District of Columbia Job Growth

There were 794,800 jobs in District of Columbia in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 379,849 employed persons for the month. District of Columbia added 200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,257 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is District of Columbia job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	794,800	+200	+7,100
CPS	379,849	+1,257	+4,603

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 February 2018 for District of Columbia is at a new high of 794,800.

CPS employment in District of Columbia for February 2018 is at a new high of 379,849.

Employment: CES, CPS

District of Columbia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	794,800	200	379,849	1,257
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
August 2017	790,500	2,900	376,810	262
July 2017	787,600	-3,100	376,548	155
June 2017	790,700	1,000	376,393	66
May 2017	789,700	300	376,327	176
April 2017	789,400	-1,100	376,151	356
March 2017	790,500	2,800	375,795	549