DC Struggles with Job Recovery as Commuters Stay Home and Federal Workforce Shrinks
- DC has recovered only 64% of jobs lost early in the pandemic, the worst rate in the country
- 41 states have recovered all pandemic job losses; some seeing employment surge
- Job recovery uneven due to pandemic-related migration patterns
- Downtown DC heavily reliant on commuters, now working remotely
- Federal employment in DC also declining, with loss of 8,000 jobs expected