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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in District of Columbia

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in District of Columbia was -3.6% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is down 0.9 pts from August 2025. That is the 51st highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026-3.6% Provisional
Change on August 2025-0.9 pts
Rank51st of 51US states ranked
Series high5March 2022
Series low-10.5February 2021

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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in District of Columbia, January 1991 to August 2026

-15-10-5051991-011996-032001-052006-072011-092016-112022-012026-081991-01: -0.7 %1991-02: -1.1 %1991-03: -1.6 %1991-04: -1.6 %1991-05: -1.4 %1991-06: -1.4 %1991-07: -2 %1991-08: -1.4 %1991-09: -1.3 %1991-10: -1.1 %1991-11: -0.6 %1991-12: -1 %1992-01: -1 %1992-02: -1.2 %1992-03: -0.8 %1992-04: -0.4 %1992-05: -0.4 %1992-06: -0.6 %1992-07: 0.3 %1992-08: -0.6 %1992-09: -0.9 %1992-10: -0.1 %1992-11: -0.7 %1992-12: -0.5 %1993-01: 0.3 %1993-02: 0.1 %1993-03: 0 %1993-04: -0.5 %1993-05: -0.4 %1993-06: -0.6 %1993-07: -0.8 %1993-08: -1.2 %1993-09: -0.6 %1993-10: -1.2 %1993-11: -0.5 %1993-12: -0.6 %1994-01: -2.3 %1994-02: -2.4 %1994-03: -2.2 %1994-04: -1.3 %1994-05: -1.3 %1994-06: -1.1 %1994-07: -1.2 %1994-08: -1.1 %1994-09: -1.5 %1994-10: -1.8 %1994-11: -2.1 %1994-12: -2.4 %1995-01: -2 %1995-02: -2 %1995-03: -2.2 %1995-04: -2.7 %1995-05: -2.9 %1995-06: -3.1 %1995-07: -2.4 %1995-08: -2.6 %1995-09: -2.4 %1995-10: -2.3 %1995-11: -2.4 %1995-12: -2.5 %1996-01: -3 %1996-02: -2.1 %1996-03: -1.9 %1996-04: -3.7 %1996-05: -3.6 %1996-06: -3.6 %1996-07: -3.2 %1996-08: -3.2 %1996-09: -3.2 %1996-10: -3.2 %1996-11: -2.9 %1996-12: -2.7 %1997-01: -1.7 %1997-02: -2.3 %1997-03: -2.1 %1997-04: -1 %1997-05: -0.9 %1997-06: -0.7 %1997-07: 0.5 %1997-08: 0.1 %1997-09: 0.2 %1997-10: -0.3 %1997-11: -0.5 %1997-12: -0.4 %1998-01: -0.8 %1998-02: -0.4 %1998-03: -0.7 %1998-04: -0.6 %1998-05: -0.2 %1998-06: 0 %1998-07: -2.3 %1998-08: -1.5 %1998-09: -1.6 %1998-10: -0.8 %1998-11: -0.6 %1998-12: -0.7 %1999-01: 0 %1999-02: 0 %1999-03: 0.1 %1999-04: 1.6 %1999-05: 1.7 %1999-06: 1.9 %1999-07: 2.9 %1999-08: 2.7 %1999-09: 3.1 %1999-10: 4.1 %1999-11: 4.5 %1999-12: 4.8 %2000-01: 4.3 %2000-02: 4 %2000-03: 4.2 %2000-04: 3.9 %2000-05: 3.4 %2000-06: 3.6 %2000-07: 3.6 %2000-08: 4.2 %2000-09: 3.4 %2000-10: 2.8 %2000-11: 3 %2000-12: 3.4 %2001-01: 1.8 %2001-02: 1.2 %2001-03: 1.2 %2001-04: 0.5 %2001-05: 0.9 %2001-06: 0.4 %2001-07: 0.2 %2001-08: 0.7 %2001-09: 0.4 %2001-10: 0.4 %2001-11: -0.5 %2001-12: -1 %2002-01: 1.1 %2002-02: 1.7 %2002-03: 1.9 %2002-04: 2.3 %2002-05: 1.8 %2002-06: 1.8 %2002-07: 1.9 %2002-08: 1 %2002-09: 1.6 %2002-10: 1.1 %2002-11: 