For the first time in years, unemployment is rising faster in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., than in the city itself, a ...

Food insecurity remains at elevated levels for Washington, DC-area residents in 2025 and the percentage of people experiencing the most severe level of food insecurity has risen, exacerbated in recent ...

In July, the Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump’s Republican administration to downsize the federal workforce further, despite warnings that critical government services would be lost. The ruling ...

While construction jobs increased in 28 states and the District of Columbia, Washington saw a notable decrease, losing 11,100 construction jobs — a decline of 4.9% between August 2024 and August 2025.

The seasonally 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 Labor Statistics. D.C ...

WASHINGTON — 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, ...