District of Columbia Job Growth

There were 721,200 jobs in District of Columbia in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 300,621 employed persons for the month. District of Columbia added 3,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,955 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is District of Columbia job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	721,200	+3,100	+7,100
CPS	300,621	+1,955	+1,349

District of Columbia Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for District of Columbia as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in District of Columbia

CES employment in December 2011 for District of Columbia is at a new high of 721,200.

CPS employment in District of Columbia reached a maximum of 315,320 in March 2008. 14,699 jobs have been lost in District of Columbia since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 293,710, District of Columbia has added 6,911 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

District of Columbia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	721,200	3,100	300,621	1,955
November 2011	718,100	3,700	298,666	1,937
October 2011	714,400	900	296,729	1,558
September 2011	713,500	11,700	295,171	1,461
August 2011	701,800	-12,300	293,710	-1,605
July 2011	714,100	2,000	295,315	-2,856
June 2011	712,100	-400	298,171	-3,599
May 2011	712,500	-2,800	301,770	-777
April 2011	715,300	1,700	302,547	-19
March 2011	713,600	-1,100	302,566	-112
February 2011	714,700	-700	302,678	2,107
January 2011	715,400	1,300	300,571	1,299
December 2010	714,100	-800	299,272	220