District of Columbia Job Growth

There were 804,000 jobs in District of Columbia in December 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 391,352 employed persons for the month. District of Columbia lost 600 jobs in December 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,074 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is District of Columbia job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	804,000	-600	+10,900
CPS	391,352	+1,074	+9,445

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 November 2019 for District of Columbia at 804,600. Since then 600 jobs have been lost in District of Columbia according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in District of Columbia for December 2019 is at a new high of 391,352.

Employment: CES, CPS

District of Columbia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2019	804,000	-600	391,352	1,074
November 2019	804,600	2,800	390,278	904
October 2019	801,800	700	389,374	-350
September 2019	801,100	-2,300	389,724	259
August 2019	803,400	2,100	389,465	365
July 2019	801,300	2,000	389,100	1,035
June 2019	799,300	3,700	388,065	1,427
May 2019	795,600	200	386,638	1,817
April 2019	795,400	-1,300	384,821	1,489
March 2019	796,700	1,800	383,332	995
February 2019	794,900	-300	382,337	296
January 2019	795,200	2,100	382,041	134