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Government payroll employment in District of Columbia

Government payroll employment in District of Columbia was 208,100 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 8.8% from August 2025. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, jobs208,100 Provisional
Change on August 2025-8.8%
Rank34th of 51US states ranked
Series high252,400July 2010
Series low206,800June 2026

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Government payroll employment in District of Columbia, January 2007 to August 2026

200K210K220K230K240K250K260K2007-012009-112012-092015-072018-052021-032024-012026-082026-08: 208,100 jobs200K220K240K260K2007-012013-082020-032026-082026-08: 208,100 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, government, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000009000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 236 values
Periodjobs
2026-08208,100 Provisional
2026-07207,600
2026-06206,800
2026-05207,100
2026-04207,300
2026-03207,700
2026-02208,400
2026-01209,000
2025-12212,300
2025-11213,100
2025-10212,800
2025-09228,700
2025-08228,200
2025-07233,500
2025-06233,400
2025-05234,000
2025-04234,500
2025-03235,300
2025-02234,700
2025-01235,500
2024-12235,500
2024-11235,700
2024-10236,000
2024-09236,700
2024-08236,100
2024-07238,000
2024-06237,000
2024-05236,600
2024-04236,500
2024-03237,100
2024-02237,300
2024-01237,300
2023-12234,400
2023-11235,200
2023-10235,400
2023-09234,700
2023-08232,400
2023-07232,600
2023-06233,500
2023-05233,800
2023-04232,500
2023-03232,100
2023-02232,500
2023-01231,900
2022-12232,500
2022-11232,500
2022-10232,600
2022-09232,900
2022-08233,400
2022-07235,500
2022-06233,900
2022-05235,600
2022-04237,000
2022-03239,600
2022-02240,200
2022-01241,200
2021-12242,100
2021-11242,100
2021-10242,300
2021-09241,900
2021-08241,700
2021-07241,100
2021-06240,900
2021-05241,100
2021-04241,000
2021-03240,600
2021-02240,500
2021-01241,400
2020-12241,300
2020-11241,500
2020-10242,400
2020-09242,900
2020-08243,800
2020-07238,200
2020-06237,900
2020-05237,700
2020-04237,800
2020-03238,300
2020-02238,400
2020-01238,100
2019-12237,700
2019-11237,800
2019-10237,400
2019-09237,900
2019-08238,200
2019-07237,800
2019-06237,700
2019-05237,800
2019-04238,400
2019-03238,400
2019-02238,300
2019-01237,000
2018-12237,500
2018-11237,700
2018-10237,900
2018-09238,000
2018-08238,500
2018-07238,200
2018-06238,800
2018-05239,000
2018-04239,000
2018-03238,500
2018-02238,800
2018-01239,000
2017-12238,800
2017-11238,900
2017-10239,300
2017-09239,700
2017-08239,900
2017-07240,400
2017-06240,600
2017-05241,100
2017-04240,800
2017-03242,800
2017-02241,800
2017-01242,200
2016-12242,400
2016-11242,400
2016-10241,700
2016-09241,400
2016-08240,900
2016-07241,500
2016-06240,500
2016-05240,500
2016-04240,000
2016-03239,900
2016-02239,700
2016-01239,400
2015-12239,800
2015-11238,400
2015-10237,900
2015-09238,600
2015-08238,600
2015-07239,500
2015-06238,000
2015-05238,200
2015-04238,300
2015-03237,700
2015-02237,800
2015-01237,300
2014-12237,100
2014-11237,100
2014-10237,900
2014-09236,800
2014-08235,300
2014-07235,700
2014-06234,800
2014-05234,700
2014-04234,800
2014-03234,900
2014-02234,800
2014-01234,500
2013-12240,500
2013-11240,500
2013-10240,400
2013-09241,000
2013-08239,300
2013-07238,700
2013-06240,600
2013-05241,300
2013-04241,900
2013-03241,800
2013-02242,100
2013-01242,500
2012-12243,200
2012-11243,700
2012-10243,700
2012-09243,700
2012-08242,800
2012-07242,600
2012-06243,500
2012-05243,300
2012-04243,700
2012-03244,100
2012-02244,200
2012-01244,900
2011-12244,900
2011-11244,500
2011-10244,800
2011-09249,300
2011-08245,400
2011-07247,700
2011-06248,300
2011-05248,600
2011-04248,900
2011-03249,300
2011-02249,500
2011-01249,700
2010-12250,100
2010-11250,400
2010-10250,000
2010-09249,000
2010-08243,000
2010-07252,400
2010-06247,800
2010-05247,200
2010-04245,500
2010-03243,800
2010-02244,000
2010-01244,000
2009-12242,400
2009-11242,600
2009-10242,100
2009-09241,600
2009-08247,000
2009-07244,800
2009-06239,400
2009-05238,100
2009-04238,000
2009-03237,200
2009-02237,200
2009-01236,800
2008-12236,500
2008-11235,500
2008-10235,700
2008-09235,600
2008-08240,200
2008-07236,900
2008-06234,800
2008-05234,200
2008-04234,000
2008-03234,400
2008-02234,000
2008-01233,600
2007-12233,600
2007-11233,200
2007-10234,200
2007-09231,700
2007-08231,900
2007-07231,300
2007-06230,400
2007-05230,400
2007-04230,700
2007-03230,200
2007-02230,900
2007-01229,400

