Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Unemployed Persons in the District of Columbia

Title Unemployed Persons in the District of Columbia
Series ID LAUST110000000000004
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Unemployment in States and Local Areas (all other areas) (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1976-01-01 to 2025-05-01
Last Updated 2025-07-02 10:35 AM CDT
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Civilian Labor Force includes all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed.

Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

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DATE VALUE
1976-01-01 31445
1976-02-01 31661
1976-03-01 29139
1976-04-01 26104
1976-05-01 25363
1976-06-01 30114
1976-07-01 29860
1976-08-01 28410
1976-09-01 28530
1976-10-01 28561
1976-11-01 28999
1976-12-01 28407
1977-01-01 28837
1977-02-01 30114
1977-03-01 28961
1977-04-01 25623
1977-05-01 25452
1977-06-01 30768
1977-07-01 29235
1977-08-01 28893
1977-09-01 28518
1977-10-01 27307
1977-11-01 27428
1977-12-01 25358
1978-01-01 27112
1978-02-01 27265
1978-03-01 26562
1978-04-01 23980
1978-05-01 24108
1978-06-01 27506
1978-07-01 28372
1978-08-01 25354
1978-09-01 25293
1978-10-01 23947
1978-11-01 24349
1978-12-01 24560
1979-01-01 25845
1979-02-01 25499
1979-03-01 24303
1979-04-01 21483
1979-05-01 20890
1979-06-01 23945
1979-07-01 23223
1979-08-01 22159
1979-09-01 21384
1979-10-01 21002
1979-11-01 20182
1979-12-01 19272
1980-01-01 21681
1980-02-01 21814
1980-03-01 21356
1980-04-01 20756
1980-05-01 22925
1980-06-01 26114
1980-07-01 26486
1980-08-01 25641
1980-09-01 25503
1980-10-01 25394
1980-11-01 25603
1980-12-01 24065
1981-01-01 26840
1981-02-01 26905
1981-03-01 26588
1981-04-01 24176
1981-05-01 25877
1981-06-01 29159
1981-07-01 28692
1981-08-01 27557
1981-09-01 27914
1981-10-01 27781
1981-11-01 28087
1981-12-01 28393
1982-01-01 29527
1982-02-01 31579
1982-03-01 31296
1982-04-01 30046
1982-05-01 30885
1982-06-01 34241
1982-07-01 34429
1982-08-01 33027
1982-09-01 33312
1982-10-01 33694
1982-11-01 34423
1982-12-01 34493
1983-01-01 36407
1983-02-01 36416
1983-03-01 35476
1983-04-01 33904
1983-05-01 34472
1983-06-01 37958
1983-07-01 36391
1983-08-01 35767
1983-09-01 34901
1983-10-01 33644
1983-11-01 32264
1983-12-01 31391
1984-01-01 32402
1984-02-01 31603
1984-03-01 30158
1984-04-01 28234
1984-05-01 28094
1984-06-01 29900
1984-07-01 30649
1984-08-01 29401
1984-09-01 29078
1984-10-01 28025
1984-11-01 26314
1984-12-01 26294
1985-01-01 28575
1985-02-01 28305
1985-03-01 27746
1985-04-01 26686
1985-05-01 26694
1985-06-01 29312
1985-07-01 28825
1985-08-01 26679
1985-09-01 26600
1985-10-01 25101
1985-11-01 23659
1985-12-01 22650
1986-01-01 23536
1986-02-01 25388
1986-03-01 24750
1986-04-01 23228
1986-05-01 24497
1986-06-01 27023
1986-07-01 26444
1986-08-01 24697
1986-09-01 25636
1986-10-01 24693
1986-11-01 24555
1986-12-01 22652
1987-01-01 24736
1987-02-01 24702
1987-03-01 23129
1987-04-01 20704
1987-05-01 21432
1987-06-01 23038
1987-07-01 22500
1987-08-01 21025
1987-09-01 20712
1987-10-01 19770
1987-11-01 18796
1987-12-01 17419
1988-01-01 19331
1988-02-01 19651
1988-03-01 18413
1988-04-01 16608
1988-05-01 17422
1988-06-01 18743
1988-07-01 18298
1988-08-01 17516
1988-09-01 17228
1988-10-01 16186
1988-11-01 15327
1988-12-01 14721
1989-01-01 17349
1989-02-01 16917
1989-03-01 14850
1989-04-01 14641
1989-05-01 15376
1989-06-01 17932
1989-07-01 17272
1989-08-01 16135
1989-09-01 16333
1989-10-01 15775
1989-11-01 16000
1989-12-01 15678
1990-01-01 18110
1990-02-01 18823
1990-03-01 17985
1990-04-01 17563
