Washington, D.C. recorded the highest unemployment rate in the nation in 2025, with Black workers being hit hardest by the weakening labor market, experiencing a Black to white unemployment ratio of two to one.
Washington, D.C. recorded the highest unemployment rate in the nation in 2025, with Black workers being hit hardest by the weakening labor market, experiencing a Black to white unemployment ratio of two to one.

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