D.C. Labor Market Indicators · Prepared by the Office of Labor Market Research and Performance 1....

Department of Employment ServicesWashington, DC’s lead workforce development and labor agency

D.C. Labor Market Indicators: October 2019

Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes, Director

Ta-Tanisha Wallace, Chief Strategist for

Education and Workforce Innovation

Saikou A. Diallo, Chief Economist

Prepared by the Office of Labor Market Research and Performance

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• From January 2015 to October 2019:❖ The unemployment rate in DC decreased by 2.0 percentage points (or 27.0%

decrease);❖ Unemployment rate in Ward 7 and Ward 8 decreased by 3.9 percentage points

(30.2% decrease) and 4.3 percentage points (26.7% decrease) respectively;❖ Total number of DC residents that are employed increased by 33,000;❖ Total number of jobs in DC increased by 49,800;❖ Initial monthly unemployment insurance benefits claimants decreased by 10.07%;❖ Total number of unemployed DC residents decreased by 6,600 people;❖ In DC there are 2.3 jobs available (advertised) for 1 unemployed DC resident;❖ The average weekly median duration of unemployment for Black and African

American decreased by 17.2 weeks;❖ The private sector total number of payroll jobs in the District increased by 49,000 new

jobs or 9.42% increase from January 2015;❖ Professional and Business Services has the highest employment increase by industry

with 15,000 since January 2015;❖ The highest in-demand occupation is Software Developers, Applications with an

average monthly opening of 4,038;❖ The highest in-demand occupation requiring less than a bachelor’s degree is

Computer User Support Specialists with an average monthly opening of 1,988.

Highlights

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3

6.9

6.1

6.2

5.6

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.8

7.0

2015 2016 2017 2018

DC Annual Unemployment Rate (2015-2018)


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7.4

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.4 5.4

5.4

5

5.5

6

6.5

7

7.5

8

Jan

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Feb

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Mar

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Jun

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Dec

-16

Jan

-17

Feb

-17

Mar

-17

Ap

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May

-17

Jun

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Jul-

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Sep

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Oct

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Dec

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Jan

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Feb

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Mar

-19

Ap

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May

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Jun

-19

Jul-

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Sep

-19

Oct

-19

The District's Monthly Unemployment Rate: Jan. 2015 - Oct. 2019


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5.7%

3.6%

-2.1%

7.4%

5.4%

-2.0%-2.1%

-0.1%

1.9%

3.9%

5.9%

7.9%

Jan-15 Oct-19 Difference (Jan-15 - October-19)

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Unemployment Rate (January 2015 - October 2019)

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D.C.


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5.9%

5.3%

5.0%

7.3%

9.6%

6.6%

12.9%

16.1%

4.0%

3.8%

3.6%

4.8%

6.6%

4.4%

9.0%

11.8%

-1.9%

-1.5%

-1.4%

-2.5%

-3.0%

-2.2%

-3.9%

-4.3%

-5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0%

Ward 1

Ward 2

Ward 3

Ward 4

Ward 5

Ward 6

Ward 7

Ward 8

Unemployment Rate by Ward (January 2015 - October 2019)

Difference Oct-19 Jan-15


Unemployment Rate by Ward: October 2019

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8

755,500

805,300

49,800

520,000

569,000

49,000

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

700,000

800,000

900,000

Jan-15 Oct-19 Difference (Jan-15 - October-19)

Total Number of Jobs and Total Private Sector Jobs in DC (Jan. 2015 - October 2019)

Total Number of Jobs in D.C. Total Private Sector Jobs in D.C.


9

756

762 763

773

784780

776

784

789 790786

793 797792 794

795 795 794

799

799805

520

526 526

536

545

542

535

546

549 549

546

554

559

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558 558

557

561

562

569

515

525

535

545

555

565

575

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730

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Total Employment and Private Sector Employment in D.C. (Jan.2015 - Oct. 2019) (In Thousands)

Total Employment (in Thousand) Total Private Sector Employment (in Thousand)


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383.9

391.0

395.6

404.5404.0

411.9

411.4

370.0

375.0

380.0

385.0

390.0

395.0

400.0

405.0

410.0

415.0

Jan

-15

Feb

-15

Mar

-15

Ap

r-15

May

-15

Jun

-15

Jul-

15

Au

g-1

5

Sep

-15

Oct

-15

No

v-1

5

Dec

-15

Jan

-16

Feb

-16

Mar

-16

Ap

r-16

May

-16

Jun

-16

Jul-

16

Au

g-1

6

Sep

-16

Oct

-16

No

v-1

6

Dec

-16

Jan

-17

Feb

-17

Mar

-17

Ap

r-17

May

-17

Jun

-17

Jul-

17

Au

g-1

7

Sep

-17

Oct

-17

No

v-1

7

Dec

-17

Jan

-18

Feb

-18

Mar

-18

Ap

r-18

May

-18

Jun

-18

Jul-

18

Au

g-1

8

Sep

-18

Oct

-18

No

v-1

8

Dec

-18

Jan

-19

Feb

-19

Mar

-19

Ap

r-19

May

-19

Jun

-19

Jul-

19

Au

g-1

9

Sep

-19

Oct

-19

The District's Labor Force (Jan. 2015 - Oct. 2019) (In Thousands)


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355.3356.6

359.5

362.6

365.1

368.1 368.3369.2

371.3

375.8 376.4 377.2 377.7

382.6 382.5 381.7 381.9383.3

388.1

389.7 389.4

345.0

350.0

355.0

360.0

365.0

370.0

375.0

380.0

385.0

390.0

395.0

Employed D.C. Residents (Jan. 2015 - Oct. 2019) (In Thousands)


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12.8

16.0

3.2

42.5

25.3

-17.2

19.5

33.9

14.4

28.5

21.5

-7.0

-20

-10

0

10

20

30

40

50

Jan-15 Oct-19 Difference

Median Duration of Unemployment (in weeks) (Jan. 2015 - Oct. 2019)

White Black Hispanic All Races


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+15,000

+12,100

+7,500

+6,000

+4,100

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

Professional and Business

Services

Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Educational and Health

Services

Information

Top 5 Industry with Highest Employment Increase (Jan.2015 – Oct. 2019)


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52,221

49,579

-2,642

28,600

22,000

-6,600

Jan-15

Oct-19

Difference

Job Openings vs. Number of Unemployed DC Residents (Jan. 2015 - Oct. 2019)

Number Unemployed in D.C. Number of Job Openings (Advertised Jobs)


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4,038

3,274

2,8632,651 2,510

$113,750$118,800 $117,850

$88,800

$103,300

$0

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

$120,000

$140,000

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

Software Developers,

Applications

Computer Occupations,

All Other

Information Security

Analysts

Registered Nurses Management Analysts

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Top 5 Job Openings: January 2017 - October 2019 (Average Monthly Unique Job

Postings)


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1,988

1,625

1,198

937 893

$66,390

$86,580

$73,800

$69,830

$48,220

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

$90,000

$100,000

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

Computer User Support

Specialists

Web Developers First-Line Supervisors of

Office and

Administrative Support

Workers

Executive Secretaries and

Executive Administrative

Assistants

Secretaries and

Administrative

Assistants, Except Legal,

Medical, and Executive

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Top 5 Job Openings Requiring Less Than Bachelor's Degree: January 2017 - October 2019 (Avg

Monthly Unique Job Postings)


• Opeyemi Fasakin, Labor Economist

• Thomas Tsegaye, Labor Economist

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• Email: [email protected]

• Phone: (202) 671-1633

• Website: www.does.dc.gov

• http://does.dc.gov/page/labor-statistics

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