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D.C. Unemployment Claims Surge, Ranking Worst in the Nation

by Stacy M. Brown July 24, 2025July 24, 2025

The nation’s capital is confronting an escalating wave of unemployment claims, with new data showing the District ranks last in the country for progress in stabilizing its labor market. According to WalletHub’s latest report, “States Where Unemployment Claims Are Decreasing the Most,” initial filings in D.C. rose 22.63% over the prior week and were 73.21% […]

U.S. Unemployment Claims Drop to 52-Year Low

by Stacy M. Brown December 9, 2021

**FILE** Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Md. Governor Sued for Decision to End Federal Unemployment Benefits

by WI Guest Author June 25, 2021December 21, 2021

African Americans account for 25 percent of the 12 million jail admissions every year. (Wikimedia Commons)

COATES: Demanding Jobs Over Jails

by WI Guest Author May 26, 2021December 21, 2021

U.S. Unemployment Numbers Fall to Pandemic-Era Low: Labor Dept.

by WI Guest Author May 6, 2021December 21, 2021

D.C. residents line up for coronavirus testing at Bread for the City in Northwest on May 19. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

EDITORIAL: A Lifeline for D.C.’s Unemployed Workers

by WI Guest Author October 14, 2020December 21, 2021

Business, National

840K More Americans Filed for Employment Benefits Last Week

by WI Guest Author October 8, 2020December 21, 2021

Muriel Bowser

Community, Local Business

D.C. Joins Bandwagon of States Applying for Supplemental Unemployment Funds

by WI Guest Author September 1, 2020December 21, 2021

U.S. Unemployment Claims Below 1M for First Time During Pandemic

by WI Guest Author August 13, 2020December 21, 2021

**FILE** Maryland Del. Adrienne Jones (right) prepares to sign legislation on March 26 for eligible federal workers in the state to receive unemployment benefits in the case of a federal government shutdown. Also present at the bill signing are (from left) Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., Del. Jessica Feldmark, Gov. Larry Hogan and Sen. Brian Feldman. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Unemployment Claims Up in D.C. and Virginia, but Plunge in Maryland

by WI Guest Author July 16, 2020December 21, 2021