District of Columbia Job Growth

There were 796,300 jobs in District of Columbia in August 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 385,093 employed persons for the month. District of Columbia lost 300 jobs in August 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 1,015 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is District of Columbia job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	796,300	-300	+5,800
CPS	385,093	-1,015	+8,283

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 peaked in July 2018 for District of Columbia at 796,600. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in District of Columbia according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in District of Columbia reached a maximum of 386,108 in July 2018. 1,015 jobs have been lost in District of Columbia since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

District of Columbia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2018	796,300	-300	385,093	-1,015
July 2018	796,600	3,000	386,108	666
June 2018	793,600	-2,300	385,442	1,149
May 2018	795,900	600	384,293	1,655
April 2018	795,300	1,900	382,638	1,653
March 2018	793,400	-900	380,985	1,149
February 2018	794,300	-300	379,836	1,244
January 2018	794,600	600	378,592	904
December 2017	794,000	500	377,688	-6
November 2017	793,500	-500	377,694	105
October 2017	794,000	2,400	377,589	377
September 2017	791,600	1,100	377,212	402