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Employment and Occupational Information in District of Columbia

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Employment Information
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Snapshot of Employment in District of Columbia in 2010

639,390

Total Employment

9.20 %

Unemployment Rate

$73,440

Average Annual Salary

#1 amongst U.S. states ranked by average annual wages.
#2 amongst U.S. states ranked by total employment growth from the previous year.
#2 amongst U.S. states ranked by average annual wages growth from the previous year.
#12 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its female civilian population aged 16 and over that constitutes its labor force.
#12 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its female civilian population aged 16 and over that is in active employment.
#14 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its civilian population aged 16 and over that constitutes its labor force.
#17 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its male civilian population aged 16 and over that constitutes its labor force.
#15 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its civilian population aged 16 and over that is in active employment.
#17 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its male civilian population aged 16 and over that is in active employment.
#26 amongst U.S. states ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate among men.
#31 amongst U.S. states ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate.
#32 amongst U.S. states ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate among women.
#39 amongst U.S. states ranked by total employment.

Employment Information for District of Columbia

Total Employment for District of Columbia in 2010

Figure 1. Total Employment

Total Employment by Gender for District of Columbia in 2010

Figure 2. Employment by Gender

Employment Percent Change for District of Columbia in 2010

Figure 3. Employment Percent Change

Unemployment Rate for District of Columbia in 2010

Figure 4. Unemployment Rate

Figure 5. Percentage of Civilian Population in Employment

District of Columbia

United States

Total Employment

639,390

127,097,160

Total Employment Amount Change from 2009 to 2010

2,210

-3,550,450

Total Employment Percent Change from 2009 to 2010

0.00 %

-0.03 %

Percent of Women Employed

58.80 %

53.60 %

Percent of Men Employed

66.90 %

58.50 %

Unemployment Rate

9.20 %

9.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Women

8.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Men

9.70 %

10.50 %

Table 1. Employment Information for District of Columbia

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Salary Information for District of Columbia

Annual Salary Distribution for District of Columbia in 2010

Figure 6. Annual Salary Distribution

Hourly Wage Distribution for District of Columbia in 2010

Figure 7. Hourly Wage Distribution

Average Annual Salary for District of Columbia in 2010

Figure 8. Average Annual Salary

Average Hourly Wage for District of Columbia in 2010

Figure 9. Average Hourly Wage

Figure 10. Average Annual Wage Percent Change

District of Columbia

United States

Average Annual Salary

$73,440

$44,410

Average Hourly Wage

$35.31

$21.35

Average Annual Salary Change from 2009 to 2010

0.04 %

0.02 %

Table 2. Salary Information for District of Columbia

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District of Columbia Occupations

VIEW ALL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OCCUPATIONS HERE

HIGHEST PAYING OCCUPATIONS

1. Legal Occupations: $139,820

2. Management Occupations: $122,460

3. Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations: $98,440

4. Architecture and Engineering Occupations: $96,830

5. Computer and Mathematical Occupations: $87,760

Table 3. Highest Paying District of Columbia Occupations

FASTEST GROWING SALARIES

1. Community and Social Service Occupations: 0.08 %

2. Construction and Extraction Occupations: 0.07 %

3. Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations: 0.06 %

4. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations: 0.06 %

5. Protective Service Occupations: 0.05 %

Table 4. District of Columbia Occupations with the Fastest Growing Salaries

POPULAR OCCUPATIONS

1. Office and Administrative Support Occupations: 14.62 %

2. Business and Financial Operations Occupations: 13.98 %

3. Management Occupations: 13.28 %

4. Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations: 6.74 %

5. Legal Occupations: 5.86 %

Table 5. Popular District of Columbia Occupations
(Percentage of Total Employment for the State)

FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT

1. Transportation and Material Moving Occupations: 0.11 %

2. Business and Financial Operations Occupations: 0.10 %

3. Management Occupations: 0.09 %

4. Healthcare Support Occupations: 0.07 %

5. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations: 0.07 %

Table 6. District of Columbia Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment

District of Columbia Industry Business Statistics Information

LARGEST EMPLOYMENT

1. Professional, scientific, and technical services: 19.18%

2. Other services (except public administration): 15.28%

3. Health care and social assistance: 13.14%

4. Accommodation and food services: 11.6%

5. Educational services: 10.05%

Table 7. Local Industries with the Largest Employment (2008)

LARGEST NUMER OF FIRMS

1. Professional, scientific, and technical services: 4,122

2. Other services (except public administration): 3,584

3. Health care and social assistance: 1,744

4. Accommodation and food services: 1,646

5. Retail trade: 1,471

Table 8. Local Industries with the Largest Number of Registered Firms (2008)

HIGHEST EMPLOYMENT PER FIRM

1. Educational services: 95.44

2. Management of companies and enterprises: 49

3. Information: 48.16

4. Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services: 47.5

5. Health care and social assistance: 35.11

Table 9. Local Industries with the Highest Number of Employees Per Firm (2008)

HIGHEST ANNUAL PAYROLL PER FIRM

1. Management of companies and enterprises: $5,122,914

2. Information: $4,672,969

3. Educational services: $4,255,711

4. Finance and insurance: $4,108,854

5. Professional, scientific, and technical services: $2,381,144

Table 10. Local Industries with the Highest Annual Payroll Per Firm (2008)

Popular Colleges and Academic/Training Programs in District of Columbia

Table 11. Popular Colleges in District of Columbia.

Table 12. Popular Academic/Training Programs Offered by Colleges in District of Columbia.

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Further Information on Employment and Occupations in District of Columbia

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor and U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA METRO AREAS

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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria