobs |
| April 1999 | 2,537,900 jobs |
| March 1999 | 2,520,900 jobs |
| Feb 1999 | 2,519,300 jobs |
| Jan 1999 | 2,511,400 jobs |
| Dec 1998 | 2,504,900 jobs |
| Nov 1998 | 2,497,000 jobs |
| Oct 1998 | 2,488,900 jobs |
| Sept 1998 | 2,482,300 jobs |
| Aug 1998 | 2,474,200 jobs |
| July 1998 | 2,469,000 jobs |
| June 1998 | 2,461,900 jobs |
| May 1998 | 2,457,200 jobs |
| April 1998 | 2,446,600 jobs |
| March 1998 | 2,438,300 jobs |
| Feb 1998 | 2,432,800 jobs |
| Jan 1998 | 2,424,600 jobs |
| Dec 1997 | 2,420,000 jobs |
| Nov 1997 | 2,410,600 jobs |
| Oct 1997 | 2,405,600 jobs |
| Sept 1997 | 2,408,600 jobs |
| Aug 1997 | 2,399,000 jobs |
| July 1997 | 2,396,400 jobs |
| June 1997 | 2,384,300 jobs |
| May 1997 | 2,381,200 jobs |
| April 1997 | 2,378,400 jobs |
| March 1997 | 2,376,500 jobs |
| Feb 1997 | 2,369,900 jobs |
| Jan 1997 | 2,365,400 jobs |
| Dec 1996 | 2,357,700 jobs |
| Nov 1996 | 2,355,600 jobs |
| Oct 1996 | 2,349,100 jobs |
| Sept 1996 | 2,345,100 jobs |
| Aug 1996 | 2,341,100 jobs |
| July 1996 | 2,334,500 jobs |
| June 1996 | 2,324,400 jobs |
| May 1996 | 2,318,600 jobs |
| April 1996 | 2,312,700 jobs |
| March 1996 | 2,309,600 jobs |
| Feb 1996 | 2,304,100 jobs |
| Jan 1996 | 2,288,700 jobs |
| Dec 1995 | 2,292,200 jobs |
| Nov 1995 | 2,290,700 jobs |
| Oct 1995 | 2,289,700 jobs |
| Sept 1995 | 2,286,700 jobs |
| Aug 1995 | 2,279,900 jobs |
| July 1995 | 2,277,700 jobs |
| June 1995 | 2,285,000 jobs |
| May 1995 | 2,280,500 jobs |
| April 1995 | 2,282,200 jobs |
| March 1995 | 2,278,400 jobs |
| Feb 1995 | 2,276,300 jobs |
| Jan 1995 | 2,273,800 jobs |
| Dec 1994 | 2,274,900 jobs |
| Nov 1994 | 2,272,800 jobs |
| Oct 1994 | 2,269,800 jobs |
| Sept 1994 | 2,267,700 jobs |
| Aug 1994 | 2,261,100 jobs |
| July 1994 | 2,258,800 jobs |
| June 1994 | 2,260,300 jobs |
| May 1994 | 2,256,500 jobs |
| April 1994 | 2,255,900 jobs |
| March 1994 | 2,244,500 jobs |
| Feb 1994 | 2,238,700 jobs |
| Jan 1994 | 2,240,700 jobs |
| Dec 1993 | 2,240,600 jobs |
| Nov 1993 | 2,236,200 jobs |
| Oct 1993 | 2,232,000 jobs |
| Sept 1993 | 2,224,000 jobs |
| Aug 1993 | 2,220,400 jobs |
| July 1993 | 2,221,500 jobs |
| June 1993 | 2,217,300 jobs |
| May 1993 | 2,217,600 jobs |
| April 1993 | 2,214,000 jobs |
| March 1993 | 2,203,700 jobs |
| Feb 1993 | 2,212,100 jobs |
| Jan 1993 | 2,209,400 jobs |
| Dec 1992 | 2,192,100 jobs |
| Nov 1992 | 2,190,100 jobs |
| Oct 1992 | 2,194,800 jobs |
| Sept 1992 | 2,184,200 jobs |
| Aug 1992 | 2,183,100 jobs |
| July 1992 | 2,184,600 jobs |
| June 1992 | 2,182,300 jobs |
| May 1992 | 2,187,500 jobs |
| April 1992 | 2,186,500 jobs |
| March 1992 | 2,183,600 jobs |
| Feb 1992 | 2,183,200 jobs |
| Jan 1992 | 2,188,000 jobs |
| Dec 1991 | 2,182,300 jobs |
| Nov 1991 | 2,188,800 jobs |
| Oct 1991 | 2,186,300 jobs |
| Sept 1991 | 2,191,700 jobs |
| Aug 1991 | 2,193,700 jobs |
| July 1991 | 2,192,300 jobs |
| June 1991 | 2,195,400 jobs |
| May 1991 | 2,193,600 jobs |
| April 1991 | 2,194,000 jobs |
| March 1991 | 2,202,200 jobs |
| Feb 1991 | 2,210,100 jobs |
| Jan 1991 | 2,214,500 jobs |
| Dec 1990 | 2,218,100 jobs |
| Nov 1990 | 2,223,500 jobs |
| Oct 1990 | 2,231,300 jobs |
| Sept 1990 | 2,247,200 jobs |
| Aug 1990 | 2,251,100 jobs |
| July 1990 | 2,249,600 jobs |
| June 1990 | 2,254,500 jobs |
| May 1990 | 2,248,800 jobs |
| April 1990 | 2,249,600 jobs |
| March 1990 | 2,256,200 jobs |
| Feb 1990 | 2,255,100 jobs |
| Jan 1990 | 2,255,400 jobs |
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