District of Columbia, DC: 21 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 16 noted
21 findings fired for District of Columbia, DC this run, against a typical home value of $567,289 in September 2026 and covered employment of 715,729 in 2026 Q1. 9 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertDistrict of Columbia, DC's covered employment is -4.5% against a year earlier, an alert level here: covered employment at least 3 percent below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -4.5 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchDistrict of Columbia, DC's covered employment is -4.5% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -4.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchDistrict of Columbia, DC's typical home value is -0.7% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical home value below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- test: home.yoyPct = -0.7151946556552886 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchDistrict of Columbia, DC's years of wages of 4.0 scores 46 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 0 across counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro, a gap of 46 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 46 = |46 across US counties - 0 across counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro|
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchDistrict of Columbia, DC's typical home value of $567,289 scores 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 55 across counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro, a gap of 41 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 41 = |96 across US counties - 55 across counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDistrict of Columbia, DC's average weekly wage was 4.5% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +4.5 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteDistrict of Columbia, DC's covered employment was 4.5% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -4.5 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteDistrict of Columbia, DC's typical asking rent rose 0.4% from $2,474 in August 2026 to $2,484 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (2484.247225561851 - 2474.101497210203) / 2474.101497210203 × 100
- 2484.247225561851 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 2474.101497210203 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteDistrict of Columbia, DC's covered employment of 715,729 ranks 1st of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro, against a median of 38,075.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDistrict of Columbia, DC's years of wages of 4.0 ranks 23rd of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro, against a median of 7.1.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro that published yearsOfWages
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDistrict of Columbia, DC's average weekly wage of $2,725 ranks 14th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDistrict of Columbia, DC's covered employment of 715,729 ranks 33rd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 99 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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