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October 2018, No. 18-10

Jessie Romero and Felipe F. Schwartzman

Regional Economy

Snapshot, October 2018

Snapshot

Oct. 5, 2018

Reports on the Fifth District economy were upbeat in recent months.

Data & Analysis

Fifth District Unemployment Rates

October 15, 2018

For more information on the regional economy, see our latest report on the Fifth District and our economic indicator charts.

Month,United States,Fifth District,District of Columbia,Maryland,North Carolina,South Carolina,Virginia,West Virginia
2008-08-01,6.1,5.2,6.5,4.5,6.1,7.1,4,4.1
2008-09-01,6.1,5.5,6.8,4.7,6.3,7.5,4.2,4.2
2008-10-01,6.5,5.7,7.1,5,6.5,8,4.4,4.4
2008-11-01,6.8,6.6,7.4,5.4,8.3,8.6,4.7,4.8
2008-12-01,7.3,7.1,7.7,5.7,9.1,9.2,5.1,5.3
2009-01-01,7.8,7.6,8,6.1,9.6,9.8,5.5,5.8
2009-02-01,8.3,8,8.3,6.4,10,10.5,6,6.4
2009-03-01,8.7,8.3,8.6,6.7,10.3,10.9,6.3,7
2009-04-01,9,8.6,8.9,6.8,10.5,11.3,6.5,7.5
2009-05-01,9.4,8.7,9.1,7,10.6,11.4,6.7,7.9
2009-06-01,9.5,8.8,9.3,7,10.6,11.5,6.8,8.1
2009-07-01,9.5,8.8,9.6,7.1,10.6,11.5,6.8,8.2
2009-08-01,9.6,8.9,9.7,7.2,10.7,11.5,6.9,8.2
2009-09-01,9.8,9,9.9,7.3,10.8,11.5,7,8.2
2009-10-01,10,9.1,10,7.4,10.9,11.6,7.1,8.3
2009-11-01,9.9,9.2,10,7.5,11.1,11.6,7.2,8.4
2009-12-01,9.9,9.3,9.9,7.7,11.2,11.7,7.4,8.5
2010-01-01,9.8,9.4,9.8,7.8,11.4,11.7,7.4,8.6
2010-02-01,9.8,9.4,9.7,7.8,11.4,11.7,7.5,8.6
2010-03-01,9.9,9.4,9.5,7.8,11.4,11.5,7.4,8.6
2010-04-01,9.9,9.3,9.4,7.7,11.2,11.4,7.3,8.5
2010-05-01,9.6,9.1,9.3,7.7,11,11.2,7.2,8.5
2010-06-01,9.4,9,9.3,7.6,10.7,11,7.1,8.5
2010-07-01,9.4,8.9,9.2,7.6,10.6,10.9,7,8.5
2010-08-01,9.5,8.9,9.2,7.6,10.5,10.8,7,8.6
2010-09-01,9.5,8.8,9.3,7.6,10.4,10.9,7,8.7
2010-10-01,9.4,8.8,9.3,7.6,10.4,10.9,6.9,8.8
2010-11-01,9.8,8.8,9.4,7.5,10.4,10.8,6.9,8.8
2010-12-01,9.3,8.8,9.5,7.5,10.4,10.8,6.8,8.8
2011-01-01,9.1,8.7,9.6,7.4,10.4,10.7,6.7,8.7
2011-02-01,9,8.6,9.8,7.3,10.3,10.7,6.6,8.5
2011-03-01,9,8.6,10.1,7.3,10.3,10.6,6.5,8.3
2011-04-01,9.1,8.6,10.3,7.3,10.3,10.6,6.5,8.2
2011-05-01,9,8.6,10.4,7.3,10.3,10.6,6.6,8.1
2011-06-01,9.1,8.7,10.5,7.3,10.4,10.7,6.6,8
2011-07-01,9,8.7,10.5,7.3,10.5,10.7,6.7,8
2011-08-01,9,8.7,10.4,7.3,10.4,10.7,6.7,8
2011-09-01,9,8.6,10.3,7.2,10.3,10.6,6.7,7.9
2011-10-01,8.8,8.5,10.1,7.2,10.2,10.4,6.6,7.8
2011-11-01,8.6,8.4,10,7.1,10,10.2,6.5,7.7
2011-12-01,8.5,8.2,9.9,7,9.8,10,6.4,7.5
2012-01-01,8.3,8.1,9.8,7,9.6,9.8,6.3,7.4
2012-02-01,8.3,8,9.6,7,9.5,9.7,6.2,7.3
2012-03-01,8.2,7.9,9.4,7,9.4,9.6,6.2,7.3
2012-04-01,8.2,7.9,9.3,7,9.4,9.5,6.2,7.4
2012-05-01,8.2,7.9,9.1,7,9.4,9.5,6.2,7.5
2012-06-01,8.2,7.9,8.9,7,9.3,9.4,6.1,7.6
2012-07-01,8.2,7.8,8.8,7,9.3,9.2,6.1,7.6
2012-08-01,8.1,7.8,8.8,7,9.2,9,6,7.7
2012-09-01,7.8,7.7,8.7,6.9,9.2,8.9,5.9,7.6
2012-10-01,7.8,7.6,8.7,6.9,9.1,8.7,5.9,7.6
2012-11-01,7.7,7.6,8.7,6.9,9.1,8.6,5.8,7.5
2012-12-01,7.9,7.5,8.7,6.9,9,8.5,5.8,7.4
2013-01-01,8,7.5,8.7,6.9,8.9,8.4,5.8,7.3
2013-02-01,7.7,7.4,8.7,6.8,8.8,8.4,5.8,7.1
2013-03-01,7.5,7.3,8.7,6.8,8.6,8.2,5.8,6.9
2013-04-01,7.6,7.2,8.6,6.7,8.4,8.1,5.8,6.8
2013-05-01,7.5,7.1,8.6,6.7,8.2,7.9,5.7,6.7
2013-06-01,7.5,7,8.6,6.6,8.1,7.8,5.7,6.6
2013-07-01,7.3,6.9,8.5,6.6,7.9,7.6,5.7,6.6
2013-08-01,7.2,6.8,8.5,6.5,7.7,7.4,5.7,6.6
2013-09-01,7.2,6.7,8.4,6.4,7.5,7.2,5.7,6.6
2013-10-01,7.2,6.6,8.3,6.3,7.3,7,5.6,6.7
2013-11-01,6.9,6.5,8.2,6.3,7.1,6.8,5.6,6.8
2013-12-01,6.7,6.4,8.1,6.2,7,6.6,5.5,6.8
2014-01-01,6.6,6.3,8,6.1,6.8,6.4,5.5,6.9
2014-02-01,6.7,6.2,7.9,6,6.7,6.3,5.4,6.8
2014-03-01,6.7,6.1,7.9,6,6.6,6.2,5.4,6.8
2014-04-01,6.3,6.1,7.9,5.9,6.5,6.2,5.4,6.7
2014-05-01,6.3,6.1,7.8,5.9,6.5,6.3,5.3,6.7
2014-06-01,6.1,6,7.8,5.9,6.4,6.4,5.3,6.6
2014-07-01,6.2,6,7.8,5.8,6.3,6.5,5.2,6.6
2014-08-01,6.2,5.9,7.7,5.7,6.2,6.6,5.2,6.5
2014-09-01,5.9,5.9,7.7,5.7,6.1,6.7,5.1,6.5
2014-10-01,5.7,5.8,7.6,5.6,6,6.7,5.1,6.5
2014-11-01,5.8,5.7,7.6,5.6,5.9,6.6,5,6.5
