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Population 16+: Unemployed

City: District of Columbia

5.80%
Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex
Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex City: District of Columbia
Value
Male 6.38%
Female 5.29%
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Workers by Means of Transportation to Work City: District of Columbia
Workers % of Workers
Worked at Home 112,156 29.40%
Walked 38,026 9.97%
Bicycle 12,085 3.17%
Carpooled 15,705 4.12%
Drove Alone 110,876 29.06%
Public Transport 82,679 21.67%
Other 10,008 2.62%
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Workers by Travel Time to Work City: District of Columbia
Workers % of Workers
Under 15 Minutes 34,660 12.15%
15 - 29 Minutes 99,260 34.80%
30 - 44 Minutes 93,056 32.63%
45 - 59 Minutes 34,905 12.24%
60+ Minutes 23,319 8.18%

Average Commute Time

City: District of Columbia

33
Minutes
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Employed Civilian 16+ by Industry City: District of Columbia
Persons % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
Accommodation/Food Services 18,626 4.85%
Admin/Spprt/Waste Mgmt 12,128 3.16%
Agriculture/Forest/Fish/Hunt 296 0.08%
Entertainment/Rec Svcs 10,689 2.78%
Construction 7,699 2.01%
Educational Svcs 35,952 9.37%
Fin/Insur/RE/Rent/Lse 22,134 5.77%
Health Care/Soc Asst 32,742 8.53%
Information 14,975 3.90%
Mgmt of Companies 739 0.19%
Total Manufacturing 6,286 1.64%
Oth Svcs, Not Pub Admin 38,405 10.01%
Prof/Sci/Tech/Admin 82,719 21.55%
Public Administration 68,470 17.84%
Retail Trade 18,423 4.80%
Transport/Warehse/Utils 11,859 3.09%
Wholesale Trade 1,673 0.44%
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation City: District of Columbia
Persons % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
Architect/Engineer 8,038 2.09%
Arts/Entertain/Sports 23,464 6.11%
Building Grounds Maint 7,012 1.83%
Business/Financial Ops 49,404 12.87%
Community/Soc Svcs 7,950 2.07%
Computer/Mathematical 27,116 7.06%
Construction/Extraction 3,382 0.88%
Edu/Training/Library 24,005 6.25%
Farm/Fish/Forestry 151 0.04%
Food Prep/Serving 12,014 3.13%
Health Practitioner/Tec 15,383 4.01%
Healthcare Support 5,189 1.35%
Maintenance Repair 2,007 0.52%
Legal 31,521 8.21%
Life/Phys/Soc Science 17,060 4.44%
Management 70,935 18.48%
Office/Admin Support 29,140 7.59%
Production 2,405 0.63%
Protective Svcs 8,371 2.18%
Sales/Related 20,223 5.27%
Personal Care/Svc 7,869 2.05%
Transportation/Moving 11,176 2.91%
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Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation Group City: District of Columbia
Persons % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
White Collar 324,239 84.48%
Blue Collar 18,970 4.94%
Service and Farm 40,606 10.58%
Demographics information provided by Claritas, updated May 2025, under these terms of use.