District of Columbia Payrolls for the Government Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2023, District of Columbia's not seasonally adjusted government payroll employment was 232,900; this means that District of Columbia lost 300 jobs in the government industry in the month of February 2023. You can see the seasonally adjusted version of this information at this link.

The charts and table below shows District of Columbia's not seasonally adjusted historical government payroll employment and number of jobs added from January 2007 to February 2023.

You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar data for a selected group of District of Columbia's industries and links for many more of District of Columbia's industries at this link.

District of Columbia Payrolls for the Government Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
District of Columbia Number of Jobs Added to the Government Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
District of Columbia Payrolls for the Government Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2007 227300
February 2007 228200 900
March 2007 227500 -700
April 2007 227300 -200
May 2007 227600 300
June 2007 230300 2700
July 2007 242000 11700
August 2007 238900 -3100
September 2007 229100 -9800
October 2007 233500 4400
November 2007 232800 -700
December 2007 232900 100
January 2008 231300 -1600
February 2008 231100 -200
March 2008 231600 500
April 2008 230300 -1300
May 2008 231300 1000
June 2008 234400 3100
July 2008 249000 14600
August 2008 246800 -2200
September 2008 233000 -13800
October 2008 234700 1700
November 2008 234800 100
December 2008 235400 600
January 2009 234600 -800
February 2009 234500 -100
March 2009 234400 -100
April 2009 234900 500
May 2009 235700 800
June 2009 239200 3500
July 2009 260200 21000
August 2009 252700 -7500
September 2009 238800 -13900
October 2009 241000 2200
November 2009 241800 800
December 2009 240900 -900
January 2010 241800 900
February 2010 241200 -600
March 2010 241400 200
April 2010 242600 1200
May 2010 245200 2600
June 2010 247900 2700
July 2010 268400 20500
August 2010 246700 -21700
September 2010 246500 -200
October 2010 249400 2900
November 2010 249500 100
December 2010 248400 -1100
January 2011 247300 -1100
February 2011 246900 -400
March 2011 247300 400
April 2011 246500 -800
May 2011 247000 500
June 2011 248900 1900
July 2011 261100 12200
August 2011 247000 -14100
September 2011 247100 100
October 2011 244200 -2900
November 2011 243700 -500
December 2011 243600 -100
January 2012 242700 -900
February 2012 241700 -1000
March 2012 242500 800
April 2012 241200 -1300
May 2012 241800 600
June 2012 243900 2100
July 2012 255200 11300
August 2012 242500 -12700
September 2012 241900 -600
October 2012 243200 1300
November 2012 243100 -100
December 2012 242500 -600
January 2013 240500 -2000
February 2013 240000 -500
March 2013 240400 400
April 2013 239800 -600
May 2013 239800 0
June 2013 240300 500
July 2013 250500 10200
August 2013 238100 -12400
September 2013 239700 1600
October 2013 240000 300
November 2013 239900 -100
December 2013 240100 200
January 2014 232900 -7200
February 2014 233400 500
March 2014 233700 300
April 2014 232800 -900
May 2014 233300 500
June 2014 234200 900
July 2014 247000 12800
August 2014 233700 -13300
September 2014 235900 2200
October 2014 236900 1000
November 2014 236300 -600
December 2014 236800 500
January 2015 235800 -1000
February 2015 236400 600
March 2015 236500 100
April 2015 236500 0
May 2015 237000 500
June 2015 237500 500
July 2015 251000 13500
August 2015 236800 -14200
September 2015 237900 1100
October 2015 237400 -500
November 2015 237700 300
December 2015 239400 1700
January 2016 237900 -1500
February 2016 238500 600
March 2016 238700 200
April 2016 238400 -300
May 2016 239400 1000
June 2016 240400 1000
July 2016 252800 12400
August 2016 239400 -13400
September 2016 240700 1300
October 2016 240900 200
November 2016 241400 500
December 2016 241900 500
January 2017 241000 -900
February 2017 240300 -700
March 2017 241600 1300
April 2017 239000 -2600
May 2017 240000 1000
June 2017 240600 600
July 2017 251400 10800
August 2017 238500 -12900
September 2017 239400 900
October 2017 238400 -1000
November 2017 238000 -400
December 2017 238000 0
January 2018 238100 100
February 2018 237600 -500
March 2018 237500 -100
April 2018 237400 -100
May 2018 237800 400
June 2018 238500 700
July 2018 248600 10100
August 2018 237500 -11100
September 2018 237200 -300
October 2018 236900 -300
November 2018 236900 0
December 2018 236800 -100
January 2019 236000 -800
February 2019 237200 1200
March 2019 237100 -100
April 2019 236600 -500
May 2019 236100 -500
June 2019 237300 1200
July 2019 248100 10800
August 2019 237400 -10700
September 2019 237400 0
October 2019 236700 -700
November 2019 237300 600
December 2019 237100 -200
January 2020 236800 -300
February 2020 237300 500
March 2020 237500 200
April 2020 236200 -1300
May 2020 236100 -100
June 2020 237700 1600
July 2020 248800 11100
August 2020 242000 -6800
September 2020 242200 200
October 2020 241700 -500
November 2020 241100 -600
December 2020 240800 -300
January 2021 239800 -1000
February 2021 239200 -600
March 2021 239500 300
April 2021 239300 -200
May 2021 239700 400
June 2021 240900 1200
July 2021 252000 11100
August 2021 239900 -12100
September 2021 241300 1400
October 2021 241800 500
November 2021 242200 400
December 2021 242300 100
January 2022 240700 -1600
February 2022 240200 -500
March 2022 240400 200
April 2022 238100 -2300
May 2022 236900 -1200
June 2022 237000 100
July 2022 249600 12600
August 2022 234200 -15400
September 2022 235400 1200
October 2022 235500 100
November 2022 235500 0
December 2022 234900 -600
January 2023 233200 -1700
February 2023 232900 -300

District of Columbia's Payroll Employment for Different Industries (Not Seas Adj.)

Use the links below to see the not seasonally adjusted payroll employment and number of jobs added for the following selected District of Columbia industries. You can also see the not seasonally adjusted District of Columbia payroll employment for many more industries at this link.