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Nonfarm payroll employment in District of Columbia

Nonfarm payroll employment in District of Columbia was 719,900 jobs in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.5% from September 2025. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in September 2026.

September 2026, jobs719,900 Provisional
Change on September 2025-3.5%
Rank39th of 51US states ranked
Series high805,400February 2020
Series low612,100October 1998

Next release: Friday, 20 November 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

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Nonfarm payroll employment in District of Columbia, January 1990 to September 2026

600K650K700K750K800K850K1990-011995-042000-072005-102011-012016-042021-072026-092026-09: 719,900 jobs600K650K700K750K800K850K1990-012002-042014-072026-092026-09: 719,900 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-20, published 2026-10-20.
All 441 values
Periodjobs
2026-09719,900 Provisional
2026-08719,800
2026-07721,100
2026-06720,700
2026-05718,500
2026-04720,700
2026-03720,800
2026-02720,100
2026-01720,100
2025-12725,600
2025-11726,900
2025-10728,100
2025-09745,700
2025-08746,900
2025-07753,900
2025-06756,900
2025-05758,400
2025-04760,000
2025-03760,600
2025-02762,200
2025-01765,500
2024-12767,200
2024-11767,200
2024-10767,600
2024-09768,900
2024-08767,300
2024-07768,800
2024-06769,100
2024-05768,900
2024-04769,200
2024-03770,000
2024-02771,000
2024-01771,900
2023-12767,200
2023-11768,000
2023-10768,300
2023-09766,900
2023-08764,600
2023-07766,000
2023-06768,800
2023-05768,100
2023-04767,200
2023-03765,500
2023-02765,200
2023-01765,200
2022-12762,200
2022-11761,300
2022-10759,500
2022-09761,200
2022-08761,300
2022-07761,900
2022-06755,600
2022-05758,400
2022-04758,100
2022-03758,800
2022-02755,800
2022-01755,600
2021-12757,700
2021-11754,500
2021-10752,500
2021-09744,200
2021-08739,700
2021-07736,300
2021-06730,800
2021-05726,200
2021-04725,100
2021-03722,600
2021-02720,800
2021-01720,700
2020-12722,900
2020-11724,800
2020-10725,000
2020-09728,100
2020-08729,300
2020-07722,200
2020-06717,700
2020-05717,100
2020-04722,000
2020-03800,800
2020-02805,400
2020-01803,800
2019-12799,900
2019-11799,200
2019-10798,400
2019-09797,500
2019-08797,000
2019-07797,100
2019-06797,300
2019-05796,400
2019-04797,300
2019-03798,100
2019-02796,600
2019-01793,200
2018-12794,000
2018-11793,600
2018-10793,800
2018-09792,900
2018-08793,200
2018-07792,900
2018-06793,900
2018-05794,200
2018-04793,200
2018-03792,200
2018-02791,000
2018-01789,400
2017-12788,400
2017-11786,800
2017-10787,100
2017-09783,700
2017-08783,900
2017-07783,700
2017-06783,700
2017-05783,800
2017-04783,400
2017-03784,600
2017-02781,700
2017-01781,800
2016-12781,900
2016-11780,500
2016-10779,600
2016-09778,300
2016-08777,100
2016-07777,400
2016-06776,100
2016-05776,700
2016-04775,700
2016-03775,000
2016-02774,600
2016-01771,800
2015-12773,800
2015-11771,100
2015-10770,200
2015-09766,700
2015-08766,200
2015-07765,500
2015-06760,900
2015-05759,700
2015-04756,800
2015-03758,000
2015-02758,300
2015-01757,700
2014-12754,100
2014-11754,100
2014-10753,300
2014-09752,900
2014-08749,900
2014-07749,000
2014-06749,200
2014-05743,700
2014-04745,500
2014-03743,000
2014-02742,200
2014-01741,100
2013-12747,500
2013-11747,500
2013-10745,300
2013-09748,400
2013-08744,200
2013-07742,500
2013-06741,200
2013-05743,000
2013-04743,700
2013-03739,500
2013-02739,100
2013-01738,400
2012-12738,900
2012-11738,300
2012-10738,300
2012-09735,100
2012-08731,500
2012-07729,600
2012-06730,500
2012-05732,500
2012-04728,600
2012-03730,600
2012-02728,900
2012-01729,000
2011-12728,200
2011-11726,400
2011-10727,500
2011-09731,100
2011-08727,100
2011-07728,700
2011-06725,900
2011-05723,800
2011-04725,800
2011-03723,400
