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Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment in District of Columbia

Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment in District of Columbia was 29,600 jobs in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from September 2025. That is the 51st highest of 51 states in September 2026.

September 2026, jobs29,600 Provisional
Change on September 20250%
Rank51st of 51US states ranked
Series high33,500March 2017
Series low26,300April 2020

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

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Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment in District of Columbia, January 2007 to September 2026

26K28K30K32K34K2007-012009-112012-092015-072018-052021-032024-012026-092026-09: 29,600 jobs26K28K30K32K34K2007-012013-082020-032026-092026-09: 29,600 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-20, published 2026-10-20.
All 237 values
Periodjobs
2026-0929,600 Provisional
2026-0829,500
2026-0729,800
2026-0629,800
2026-0529,600
2026-0429,600
2026-0329,700
2026-0229,400
2026-0129,400
2025-1229,700
2025-1129,600
2025-1029,700
2025-0929,600
2025-0829,700
2025-0729,800
2025-0629,800
2025-0529,900
2025-0430,100
2025-0330,000
2025-0229,800
2025-0129,900
2024-1230,000
2024-1129,900
2024-1029,900
2024-0930,300
2024-0830,100
2024-0730,000
2024-0630,200
2024-0530,100
2024-0430,100
2024-0330,200
2024-0230,000
2024-0130,300
2023-1229,900
2023-1130,200
2023-1030,600
2023-0930,300
2023-0830,300
2023-0730,400
2023-0630,600
2023-0530,400
2023-0430,400
2023-0330,200
2023-0230,400
2023-0130,700
2022-1230,400
2022-1130,500
2022-1030,500
2022-0930,500
2022-0830,800
2022-0730,700
2022-0630,200
2022-0530,100
2022-0430,300
2022-0330,500
2022-0230,400
2022-0130,100
2021-1230,100
2021-1129,800
2021-1029,700
2021-0929,300
2021-0829,200
2021-0729,100
2021-0628,800
2021-0528,900
2021-0428,700
2021-0328,700
2021-0228,500
2021-0128,300
2020-1228,200
2020-1128,300
2020-1028,300
2020-0928,100
2020-0828,100
2020-0727,800
2020-0626,800
2020-0526,700
2020-0426,300
2020-0333,000
2020-0233,000
2020-0133,200
2019-1233,200
2019-1133,200
2019-1033,300
2019-0933,400
2019-0833,300
2019-0733,000
2019-0633,200
2019-0533,100
2019-0433,100
2019-0332,900
2019-0233,000
2019-0133,000
2018-1233,200
2018-1133,200
2018-1033,300
2018-0933,000
2018-0833,000
2018-0733,200
2018-0632,800
2018-0533,200
2018-0433,200
2018-0333,500
2018-0233,400
2018-0133,400
2017-1233,400
2017-1133,400
2017-1033,400
2017-0933,500
2017-0833,400
2017-0733,400
2017-0633,500
2017-0533,200
2017-0433,300
2017-0333,500
2017-0233,300
2017-0133,100
2016-1233,000
2016-1132,900
2016-1032,900
2016-0932,800
2016-0832,900
2016-0732,900
2016-0633,200
2016-0532,800
2016-0432,700
2016-0332,700
2016-0232,600
2016-0132,400
2015-1232,700
2015-1132,500
2015-1032,700
2015-0932,700
2015-0832,500
2015-0732,400
2015-0632,000
2015-0531,700
2015-0431,500
2015-0331,600
2015-0231,600
2015-0131,700
2014-1231,200
2014-1131,400
2014-1031,200
2014-0930,900
2014-0830,800
2014-0730,500
2014-0630,700
2014-0530,700
2014-0430,700
2014-0330,100
2014-0229,800
2014-0129,600
2013-1229,800
2013-1129,700
2013-1029,300
2013-0929,300
2013-0829,000
2013-0728,900
2013-0628,700
2013-0528,800
2013-0428,700
2013-0328,900
2013-0228,800
2013-0128,600
2012-1228,600
2012-1128,400
2012-1028,200
2012-0928,400
2012-0828,100
2012-0728,100
2012-0628,200
2012-0528,100
2012-0427,800
2012-0327,800
2012-0227,700
2012-0127,500
2011-1227,600
2011-1127,500
2011-1027,800
2011-0927,600
2011-0827,300
2011-0727,200
2011-0627,300
2011-0527,200
2011-0427,400
2011-0327,300
2011-0227,300
2011-0127,400
2010-1227,500
2010-1127,500
2010-1027,500
2010-0927,400
2010-0827,400
2010-0727,500
2010-0627,500
2010-0527,400
2010-0427,400
2010-0327,100
2010-0226,400
2010-0126,900
2009-1226,700
2009-1126,900
2009-1026,900
2009-0926,600
2009-0826,600
2009-0726,600
2009-0626,500
2009-0526,600
2009-0426,800
2009-0326,900
2009-0227,200
2009-0127,300
2008-1227,700
2008-1127,700
2008-1027,500
2008-0928,200
2008-0828,200
2008-0728,400
2008-0628,200
2008-0528,000
2008-0428,100
2008-0327,700
2008-0227,900
2008-0127,500
2007-1227,600
2007-1127,500
2007-1027,500
2007-0927,800
2007-0827,800
2007-0727,800
2007-0627,900
2007-0528,000
2007-0428,000
2007-0327,700
2007-0227,600
2007-0127,600