1990-05-01 18457
1990-06-01 20564
1990-07-01 21361
1990-08-01 20936
1990-09-01 21435
1990-10-01 20529
1990-11-01 21466
1990-12-01 21091
1991-01-01 23024
1991-02-01 23737
1991-03-01 23154
1991-04-01 21946
1991-05-01 24130
1991-06-01 26608
1991-07-01 26415
1991-08-01 25574
1991-09-01 25568
1991-10-01 25177
1991-11-01 25067
1991-12-01 25503
1992-01-01 28057
1992-02-01 28616
1992-03-01 27177
1992-04-01 24760
1992-05-01 26157
1992-06-01 29425
1992-07-01 28998
1992-08-01 27593
1992-09-01 27372
1992-10-01 25960
1992-11-01 26637
1992-12-01 25507
1993-01-01 28201
1993-02-01 28178
1993-03-01 26521
1993-04-01 24487
1993-05-01 25078
1993-06-01 28050
1993-07-01 28325
1993-08-01 26984
1993-09-01 25753
1993-10-01 25694
1993-11-01 24619
1993-12-01 23664
1994-01-01 27517
1994-02-01 26803
1994-03-01 25819
1994-04-01 23139
1994-05-01 23103
1994-06-01 25751
1994-07-01 26373
1994-08-01 25068
1994-09-01 23870
1994-10-01 23063
1994-11-01 22826
1994-12-01 21809
1995-01-01 25968
1995-02-01 24887
1995-03-01 24388
1995-04-01 24698
1995-05-01 25013
1995-06-01 27430
1995-07-01 28278
1995-08-01 27040
1995-09-01 26696
1995-10-01 25351
1995-11-01 25097
1995-12-01 24091
1996-01-01 26145
1996-02-01 25450
1996-03-01 25379
1996-04-01 23286
1996-05-01 24720
1996-06-01 25381
1996-07-01 26991
1996-08-01 24390
1996-09-01 23931
1996-10-01 22965
1996-11-01 22690
1996-12-01 22178
1997-01-01 23945
1997-02-01 23527
1997-03-01 23112
1997-04-01 20606
1997-05-01 21234
1997-06-01 24302
1997-07-01 24804
1997-08-01 24329
1997-09-01 24493
1997-10-01 23290
1997-11-01 22619
1997-12-01 23072
1998-01-01 25733
1998-02-01 25981
1998-03-01 26334
1998-04-01 21910
1998-05-01 22882
1998-06-01 25921
1998-07-01 26026
1998-08-01 24798
1998-09-01 24515
1998-10-01 23440
1998-11-01 21850
1998-12-01 20096
1999-01-01 22233
1999-02-01 22657
1999-03-01 20706
1999-04-01 19229
1999-05-01 19016
1999-06-01 21331
1999-07-01 21775
1999-08-01 20470
1999-09-01 19768
1999-10-01 18230
1999-11-01 17700
1999-12-01 16640
2000-01-01 18428
2000-02-01 18454
2000-03-01 17792
2000-04-01 15089
2000-05-01 16362
2000-06-01 18104
2000-07-01 18892
2000-08-01 18616
2000-09-01 17939
2000-10-01 17388
2000-11-01 17186
2000-12-01 16780
2001-01-01 19487
2001-02-01 19219
2001-03-01 19071
2001-04-01 17036
2001-05-01 17207
2001-06-01 20691
2001-07-01 20564
2001-08-01 21215
2001-09-01 20453
2001-10-01 20835
2001-11-01 20860
2001-12-01 19659
2002-01-01 21889
2002-02-01 21751
2002-03-01 20948
2002-04-01 19048
2002-05-01 19345
2002-06-01 21596
2002-07-01 21764
2002-08-01 20764
2002-09-01 19569
2002-10-01 19227
2002-11-01 19498
2002-12-01 19378
2003-01-01 21138
2003-02-01 21554
2003-03-01 20479
2003-04-01 19075
2003-05-01 19617
2003-06-01 23754
2003-07-01 22955
2003-08-01 22150
2003-09-01 20939
2003-10-01 20770
2003-11-01 20760
2003-12-01 19627
2004-01-01 22300
2004-02-01 22330
2004-03-01 23078
2004-04-01 20942
2004-05-01 22029
2004-06-01 25505
2004-07-01 26187
2004-08-01 24781
2004-09-01 24093
2004-10-01 24242
2004-11-01 24067
2004-12-01 23376
2005-01-01 23863
2005-02-01 24090
2005-03-01 22239
2005-04-01 20098
2005-05-01 20584
2005-06-01 22272
2005-07-01 21359
2005-08-01 19697
2005-09-01 19280
2005-10-01 18449
2005-11-01 18534
2005-12-01 17470
2006-01-01 18488
2006-02-01 19086
2006-03-01 18226
2006-04-01 17036
2006-05-01 17649
2006-06-01 20112
2006-07-01 21129
2006-08-01 19989
2006-09-01 19336
2006-10-01 18107
2006-11-01 18384
2006-12-01 17784
2007-01-01 19565
2007-02-01 18904
2007-03-01 17565
2007-04-01 16099
2007-05-01 16564
2007-06-01 19324
2007-07-01 19918
2007-08-01 18779
2007-09-01 18715
2007-10-01 17857
2007-11-01 17717
2007-12-01 18309
