The Washington region added 50,900 jobs between 2016 and 2017 based on data released today from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 5,600 fewer jobs than indicated by the preliminary release. The major revisions include (1) stronger job growth in the Other Services sector, which led the gains in 2017, (2) weaker job growth in the Professional & Business Services, Retail Trade, Leisure & Hospitality, and Education & Health sectors than initially reported, (3) downward revisions to growth during the summer months in the District of Columbia, (4) weaker growth in Suburban Maryland, including job decreases at the end of 2017, and (5) modest upward revisions to job growth in Northern Virginia.