Revision history

The August 2026 figure was revised once after Invokely first recorded it, from 29,600 jobs to 29,500 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 202629,60029,50010

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Compared with United States

PlaceSeptember 2026
District of Columbia29,600
United States28,778,000

District of Columbia compared with nearby places

Alabama: 398,800 jobsAlaska: 68,800 jobsArizona: 629,200 jobsArkansas: 275,700 jobsCalifornia: 3,062,800 jobsColorado: 499,300 jobsConnecticut: 299,900 jobsDelaware: 89,800 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 29,600 jobsFlorida: 1,993,400 jobsGeorgia: 1,032,700 jobsHawaii: 115,400 jobsIdaho: 167,700 jobsIllinois: 1,214,300 jobsIndiana: 637,000 jobsIowa: 303,700 jobsKansas: 272,100 jobsKentucky: 423,500 jobsLouisiana: 374,500 jobsMaine: 118,500 jobsMaryland: 448,100 jobsMassachusetts: 558,200 jobsMichigan: 799,400 jobsMinnesota: 525,700 jobsMississippi: 248,200 jobsMissouri: 557,600 jobsMontana: 101,700 jobsNebraska: 193,900 jobsNevada: 297,900 jobsNew Hampshire: 134,600 jobsNew Jersey: 886,000 jobsNew Mexico: 150,100 jobsNew York: 1,482,900 jobsNorth Carolina: 941,500 jobsNorth Dakota: 91,300 jobsOhio: 1,051,100 jobsOklahoma: 316,500 jobsOregon: 350,800 jobsPennsylvania: 1,132,800 jobsRhode Island: 80,300 jobsSouth Carolina: 446,400 jobsSouth Dakota: 90,700 jobsTennessee: 683,500 jobsTexas: 2,808,300 jobsUtah: 315,200 jobsVermont: 51,200 jobsVirginia: 694,200 jobsWashington: 626,100 jobsWest Virginia: 121,900 jobsWisconsin: 533,600 jobsWyoming: 52,400 jobs
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  • 260K to 370K
  • 370K to 560K
  • 560K to 920K
  • 920K and over
Trade, transportation and utilities 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 trade, transportation and utilities payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, and utilities.

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, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001) (Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment, District of Columbia, 2007-01 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001), Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment, District of Columbia, 2007-01 to 2026-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/trade-transportation-utilities-jobs/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, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001). Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment, District of Columbia, 2007-01 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/trade-transportation-utilities-jobs/district-of-columbia.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001), Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment, District of Columbia, 2007-01 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/trade-transportation-utilities-jobs/district-of-columbia (Accessed: 20 October 2026).

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What is the trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment in District of Columbia?

Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment in District of Columbia was 29,600 jobs in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from September 2025. That is the 51st 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, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-20.

What was the highest trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment in District of Columbia?

33,500 jobs in March 2017, the highest value since January 2007 in this series.

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