2008-01-01 20191
2008-02-01 19339
2008-03-01 19458
2008-04-01 17195
2008-05-01 19732
2008-06-01 22515
2008-07-01 23957
2008-08-01 24026
2008-09-01 23628
2008-10-01 23856
2008-11-01 24531
2008-12-01 25906
2009-01-01 29285
2009-02-01 30581
2009-03-01 30186
2009-04-01 28433
2009-05-01 30994
2009-06-01 34426
2009-07-01 35186
2009-08-01 35030
2009-09-01 34941
2009-10-01 35076
2009-11-01 34181
2009-12-01 34060
2010-01-01 36655
2010-02-01 35788
2010-03-01 34649
2010-04-01 31456
2010-05-01 31805
2010-06-01 34437
2010-07-01 35348
2010-08-01 34450
2010-09-01 33461
2010-10-01 32991
2010-11-01 33621
2010-12-01 32562
2011-01-01 35068
2011-02-01 34842
2011-03-01 34388
2011-04-01 32436
2011-05-01 34018
2011-06-01 37990
2011-07-01 38224
2011-08-01 37149
2011-09-01 36460
2011-10-01 35027
2011-11-01 33375
2011-12-01 33122
2012-01-01 34611
2012-02-01 34322
2012-03-01 32897
2012-04-01 29465
2012-05-01 31052
2012-06-01 34044
2012-07-01 34842
2012-08-01 33300
2012-09-01 31635
2012-10-01 31242
2012-11-01 30231
2012-12-01 31249
2013-01-01 34127
2013-02-01 32592
2013-03-01 31009
2013-04-01 28620
2013-05-01 30172
2013-06-01 33560
2013-07-01 33510
2013-08-01 32078
2013-09-01 31231
2013-10-01 31693
2013-11-01 28569
2013-12-01 27518
2014-01-01 29629
2014-02-01 30454
2014-03-01 29712
2014-04-01 25533
2014-05-01 27370
2014-06-01 29818
2014-07-01 31975
2014-08-01 31146
2014-09-01 29089
2014-10-01 28062
2014-11-01 27460
2014-12-01 26509
2015-01-01 29256
2015-02-01 28347
2015-03-01 26696
2015-04-01 24399
2015-05-01 26037
2015-06-01 27388
2015-07-01 28564
2015-08-01 26948
2015-09-01 25383
2015-10-01 25182
2015-11-01 24432
2015-12-01 23695
2016-01-01 25014
2016-02-01 24791
2016-03-01 24050
2016-04-01 21268
2016-05-01 21178
2016-06-01 25280
2016-07-01 26059
2016-08-01 25612
2016-09-01 25054
2016-10-01 24327
2016-11-01 22841
2016-12-01 23001
2017-01-01 25662
2017-02-01 25417
2017-03-01 23937
2017-04-01 21774
2017-05-01 22744
2017-06-01 25706
2017-07-01 26745
2017-08-01 25850
2017-09-01 24274
2017-10-01 22983
2017-11-01 21975
2017-12-01 21586
2018-01-01 23879
2018-02-01 24129
2018-03-01 23464
2018-04-01 20475
2018-05-01 20726
2018-06-01 24757
2018-07-01 24599
2018-08-01 23535
2018-09-01 21358
2018-10-01 21351
2018-11-01 20441
2018-12-01 21788
2019-01-01 26089
2019-02-01 24004
2019-03-01 23198
2019-04-01 19720
2019-05-01 21032
2019-06-01 23792
2019-07-01 24651
2019-08-01 23061
2019-09-01 20882
2019-10-01 20911
2019-11-01 19647
2019-12-01 20014
2020-01-01 22217
2020-02-01 21650
2020-03-01 26145
2020-04-01 40774
2020-05-01 33008
2020-06-01 33543
2020-07-01 35478
2020-08-01 32916
2020-09-01 34283
2020-10-01 32071
2020-11-01 31254
2020-12-01 27323
2021-01-01 24353
2021-02-01 26022
2021-03-01 25851
2021-04-01 24531
2021-05-01 25011
2021-06-01 30426
2021-07-01 29492
2021-08-01 28331
2021-09-01 25852
2021-10-01 24479
2021-11-01 24016
2021-12-01 19856
2022-01-01 23578
2022-02-01 21421
2022-03-01 20021
2022-04-01 16569
2022-05-01 17075
2022-06-01 19511
2022-07-01 19031
2022-08-01 18404
2022-09-01 16523
2022-10-01 17129
2022-11-01 16500
2022-12-01 16248
2023-01-01 19168
2023-02-01 19914
2023-03-01 19596
2023-04-01 16127
2023-05-01 18401
2023-06-01 20982
2023-07-01 20966
2023-08-01 21743
2023-09-01 20278
2023-10-01 20493
2023-11-01 18916
2023-12-01 19223
2024-01-01 21251
2024-02-01 21889
2024-03-01 21016
2024-04-01 18528
2024-05-01 20437
2024-06-01 23714
2024-07-01 25280
2024-08-01 24976
2024-09-01 21637
2024-10-01 21427
2024-11-01 21032
2024-12-01 20602
2025-01-01 23737
2025-02-01 24552
2025-03-01 25407
2025-04-01 24163
2025-05-01 23352

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