1.8 %2002-12: 1.8 %2003-01: 1 %2003-02: 0.8 %2003-03: 0.6 %2003-04: 0.5 %2003-05: 0.7 %2003-06: 0.2 %2003-07: -0.2 %2003-08: -0.9 %2003-09: 0 %2003-10: 0.1 %2003-11: -0.3 %2003-12: -0.2 %2004-01: 0.1 %2004-02: 0.8 %2004-03: 0.7 %2004-04: 0.8 %2004-05: 1 %2004-06: 1.6 %2004-07: 1 %2004-08: 2.5 %2004-09: 1.6 %2004-10: 1.7 %2004-11: 1.9 %2004-12: 1.6 %2005-01: 2.1 %2005-02: 1.5 %2005-03: 1.3 %2005-04: 1.2 %2005-05: 1.2 %2005-06: 0.8 %2005-07: 1.3 %2005-08: 0.8 %2005-09: 0.8 %2005-10: 0.8 %2005-11: 1.1 %2005-12: 1.5 %2006-01: 0.7 %2006-02: 0.8 %2006-03: 1 %2006-04: 0.8 %2006-05: 0.4 %2006-06: 1 %2006-07: 0.9 %2006-08: 0.7 %2006-09: 0.9 %2006-10: 1 %2006-11: 0.6 %2006-12: 0.5 %2007-01: 0.7 %2007-02: 1.1 %2007-03: 0.9 %2007-04: 0.9 %2007-05: 0.8 %2007-06: 0.3 %2007-07: 0.7 %2007-08: 0.7 %2007-09: 0.7 %2007-10: 1.3 %2007-11: 1.2 %2007-12: 1.3 %2008-01: 1.2 %2008-02: 0.6 %2008-03: 1 %2008-04: 1.3 %2008-05: 1.8 %2008-06: 2.1 %2008-07: 2.5 %2008-08: 3.1 %2008-09: 2.1 %2008-10: 0.9 %2008-11: 0.8 %2008-12: 0.4 %2009-01: 1 %2009-02: 0.7 %2009-03: -0.1 %2009-04: -1 %2009-05: -0.9 %2009-06: -0.9 %2009-07: -0.6 %2009-08: -1.1 %2009-09: -1.5 %2009-10: -0.3 %2009-11: 0.1 %2009-12: 0.3 %2010-01: 0.1 %2010-02: -0.3 %2010-03: 0.9 %2010-04: 2.4 %2010-05: 2.4 %2010-06: 2.4 %2010-07: 1.9 %2010-08: 0.4 %2010-09: 2.4 %2010-10: 2 %2010-11: 1.8 %2010-12: 1.8 %2011-01: 2.3 %2011-02: 3 %2011-03: 2.4 %2011-04: 2 %2011-05: 1.4 %2011-06: 1.4 %2011-07: 1.4 %2011-08: 2.6 %2011-09: 2.3 %2011-10: 1.5 %2011-11: 1.4 %2011-12: 1.5 %2012-01: 1 %2012-02: 0.9 %2012-03: 1 %2012-04: 0.4 %2012-05: 1.2 %2012-06: 0.6 %2012-07: 0.1 %2012-08: 0.6 %2012-09: 0.5 %2012-10: 1.5 %2012-11: 1.6 %2012-12: 1.5 %2013-01: 1.3 %2013-02: 1.4 %2013-03: 1.2 %2013-04: 2.1 %2013-05: 1.4 %2013-06: 1.5 %2013-07: 1.8 %2013-08: 1.7 %2013-09: 1.8 %2013-10: 0.9 %2013-11: 1.2 %2013-12: 1.2 %2014-01: 0.4 %2014-02: 0.4 %2014-03: 0.5 %2014-04: 0.2 %2014-05: 0.1 %2014-06: 1.1 %2014-07: 0.9 %2014-08: 0.8 %2014-09: 0.6 %2014-10: 1.1 %2014-11: 0.9 %2014-12: 0.9 %2015-01: 2.2 %2015-02: 2.2 %2015-03: 2 %2015-04: 1.5 %2015-05: 2.2 %2015-06: 1.6 %2015-07: 2.2 %2015-08: 2.2 %2015-09: 1.8 %2015-10: 2.2 %2015-11: 2.3 %2015-12: 2.6 %2016-01: 1.9 %2016-02: 2.1 %2016-03: 2.2 %2016-04: 2.5 %2016-05: 2.2 %2016-06: 2 %2016-07: 1.6 %2016-08: 1.4 %2016-09: 1.5 %2016-10: 1.2 %2016-11: 1.2 %2016-12: 1 %2017-01: 1.3 %2017-02: 0.9 %2017-03: 1.2 %2017-04: 1 %2017-05: 0.9 %2017-06: 1 %2017-07: 0.8 %2017-08: 0.9 %2017-09: 0.7 %2017-10: 1 %2017-11: 0.8 %2017-12: 0.8 %2018-01: 1 %2018-02: 1.2 %2018-03: 1 %2018-04: 1.3 %2018-05: 1.3 %2018-06: 1.3 %2018-07: 1.2 %2018-08: 1.2 %2018-09: 1.2 %2018-10: 0.9 %2018-11: 0.9 %2018-12: 0.7 %2019-01: 0.5 %2019-02: 0.7 %2019-03: 0.7 %2019-04: 0.5 %2019-05: 0.3 %2019-06: 0.4 %2019-07: 0.5 %2019-08: 0.5 %2019-09: 0.6 %2019-10: 0.6 %2019-11: 0.7 %2019-12: 0.7 %2020-01: 1.3 %2020-02: 1.1 %2020-03: 0.3 %2020-04: -9.4 %2020-05: -10 %2020-06: -10 %2020-07: -9.4 %2020-08: -8.5 %2020-09: -8.7 %2020-10: -9.2 %2020-11: -9.3 %2020-12: -9.6 %2021-01: -10.3 %2021-02: -10.5 %2021-03: -9.8 %2021-04: 0.4 %2021-05: 1.3 %2021-06: 1.8 %2021-07: 2 %2021-08: 1.4 %2021-09: 2.2 %2021-10: 3.8 %2021-11: 4.1 %2021-12: 4.8 %2022-01: 4.8 %2022-02: 4.9 %2022-03: 5 %2022-04: 4.6 %2022-05: 4.4 %2022-06: 3.4 %2022-07: 3.5 %2022-08: 2.9 %2022-09: 2.3 %2022-10: 0.9 %2022-11: 0.9 %2022-12: 0.6 %2023-01: 1.3 %2023-02: 1.2 %2023-03: 0.9 %2023-04: 1.2 %2023-05: 1.3 %2023-06: 1.7 %2023-07: 0.5 %2023-08: 0.4 %2023-09: 0.7 %2023-10: 1.2 %2023-11: 0.9 %2023-12: 0.7 %2024-01: 0.9 %2024-02: 0.8 %2024-03: 0.6 %2024-04: 0.3 %2024-05: 0.1 %2024-06: 0 %2024-07: 0.4 %2024-08: 0.4 %2024-09: 0.3 %2024-10: -0.1 %2024-11: -0.1 %2024-12: 0 %2025-01: -0.8 %2025-02: -1.1 %2025-03: -1.2 %2025-04: -1.2 %2025-05: -1.4 %2025-06: -1.6 %2025-07: -1.9 %2025-08: -2.7 %2025-09: -3 %2025-10: -5.1 %2025-11: -5.3 %2025-12: -5.4 %2026-01: -5.9 %2026-02: -5.5 %2026-03: -5.2 %2026-04: -5.2 %2026-05: -5.3 %2026-06: -4.8 %2026-07: -4.4 %2026-08: -3.6 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 428 values
Period%
2026-08-3.6 Provisional
2026-07-4.4
2026-06-4.8
2026-05-5.3
2026-04-5.2
2026-03-5.2
2026-02-5.5
2026-01-5.9
2025-12-5.4
2025-11-5.3
2025-10-5.1
2025-09-3
2025-08-2.7
2025-07-1.9
2025-06-1.6
2025-05-1.4
2025-04-1.2
2025-03-1.2
2025-02-1.1
2025-01-0.8
2024-120
2024-11-0.1
2024-10-0.1
2024-090.3
2024-080.4
2024-070.4
2024-060
2024-050.1
2024-040.3
2024-030.6
2024-020.8
2024-010.9
2023-120.7
2023-110.9
2023-101.2
2023-090.7
2023-080.4
2023-070.5
2023-061.7
2023-051.3
2023-041.2
2023-030.9
2023-021.2
2023-011.3
2022-120.6
2022-110.9
2022-100.9
2022-092.3
2022-082.9
2022-073.5
2022-063.4
2022-054.4
2022-044.6
2022-035
2022-024.9
2022-014.8
2021-124.8
2021-114.1
2021-103.8
2021-092.2
2021-081.4
2021-072
2021-061.8
2021-051.3
2021-040.4
2021-03-9.8
2021-02-10.5
2021-01-10.3
2020-12-9.6
2020-11-9.3
2020-10-9.2
2020-09-8.7
2020-08-8.5
2020-07-9.4
2020-06-10
2020-05-10
2020-04-9.4
2020-030.3
2020-021.1
2020-011.3
2019-120.7
2019-110.7
2019-100.6
2019-090.6
2019-080.5
2019-070.5
2019-060.4
2019-050.3
2019-040.5
2019-030.7
2019-020.7
2019-010.5
2018-120.7
2018-110.9
2018-100.9
2018-091.2
2018-081.2
2018-071.2
2018-061.3
2018-051.3
2018-041.3
2018-031
2018-021.2
2018-011
2017-120.8
2017-110.8
2017-101
2017-090.7
2017-080.9
2017-070.8
2017-061
2017-050.9
2017-041
2017-031.2
2017-020.9
2017-011.3
2016-121
2016-111.2
2016-101.2
2016-091.5
2016-081.4
2016-071.6
2016-062
2016-052.2
2016-042.5
2016-032.2
2016-022.1
2016-011.9
2015-122.6
2015-112.3
2015-102.2
2015-091.8
2015-082.2
2015-072.2
2015-061.6
2015-052.2
2015-041.5
2015-032
