District of Columbia brief

District of Columbia: 13 findings, 1 at an alert level, 2 at a watch level and 10 noted

1. alertDistrict of Columbia'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.
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   • 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

2. watchDistrict of Columbia'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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -4.5 < 0

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level

3. watchDistrict of Columbia's typical home value is -1.0% 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 2026-08.
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   • test: home.yoyPct = -1.0443486037145244 < 0

   arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level

4. noteDistrict of Columbia'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.
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   • +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

5. noteDistrict of Columbia'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.
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   • -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

6. noteDistrict of Columbia's typical home value rose 0.3% from $568,668 in July 2026 to $570,119 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • +0.3% = (570118.8016580458 - 568668.0533590694) / 568668.0533590694 × 100
   • 570118.8016580458 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
   • 568668.0533590694 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07

7. noteDistrict of Columbia's average weekly wage of $2,725 ranks 1st of 52 US states, against a median of $1,416.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 52 US states that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

8. noteDistrict of Columbia's covered employment of -4.5% ranks 52nd of 52 US states, against a median of -0.2%.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 52 US states that published jobs.yoy.emp

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

9. noteDistrict of Columbia's momentum index of -0.17 ranks 52nd of 52 US states, against a median of 0.25.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 52 US states that published momentum
   • momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

10. noteDistrict of Columbia's typical home value of $570,119 ranks 6th of 51 US states, against a median of $350,752.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 90 on the 0-to-100 scale across 51 US states that published home.latest

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

11. noteDistrict of Columbia's typical home value of -1.0% ranks 46th of 51 US states, against a median of +2.1%.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 10 on the 0-to-100 scale across 51 US states that published home.yoyPct

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

12. noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering District of Columbia is due between 2026-09-25 and 2026-10-09, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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    • window = 2026-09-25 to 2026-10-09, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern

    estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

Next release

Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly), between 2026-09-25 and 2026-10-09 (approximate).