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Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency D. C. Labor Market Indicators: February 2017 Odie A. Donald II, Acting Director Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes, Deputy Director Saikou A. Diallo, Chief Economist Prepared by the Office of Economic Research, Performance and Data Analytics

Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency Highlights • From January 2015 to February 2017: v The unemployment rate in DC decreased by 1. 8 percentage points (or 24. 0% decrease); v Unemployment rate in Ward 7 and Ward 8 decreased by 3. 2 percentage points (24. 8% decrease) and 3. 6 percentage points (22. 4% decrease) respectively; v Total number of DC residents that are employed increased by 18, 800; v Total number of jobs in DC increased by 26, 700; v Initial monthly unemployment insurance benefits claimants decreased by 33. 15%; v Total number of unemployed DC residents decreased by 5, 900 people; v In DC there are 2. 0 jobs available (advertised) for 1 unemployed DC resident; v The average weekly median duration of unemployment for Black and African American decreased by over 15 weeks; v The private sector total number of payroll jobs in the District increased by 24, 200 new jobs or 4. 65% increase from January 2015. v Professional and Business Services has the highest employment increase by industry with 9, 100 since January 2015; v The highest in-demand occupation is Computer Occupations, All Other; with an average monthly opening of 1, 901; v The highest in-demand occupation requiring less than a bachelor’s degree is Computer User Support Specialists; with an average monthly opening of 1, 076.

Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency The District's Monthly Unemployment Rate: Jan. 2015 - Feb. 2017 8 7. 5 7. 4 7. 2 7. 1 7 6. 5 6 7. 0 6. 9 6. 8 6. 7 6. 6 6. 5 6. 4 6. 3 6. 2 6. 1 6. 0 5. 9 5. 8 5. 7 5. 5 M 5 ay -1 5 Ju n 15 Ju l-1 A 5 ug -1 5 Se p 15 O ct -1 N 5 ov -1 5 D ec -1 5 Ja n 16 Fe b 1 M 6 ar -1 6 A pr -1 M 6 ay -1 6 Ju n 16 Ju l-1 A 6 ug -1 6 Se p 16 O ct -1 N 6 ov -1 6 D ec -1 6 Ja n 17 Fe b 17 5 pr -1 -1 A 15 ar M b- Fe Ja n- 15 5

Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency 8. 0% 6. 0% 7. 5% Unemployment Rate (January 2015 - February 2017) 5. 7% Unemployment Rate 4. 7% 4. 0% USA D. C. 2. 0% 0. 0% Jan-15 Feb-17 Difference (Jan-15 - Feb-17) -1. 0% -2. 0% -1. 8%

Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency Unemployment Rate by Ward (January 2015 - February 2017) -3. 6% 12. 5% Ward 8 -3. 2% Ward 7 9. 7% -0. 9% Ward 6 -2. 5% 7. 1% Ward 4 -0. 8% Ward 3 -0. 7% Ward 2 -1. 2% Ward 1 0. 0% 5. 6% 4. 2% 12. 9% 6. 6% Ward 5 -1. 7% -5. 0% 5. 7% 16. 1% 9. 6% 7. 3% 5. 0% 4. 6% 5. 3% 4. 7% 5. 9% 5. 0% Difference 10. 0% Feb-17 Jan-15 15. 0%

Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency Unemployment Rate by Ward: February 2017

Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency Total Number of Jobs and Total Private Sector Jobs in DC (Jan. 2015 - Feb. 2017) 900, 000 800, 000 782, 200 755, 500 700, 000 600, 000 544, 200 520, 000 500, 000 400, 000 300, 000 200, 000 100, 000 26, 700 0 Jan-15 Feb-17 Total Number of Jobs in D. C. Total Private Sector Jobs in D. C. 24, 200 Difference (Jan-15 - Feb-17)

Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency Total Employment and Private Sector Employment in D. C. (Jan. 2015 - Feb. 2017) (In Thousands) 800 555 789 790 784 780 780 773 782 776 550 545 770 762 760 Total Employment 763 540 756 535 Private Sector Employment 750 530 740 525 730 520 710 Jan-15 Mar-15 Jun-15 Sep-15 Dec-15 Mar-16 Jun-16 Total Employment (in Thousand) Sep-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Total Private Sector Employment (in Thousand) 515

Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency Employed D. C. Residents (Jan. 2015 -Feb. 2017) (In Thousands) 380. 0 375. 0 373. 3 374. 1 371. 3 370. 0 368. 1 368. 3 Mar-16 Jun-16 369. 2 365. 1 365. 0 362. 6 359. 5 360. 0 355. 3 356. 6 355. 0 350. 0 345. 0 Jan-15 Mar-15 Jun-15 Sep-15 Dec-15 Sep-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17

Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency Median Duration of Unemployment (Jan. 2015 - Feb. 2017) 50 42. 5 40 28. 5 30 27. 1 21. 5 19. 5 20 12. 8 10. 4 10 0 7. 3 Jan-15 Feb-17 -2. 4 Difference -7. 0 -12. 2 -15. 4 -20 White Black Hispanic All Races

Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency Top 5 Industries with Highest Employment Increase (Jan. 2015 – Feb. 2017) 10, 000 +9, 100 9, 000 8, 000 +7, 600 7, 000 +5, 800 6, 000 5, 000 4, 000 3, 000 +2, 500 2, 000 +800 1, 000 0 Professional and Business Services Educational and Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Government Mining, Logging & Construction

Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency Job Openings vs. Number of Unemployed DC Residents (Jan. 2015 -Feb. 2017) -5, 900 Difference -7, 212 22, 700 Feb-17 45, 009 28, 600 Jan-15 52, 221 Number Unemployed in D. C. Number of Job Openings (Advertised Jobs)

Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency Top 5 Job Openings: January 2015 - February 2017 (Average Monthly Unique Job Postings) 2, 000 $115, 030 1, 600 Job Openings $100, 640 $94, 700 1, 400 $100, 000 $79, 630 1, 200 1, 000 $120, 000 $111, 490 $80, 000 1, 901 1, 637 800 1, 622 $60, 000 1, 509 1, 470 600 $40, 000 400 $20, 000 200 0 Computer Occupations, All Other Registered Nurses Management Analysts Information Security Analysts Software Developers, Applications $0 Annual Median Wages 1, 800 $140, 000

Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency Top 5 Job Openings Requiring Less Than Bachelor’s Degree: January 2015 - February 2017 (Average Monthly Unique Job Openings) 1, 200 $90, 000 $79, 770 $70, 000 $61, 930 $60, 470 $56, 200 800 $60, 000 $50, 000 600 1, 076 $40, 000 985 400 749 $30, 000 659 528 $20, 000 200 $10, 000 0 Computer User Support Specialists Web Developers Executive Secretaries First-Line Supervisors of Sales Representatives, and Executive Office and Services, All Other Administrative Support Assistants Workers $0 Annual Median Wages 1, 000 Job Openings $80, 000 $71, 270

Department of Employment Services Washington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency Contact Information • Opeyemi Fasakin, Labor Economist • Thomas Tsegaye, Junior Economist • Email: lmi. does@dc. gov • Phone: (202) 671 -1633 • Website: www. does. dc. gov • http: //does. dc. gov/page/labor-statistics