2015-022.2
2015-012.2
2014-120.9
2014-110.9
2014-101.1
2014-090.6
2014-080.8
2014-070.9
2014-061.1
2014-050.1
2014-040.2
2014-030.5
2014-020.4
2014-010.4
2013-121.2
2013-111.2
2013-100.9
2013-091.8
2013-081.7
2013-071.8
2013-061.5
2013-051.4
2013-042.1
2013-031.2
2013-021.4
2013-011.3
2012-121.5
2012-111.6
2012-101.5
2012-090.5
2012-080.6
2012-070.1
2012-060.6
2012-051.2
2012-040.4
2012-031
2012-020.9
2012-011
2011-121.5
2011-111.4
2011-101.5
2011-092.3
2011-082.6
2011-071.4
2011-061.4
2011-051.4
2011-042
2011-032.4
2011-023
2011-012.3
2010-121.8
2010-111.8
2010-102
2010-092.4
2010-080.4
2010-071.9
2010-062.4
2010-052.4
2010-042.4
2010-030.9
2010-02-0.3
2010-010.1
2009-120.3
2009-110.1
2009-10-0.3
2009-09-1.5
2009-08-1.1
2009-07-0.6
2009-06-0.9
2009-05-0.9
2009-04-1
2009-03-0.1
2009-020.7
2009-011
2008-120.4
2008-110.8
2008-100.9
2008-092.1
2008-083.1
2008-072.5
2008-062.1
2008-051.8
2008-041.3
2008-031
2008-020.6
2008-011.2
2007-121.3
2007-111.2
2007-101.3
2007-090.7
2007-080.7
2007-070.7
2007-060.3
2007-050.8
2007-040.9
2007-030.9
2007-021.1
2007-010.7
2006-120.5
2006-110.6
2006-101
2006-090.9
2006-080.7
2006-070.9
2006-061
2006-050.4
2006-040.8
2006-031
2006-020.8
2006-010.7
2005-121.5
2005-111.1
2005-100.8
2005-090.8
2005-080.8
2005-071.3
2005-060.8
2005-051.2
2005-041.2
2005-031.3
2005-021.5
2005-012.1
2004-121.6
2004-111.9
2004-101.7
2004-091.6
2004-082.5
2004-071
2004-061.6
2004-051
2004-040.8
2004-030.7
2004-020.8
2004-010.1
2003-12-0.2
2003-11-0.3
2003-100.1
2003-090
2003-08-0.9
2003-07-0.2
2003-060.2
2003-050.7
2003-040.5
2003-030.6
2003-020.8
2003-011
2002-121.8
2002-111.8
2002-101.1
2002-091.6
2002-081
2002-071.9
2002-061.8
2002-051.8
2002-042.3
2002-031.9
2002-021.7
2002-011.1
2001-12-1
2001-11-0.5
2001-100.4
2001-090.4
2001-080.7
2001-070.2
2001-060.4
2001-050.9
2001-040.5
2001-031.2
2001-021.2
2001-011.8
2000-123.4
2000-113
2000-102.8
2000-093.4
2000-084.2
2000-073.6
2000-063.6
2000-053.4
2000-043.9
2000-034.2
2000-024
2000-014.3
1999-124.8
1999-114.5
1999-104.1
1999-093.1
1999-082.7
1999-072.9
1999-061.9
1999-051.7
1999-041.6
1999-030.1
1999-020
1999-010
1998-12-0.7
1998-11-0.6
1998-10-0.8
1998-09-1.6
1998-08-1.5
1998-07-2.3
1998-060
1998-05-0.2
1998-04-0.6
1998-03-0.7
1998-02-0.4
1998-01-0.8
1997-12-0.4
1997-11-0.5
1997-10-0.3
1997-090.2
1997-080.1
1997-070.5
1997-06-0.7
1997-05-0.9
1997-04-1
1997-03-2.1
1997-02-2.3
1997-01-1.7
1996-12-2.7
1996-11-2.9
1996-10-3.2
1996-09-3.2
1996-08-3.2
1996-07-3.2
1996-06-3.6
1996-05-3.6
1996-04-3.7
1996-03-1.9
1996-02-2.1
1996-01-3
1995-12-2.5
1995-11-2.4
1995-10-2.3
1995-09-2.4
1995-08-2.6
1995-07-2.4
1995-06-3.1
1995-05-2.9
1995-04-2.7
1995-03-2.2
1995-02-2
1995-01-2
1994-12-2.4
1994-11-2.1
1994-10-1.8
1994-09-1.5
1994-08-1.1
1994-07-1.2
1994-06-1.1
1994-05-1.3
1994-04-1.3
1994-03-2.2
1994-02-2.4
