D.C. Unemployment Rate Drops

D.C.’s unemployment rate fell to 10.4 percent in December, down from 10.6 the previous month, according to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But the number of overall D.C. jobs decreased by 100; the private sector lost 400 jobs while the public sector added 300 jobs. The unemployment rate measures the number of out-of-work people who are actively looking for jobs.

The numbers are drawn from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) through its monthly survey of the District of Columbia’s employers. Since January [2011], total private sector employment has increased by 3.6 percent, or 17,400 jobs.

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