District of Columbia Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.0 Percent in June Job Gains Highlight Resilience Across Sectors

(Washington, DC) – The District of Columbia’s Department of Employment Services (DOES) reported today that the seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate was 6.0 percent in June 2026, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the revised May 2026 rate of 6.1 percent.