Unemployment Rate in District of Columbia, DC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How District of Columbia's unemployment rate of 6.3% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to District of Columbia for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,620 | Suwannee County, FL | 6.3% |
| #2,621 | Jefferson County, TX | 6.3% |
| #2,622 | Lucas County, OH | 6.3% |
| #2,623 | District of Columbia, DC | 6.3% |
| #2,624 | Hancock County, TN | 6.3% |
| #2,625 | Suffolk County, MA | 6.3% |
| #2,626 | Mercer County, NJ | 6.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
District of Columbia, District of Columbia has a unemployment rate of 6.3%, ranking #2,623 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.6% above the national value of 5.3%. Within District of Columbia, it ranks #1 of 1. This places it in the 19th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.