2011-02722,300
2011-01721,900
2010-12717,200
2010-11716,400
2010-10716,400
2010-09714,500
2010-08708,700
2010-07718,500
2010-06715,700
2010-05713,900
2010-04711,800
2010-03706,500
2010-02701,500
2010-01705,600
2009-12704,400
2009-11703,900
2009-10702,600
2009-09697,800
2009-08705,800
2009-07705,100
2009-06698,600
2009-05697,100
2009-04695,000
2009-03700,100
2009-02703,500
2009-01705,200
2008-12702,500
2008-11703,300
2008-10704,400
2008-09708,200
2008-08713,600
2008-07709,100
2008-06705,000
2008-05703,400
2008-04701,800
2008-03700,600
2008-02698,300
2008-01698,100
2007-12699,500
2007-11697,600
2007-10698,100
2007-09693,300
2007-08692,100
2007-07692,000
2007-06690,600
2007-05690,700
2007-04692,600
2007-03693,800
2007-02693,800
2007-01690,000
2006-12690,500
2006-11689,600
2006-10689,400
2006-09688,300
2006-08687,000
2006-07687,200
2006-06688,300
2006-05685,500
2006-04686,300
2006-03687,500
2006-02686,100
2006-01685,200
2005-12687,400
2005-11685,600
2005-10682,300
2005-09682,200
2005-08682,200
2005-07680,800
2005-06681,700
2005-05682,600
2005-04681,100
2005-03680,400
2005-02680,600
2005-01680,500
2004-12677,400
2004-11678,400
2004-10677,000
2004-09676,800
2004-08676,800
2004-07672,000
2004-06676,600
2004-05674,700
2004-04673,200
2004-03671,700
2004-02670,500
2004-01666,500
2003-12666,800
2003-11665,600
2003-10665,400
2003-09666,100
2003-08660,200
2003-07665,100
2003-06666,200
2003-05667,900
2003-04667,700
2003-03666,800
2003-02665,400
2003-01666,000
2002-12668,000
2002-11667,900
2002-10664,700
2002-09666,400
2002-08666,100
2002-07666,200
2002-06664,600
2002-05663,400
2002-04664,500
2002-03662,600
2002-02660,000
2002-01659,700
2001-12656,200
2001-11656,100
2001-10657,500
2001-09656,100
2001-08659,300
2001-07653,900
2001-06652,600
2001-05651,400
2001-04649,400
2001-03650,100
2001-02648,800
2001-01652,600
2000-12663,100
2000-11659,400
2000-10655,000
2000-09653,500
2000-08654,700
2000-07652,700
2000-06649,900
2000-05645,800
2000-04646,400
2000-03642,300
2000-02641,100
2000-01641,200
1999-12641,500
1999-11639,900
1999-10637,100
1999-09631,800
1999-08628,500
1999-07630,200
1999-06627,100
1999-05624,400
1999-04622,100
1999-03616,300
1999-02616,500
1999-01614,600
1998-12612,200
1998-11612,200
1998-10612,100
1998-09612,700
1998-08612,200
1998-07612,600
1998-06615,200
1998-05613,900
1998-04612,400
1998-03615,500
1998-02616,500
1998-01614,600
1997-12616,300
1997-11616,100
1997-10616,900
1997-09622,700
1997-08621,400
1997-07627,000
1997-06615,000
1997-05615,300
1997-04615,800
1997-03619,900
1997-02618,800
1997-01619,400
1996-12618,500
1996-11619,100
1996-10618,700
1996-09621,400
1996-08621,000
1996-07624,100
1996-06619,200
1996-05621,200
1996-04622,200
1996-03633,000
1996-02633,200
1996-01630,100
1995-12635,400
1995-11637,400
1995-10639,200
1995-09641,900
1995-08641,300
1995-07645,000
1995-06642,600
1995-05644,700
1995-04646,200
1995-03645,500
1995-02646,900
1995-01649,400
1994-12651,800
1994-11653,300
1994-10654,100
1994-09657,700
1994-08658,200
1994-07661,100
1994-06663,100
1994-05664,100
1994-04664,100
1994-03660,300
1994-02660,400
1994-01662,900
1993-12667,800
1993-11667,500
1993-10666,100
1993-09667,800
1993-08665,600
1993-07669,200
1993-06670,500
1993-05672,700
1993-04672,700
1993-03675,200
1993-02676,300
1993-01678,600
1992-12671,500
1992-11671,000
1992-10673,900
1992-09671,700
1992-08673,500
1992-07674,500
1992-06674,600
1992-05675,400
1992-04676,000
1992-03675,500
1992-02675,400
1992-01676,600
1991-12674,900
1991-11676,000
1991-10674,300
1991-09677,800
1991-08677,700
1991-07672,800
1991-06678,900
1991-05678,000
1991-04678,400
1991-03680,800
1991-02683,400
1991-01683,500
1990-12681,900
1990-11680,100
1990-10681,500
1990-09686,500
1990-08687,000
1990-07686,200
1990-06688,300
1990-05687,900
1990-04689,100
1990-03692,000
1990-02690,700
1990-01688,600