1994-01-2.3
1993-12-0.6
1993-11-0.5
1993-10-1.2
1993-09-0.6
1993-08-1.2
1993-07-0.8
1993-06-0.6
1993-05-0.4
1993-04-0.5
1993-030
1993-020.1
1993-010.3
1992-12-0.5
1992-11-0.7
1992-10-0.1
1992-09-0.9
1992-08-0.6
1992-070.3
1992-06-0.6
1992-05-0.4
1992-04-0.4
1992-03-0.8
1992-02-1.2
1992-01-1
1991-12-1
1991-11-0.6
1991-10-1.1
1991-09-1.3
1991-08-1.4
1991-07-2
1991-06-1.4
1991-05-1.4
1991-04-1.6
1991-03-1.6
1991-02-1.1
1991-01-0.7

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
District of Columbia-3.6
United States0.3

Rankings

Definition

Percent change in seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment from the same month a year earlier, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Invokely computes it from the two published job counts, shown with each value, and rounds it to one decimal as BLS does in its state release. The latest month is preliminary. Each year BLS benchmarks the series to unemployment insurance tax records and revises past years. State estimates come out about two weeks after the national ones, and the states do not add up to the national total because each is estimated separately.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier (Payroll job growth, 12-month change, District of Columbia, 1991-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All

MLA 9

Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, District of Columbia, 1991-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/district-of-columbia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Payroll job growth, 12-month change, District of Columbia, 1991-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/district-of-columbia.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, District of Columbia, 1991-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/district-of-columbia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bureau_payroll_job_growth_12_2026,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier: Payroll job growth, 12-month change, District of Columbia, 1991-01 to 2026-08}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the payroll job growth, 12-month change in District of Columbia?

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in District of Columbia was -3.6% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is down 0.9 pts from August 2025. That is the 51st highest of 51 states in August 2026.

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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), percent change from 12 months earlier. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest payroll job growth, 12-month change in District of Columbia?

5% in March 2022, the highest value since January 1991 in this series.

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