While many places throughout the country continue to lose workers and see their unemployment rate consistently increase, more Washington DC jobs were added last month.

During July, the District of Columbia saw its unemployment rate decrease from 10.9 percent to 10.6 percent. This is the first time the city’s unemployment rate has declined since March, but the lowered rate is still higher than the national unemployment rate of 9.4 percent.

D.C. had a total non-farm employment of 716,200 workers during July, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 703,000 jobs during June and a .9 percent increase from last year.

Three industries saw an increase in Washington DC jobs when compared to last year. The education and health services industry employed 106,200 workers during July, down from 106,700 workers during June, but a 2 percent increase from last year. The leisure and hospitality industry employed 59,500 workers during July, up from 58,700 workers during June and a 2.1 percent increase from last year. The government industry employed 250,200 workers during July, up from 238,300 workers during June and a 5.4 percent increase from last year.

The manufacturing industry took the biggest hit when compared to last year. That industry employed 1,300 workers during July, the same as during June, but an 18.8 percent decrease from last year.

Other industries that saw an over-the-year decrease in jobs include:

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