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District of Columbia jobs and job market: layoffs, colleges and workforce help

District of Columbia’s unemployment rate is 5.7%. 4,406 open professional jobs are listed here. Employers filed 17 layoff notices in the last 12 months. Choose a county or city for the same picture closer to home.

District of Columbia economy

  • 5.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    6.5% the month before

  • 402,398

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 672,079

    people in District of Columbia

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $106,287

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 71%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

District of Columbia layoffs

  • 17

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 3,122

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 17

    employers

WARN notices filed in District of Columbia, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Democratic Congressional Campaign CommitteeWashington207LayoffState record
Democratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteeWashington111LayoffState record
Democratic Nation CommitteeTakes effect Nov 13, 2026Washington—LayoffState record
Golden SVCS, LLCTakes effect Oct 31, 2026Washington61LayoffState record
Savista, LLCWashington80LayoffState record
National Association of County and City Helath OfficialsWashington62LayoffState record
Elevance HealthWashington85LayoffState record
General Dynamic Information TechnologyTakes effect Sep 11, 2026Washington64LayoffState record
Medical Facility AssociatesTakes effect Sep 6, 2026Washington1,270LayoffState record
Ideal US Talent Systems Worker Op Co LLCTakes effect Jul 1, 2026Washington307LayoffState record

All layoff notices in the state

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Employers hiring most in District of Columbia

Employers with the most open professional roles on our job board right now.

  1. Confidential120 open roles
  2. Anduril Industries94 open roles
  3. CACI International62 open roles
  4. SpaceX44 open roles
  5. Shield AI41 open roles
  6. Medstar Health39 open roles
  7. The Washington Post32 open roles
  8. Serco North America30 open roles
  9. Blood Cancer United29 open roles
  10. Anduril28 open roles
  11. Noblis28 open roles
  12. Central Intelligence Agency25 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in District of Columbia

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Higher education in District of Columbia

  • 14

    public and private nonprofit colleges

    Source: IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education

  • about 122,500

    students enrolled

    Estimated from size bands

Largest colleges in District of Columbia

Largest colleges in District of Columbia
CollegeCityTypeStudents
George Washington UniversityWashingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-year20,000+
Georgetown UniversityWashingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-year20,000+
American UniversityWashingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Howard UniversityWashingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
The Catholic University of AmericaWashingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Gallaudet UniversityWashingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Trinity Washington UniversityWashingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
University of the District of ColumbiaWashingtonPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Institute of World PoliticsWashingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
NewU UniversityWashingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of StudiesWashingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and FamilyWashingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

All 14 District of Columbia colleges

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving District of Columbia. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

2 American Job Centers in District of Columbia

Conferences in District of Columbia

Industry conferences and trade shows held in District of Columbia, the ones worth a trip for hiring managers and job seekers. 99 with dates announced.

Showing 24 of 130 conferences, 99 with dates announced.

All conferences

District of Columbia counties

Each county page has its own unemployment, layoffs, job openings, employers, colleges and job centers.

District of Columbia cities

Cities with open jobs, layoff notices, a job center or a college.

Laid off or looking for work in District of Columbia?

See what to do first, what District of Columbia unemployment benefits pay, and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS for population, income and unemployment; WARN notices from District of Columbia’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. District of Columbia unemployment benefits.