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District of Columbia: jobs and unemployment
Unemployment, employment and the labor force in District of Columbia from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
BLS LAUSLatest month: September 2026
Unemployment, September 20265.6%#51 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Annual average, 20256.3%US 4.3%, weighted by labor force
Labor force, 2025412.5K−0.2% on a year earlier
Employed, 2025386.5K26,032 unemployed
Labor forceEmployed
| Year | Unemployment rate | Labor force | Employed | Unemployed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.3% | 412,501 | 386,469 | 26,032 | |
| 2024 | 5.3% | 413,353 | 391,492 | 21,861 | |
| 2023 | 4.9% | 405,152 | 385,468 | 19,684 | |
| 2022 | 4.7% | 394,286 | 375,737 | 18,549 | |
| 2021 | 6.8% | 382,405 | 356,457 | 25,948 | |
| 2020 | 8.0% | 386,856 | 355,967 | 30,889 | |
| 2019 | 5.5% | 400,977 | 378,727 | 22,250 | |
| 2018 | 5.7% | 396,377 | 373,835 | 22,542 | |
| 2017 | 6.1% | 393,816 | 369,762 | 24,054 | |
| 2016 | 6.2% | 386,834 | 362,794 | 24,040 | |
| 2015 | 6.9% | 381,549 | 355,188 | 26,361 | |
| 2014 | 7.7% | 374,518 | 345,622 | 28,896 | |
| 2013 | 8.4% | 370,166 | 338,943 | 31,223 | |
| 2012 | 8.9% | 362,244 | 329,836 | 32,408 | |
| 2011 | 10.1% | 348,987 | 313,812 | 35,175 | |
| 2010 | 9.8% | 347,000 | 313,065 | 33,935 | |
| 2009 | 9.6% | 342,159 | 309,461 | 32,698 | |
| 2008 | 6.5% | 338,728 | 316,700 | 22,028 | |
| 2007 | 5.5% | 330,000 | 311,724 | 18,276 | |
| 2006 | 5.8% | 322,752 | 303,975 | 18,777 | |
| 2005 | 6.5% | 319,639 | 298,978 | 20,661 | |
| 2004 | 7.5% | 313,827 | 290,249 | 23,578 | |
| 2003 | 6.8% | 308,588 | 287,520 | 21,068 | |
| 2002 | 6.6% | 308,513 | 288,115 | 20,398 | |
| 2001 | 6.3% | 312,061 | 292,370 | 19,691 | |
| 2000 | 5.7% | 310,269 | 292,683 | 17,586 | |
| 1999 | 6.5% | 305,367 | 285,387 | 19,980 | |
| 1998 | 8.3% | 292,067 | 267,943 | 24,124 | |
| 1997 | 8.1% | 285,675 | 262,397 | 23,278 | |
| 1996 | 8.4% | 289,593 | 265,134 | 24,459 | |
| 1995 | 8.6% | 299,691 | 273,946 | 25,745 | |
| 1994 | 7.9% | 309,896 | 285,301 | 24,595 | |
| 1993 | 8.4% | 314,634 | 288,338 | 26,296 | |
| 1992 | 8.6% | 317,759 | 290,571 | 27,188 | |
| 1991 | 7.7% | 322,090 | 297,431 | 24,659 | |
| 1990 | 6.0% | 329,771 | 309,911 | 19,860 | |
| 1989 | 4.8% | 336,112 | 319,924 | 16,188 | |
| 1988 | 5.0% | 348,762 | 331,308 | 17,454 | |
| 1987 | 6.2% | 346,386 | 324,889 | 21,497 | |
| 1986 | 7.3% | 337,669 | 312,911 | 24,758 | |
| 1985 | 8.0% | 334,848 | 308,112 | 26,736 | |
| 1984 | 8.8% | 330,555 | 301,376 | 29,179 | |
| 1983 | 10.8% | 322,552 | 287,636 | 34,916 | |
| 1982 | 10.4% | 314,538 | 281,959 | 32,579 | |
| 1981 | 8.7% | 312,403 | 285,072 | 27,331 | |
| 1980 | 7.4% | 324,450 | 300,505 | 23,945 | |
| 1979 | 6.8% | 329,713 | 307,281 | 22,432 | |
| 1978 | 7.7% | 332,994 | 307,293 | 25,701 | |
| 1977 | 8.6% | 327,546 | 299,505 | 28,041 | |
| 1976 | 8.7% | 332,022 | 303,139 | 28,883 |
BLS LAUS: monthly rates are seasonally adjusted; annual averages are not seasonally adjusted.