2014-12-01,5.6,5.7,7.5,5.5,5.8,6.5,4.9,6.6
2015-01-01,5.7,5.6,7.4,5.5,5.8,6.5,4.9,6.7
2015-02-01,5.5,5.6,7.3,5.4,5.8,6.4,4.8,6.8
2015-03-01,5.5,5.6,7.2,5.3,5.9,6.4,4.8,6.9
2015-04-01,5.4,5.6,7.1,5.3,5.9,6.3,4.7,7
2015-05-01,5.5,5.5,7,5.2,5.9,6.1,4.6,7.1
2015-06-01,5.3,5.4,6.9,5.1,5.9,6,4.5,7
2015-07-01,5.2,5.3,6.8,5,5.8,5.8,4.4,6.9
2015-08-01,5.1,5.2,6.7,5,5.7,5.7,4.3,6.7
2015-09-01,5,5.2,6.6,4.9,5.6,5.6,4.2,6.6
2015-10-01,5,5.1,6.6,4.8,5.5,5.6,4.1,6.5
2015-11-01,5,5,6.5,4.7,5.4,5.5,4.1,6.4
2015-12-01,5,5,6.4,4.7,5.4,5.5,4.1,6.4
2016-01-01,4.9,4.9,6.4,4.6,5.3,5.4,4.1,6.4
2016-02-01,4.9,4.9,6.3,4.5,5.2,5.4,4,6.4
2016-03-01,5,4.8,6.2,4.5,5.2,5.3,4,6.4
2016-04-01,5,4.8,6.1,4.4,5.1,5.2,4,6.3
2016-05-01,4.7,4.7,6.1,4.4,5,5.1,4,6.2
2016-06-01,4.9,4.7,6.1,4.4,5,5,4.1,6.1
2016-07-01,4.9,4.7,6.1,4.4,5,4.9,4.1,6.1
2016-08-01,4.9,4.7,6,4.4,5,4.8,4.2,6
2016-09-01,5,4.7,6,4.4,5.1,4.7,4.2,6
2016-10-01,4.9,4.7,6,4.4,5.1,4.7,4.2,5.9
2016-11-01,4.6,4.7,6,4.4,5.1,4.6,4.1,5.7
2016-12-01,4.7,4.6,6,4.4,5,4.6,4.1,5.5
2017-01-01,4.8,4.6,6,4.3,4.9,4.5,4,5.3
2017-02-01,4.7,4.5,6.1,4.3,4.8,4.4,4,5.1
2017-03-01,4.5,4.4,6.1,4.2,4.7,4.3,3.9,5
2017-04-01,4.4,4.3,6.2,4.2,4.6,4.3,3.8,5
2017-05-01,4.3,4.2,6.2,4.1,4.5,4.2,3.8,5
2017-06-01,4.3,4.2,6.2,4.1,4.4,4.2,3.7,5
2017-07-01,4.3,4.2,6.2,4.1,4.4,4.2,3.7,5.1
2017-08-01,4.4,4.2,6.1,4,4.4,4.2,3.7,5.2
2017-09-01,4.2,4.2,6,4,4.4,4.2,3.6,5.3
2017-10-01,4.1,4.2,5.9,4,4.5,4.2,3.6,5.4
2017-11-01,4.1,4.2,5.9,4.1,4.5,4.2,3.6,5.4
2017-12-01,4.1,4.2,5.9,4.1,4.5,4.2,3.6,5.4
2018-01-01,4.1,4.2,5.8,4.1,4.5,4.3,3.6,5.4
2018-02-01,4.1,4.2,5.7,4.2,4.5,4.4,3.5,5.4
2018-03-01,4.1,4.2,5.6,4.3,4.5,4.4,3.4,5.4
2018-04-01,3.9,4.1,5.6,4.3,4.4,4.2,3.3,5.4
2018-05-01,3.8,4.0,5.6,4.3,4.3,4.0,3.2,5.4
2018-06-01,4.0,4.0,5.6,4.3,4.2,3.8,3.2,5.3
2018-07-01,3.9,3.9,5.6,4.3,4.1,3.6,3.1,5.4
2018-08-01,3.9,3.8,5.6,4.2,3.9,3.4,3.0,5.3
2018-09-01,3.7,,,,,,,

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