Department of Numbers

District of Columbia Job Growth

There were 770,700 jobs in District of Columbia in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 371,869 employed persons for the month. District of Columbia added 500 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 4 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is District of Columbia job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 770,700 +500 +13,300
CPS 371,869 +4 +11,347

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 January 2020 for District of Columbia at 804,900. Since then 34,200 jobs have been lost in District of Columbia according to the employer survey. From a trough of 717,700 in May 2020, District of Columbia has gained 53,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in District of Columbia reached a maximum of 380,934 in December 2019. 9,065 jobs have been lost in District of Columbia since then according to the household survey. From a June 2020 low of 346,291, District of Columbia has added 25,578 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

District of Columbia Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 770,700 500 371,869 4
December 2022 770,200 400 371,865 367
November 2022 769,800 2,600 371,498 -34
October 2022 767,200 200 371,532 -1,563
September 2022 767,000 600 373,095 -2,426
August 2022 766,400 -1,900 375,521 428
July 2022 768,300 5,500 375,093 723
June 2022 762,800 -2,300 374,370 1,625
May 2022 765,100 2,900 372,745 2,402
April 2022 762,200 1,300 370,343 3,024
March 2022 760,900 3,200 367,319 3,291
February 2022 757,700 300 364,028 3,506