Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in District of Columbia

Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in District of Columbia was 701,920 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1% from 2024. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs701,920

Change on 2024-1%

Rank39th of 51US states ranked

Series high723,5102019

Series low594,5102003

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Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in District of Columbia, 2003 to 2025

jobs. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-15.

All 23 values

Period	jobs
2025	701,920
2024	708,790
2023	701,840
2022	690,050
2021	661,960
2020	687,160
2019	723,510
2018	712,370
2017	708,220
2016	702,380
2015	676,060
2014	674,650
2013	665,850
2012	653,760
2011	644,730
2010	639,390
2009	637,180
2008	635,500
2007	620,970
2006	609,400
2005	611,190
2004	603,130
2003	594,510

Compared with United States

Place	2025
District of Columbia	701,920
United States	155,495,730

Rankings

US states by wage and salary jobs (OEWS) 51 places

Definition

Number of wage and salary jobs in nonfarm establishments, all occupations, in May of each year, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Full-time and part-time jobs count the same.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Excludes the self-employed, owners and partners of unincorporated firms, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. It is the base of the OEWS wage estimates, not a monthly payroll count.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000) (Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), District of Columbia, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip

MLA 9

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000), Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), District of Columbia, 2003 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/district-of-columbia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), District of Columbia, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/district-of-columbia.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000), Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), District of Columbia, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/district-of-columbia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000): Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), District of Columbia, 2003 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/district-of-columbia. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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723,510 jobs in 2019, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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