Revision history

The August 2026 figure was revised once after Invokely first recorded it, from 719,900 jobs to 719,800 jobs.

Periods with a revised value or a changed status, newest first. Values in jobs; dates are when Invokely recorded each version (UTC).
PeriodFirst recordedLatestRevisionsStatus changesFirst recorded onLast revised on
August 2026719,900719,80010

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Compared with United States

PlaceSeptember 2026
District of Columbia719,900
United States159,044,000

District of Columbia compared with nearby places

Alabama: 2,219,000 jobsAlaska: 340,700 jobsArizona: 3,277,800 jobsArkansas: 1,350,800 jobsCalifornia: 18,151,600 jobsColorado: 2,973,800 jobsConnecticut: 1,731,600 jobsDelaware: 495,800 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 719,900 jobsFlorida: 10,045,400 jobsGeorgia: 4,983,000 jobsHawaii: 642,400 jobsIdaho: 890,100 jobsIllinois: 6,164,500 jobsIndiana: 3,257,300 jobsIowa: 1,587,400 jobsKansas: 1,469,400 jobsKentucky: 2,031,700 jobsLouisiana: 2,024,200 jobsMaine: 661,700 jobsMaryland: 2,794,300 jobsMassachusetts: 3,711,000 jobsMichigan: 4,487,400 jobsMinnesota: 3,065,000 jobsMississippi: 1,198,200 jobsMissouri: 3,007,300 jobsMontana: 520,300 jobsNebraska: 1,063,300 jobsNevada: 1,620,200 jobsNew Hampshire: 703,100 jobsNew Jersey: 4,377,400 jobsNew Mexico: 904,300 jobsNew York: 9,970,400 jobsNorth Carolina: 5,128,000 jobsNorth Dakota: 447,300 jobsOhio: 5,688,300 jobsOklahoma: 1,799,800 jobsOregon: 1,973,900 jobsPennsylvania: 6,212,600 jobsRhode Island: 513,100 jobsSouth Carolina: 2,441,300 jobsSouth Dakota: 470,500 jobsTennessee: 3,388,200 jobsTexas: 14,461,300 jobsUtah: 1,797,000 jobsVermont: 311,000 jobsVirginia: 4,250,600 jobsWashington: 3,654,900 jobsWest Virginia: 717,400 jobsWisconsin: 3,043,300 jobsWyoming: 295,500 jobs
  • Under 600K
  • 600K to 1.3M
  • 1.3M to 2M
  • 2M to 3.1M
  • 3.1M to 4.8M
  • 4.8M and over
Nonfarm payroll employment, September 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 nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. 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. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (Nonfarm payroll employment, District of Columbia, 1990-01 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), Nonfarm payroll employment, District of Columbia, 1990-01 to 2026-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/district-of-columbia. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). Nonfarm payroll employment, District of Columbia, 1990-01 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/district-of-columbia.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), Nonfarm payroll employment, District of Columbia, 1990-01 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/district-of-columbia (Accessed: 20 October 2026).

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What is the nonfarm payroll employment in District of Columbia?

Nonfarm payroll employment in District of Columbia was 719,900 jobs in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.5% from September 2025. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in September 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-20.

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

805,400 jobs in February 2020, the highest value since January 1990 in this series.

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