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
District of Columbia208,100
United States23,344,000

District of Columbia compared with nearby places

Alabama: 431,800 jobsAlaska: 77,900 jobsArizona: 424,400 jobsArkansas: 204,900 jobsCalifornia: 2,673,200 jobsColorado: 483,800 jobsConnecticut: 234,800 jobsDelaware: 71,700 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 208,100 jobsFlorida: 1,143,900 jobsGeorgia: 710,000 jobsHawaii: 126,100 jobsIdaho: 128,700 jobsIllinois: 858,100 jobsIndiana: 422,700 jobsIowa: 267,800 jobsKansas: 257,200 jobsKentucky: 315,400 jobsLouisiana: 325,900 jobsMaine: 102,500 jobsMaryland: 527,200 jobsMassachusetts: 475,100 jobsMichigan: 643,500 jobsMinnesota: 438,800 jobsMississippi: 236,300 jobsMissouri: 432,600 jobsMontana: 91,200 jobsNebraska: 177,700 jobsNevada: 185,000 jobsNew Hampshire: 87,500 jobsNew Jersey: 622,100 jobsNew Mexico: 195,300 jobsNew York: 1,532,100 jobsNorth Carolina: 780,700 jobsNorth Dakota: 86,100 jobsOhio: 786,900 jobsOklahoma: 373,100 jobsOregon: 311,300 jobsPennsylvania: 700,600 jobsRhode Island: 64,500 jobsSouth Carolina: 403,800 jobsSouth Dakota: 80,600 jobsTennessee: 458,700 jobsTexas: 2,134,700 jobsUtah: 277,300 jobsVermont: 56,300 jobsVirginia: 755,600 jobsWashington: 606,400 jobsWest Virginia: 148,100 jobsWisconsin: 418,500 jobsWyoming: 71,400 jobs
  • Under 90K
  • 90K to 210K
  • 210K to 330K
  • 330K to 450K
  • 450K to 710K
  • 710K and over
Government payroll employment, August 2026, jobs. District of Columbia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of jobs on government payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers federal, state and local government, including public schools, public hospitals and the Postal Service; active-duty military personnel are excluded.

One of the eleven CES supersectors that make up nonfarm_payroll_employment. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, government, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000009000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.76.Government.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, government, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000009000000001) (Government payroll employment, District of Columbia, 2007-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.76.Government.Current

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, government, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000009000000001), Government payroll employment, District of Columbia, 2007-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.76.Government.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/government-jobs/district-of-columbia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, government, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000009000000001). Government payroll employment, District of Columbia, 2007-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.76.Government.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/government-jobs/district-of-columbia.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, government, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000009000000001), Government payroll employment, District of Columbia, 2007-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.76.Government.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/government-jobs/district-of-columbia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the government payroll employment in District of Columbia?

Government payroll employment in District of Columbia was 208,100 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 8.8% from August 2025. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, government, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000009000000001). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest government payroll employment in District of Columbia?

252,400 jobs in July 2010, the highest value since January 2007 in this series.

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