The D.C. area’s unemployment rate has increased at a significantly higher pace than the rest of the nation’s since January.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The seasonably adjusted unemployment rate in Washington, D.C., was the highest in the nation for the third straight month, according to new data released Tuesday by the Bureau of ...

"The Northern Virginia suburbs have actually experienced the highest growth in unemployment in this region," said Amy Liu.

The Department of Government Efficiency's remaking of the federal workforce has battered the Washington job market and put more households in the metropolitan area in financial distress, according to ...

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Protective Services wait on a tow truck to take away a food truck on the National Mall, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Washington. The owner says his employees ...