By AFRO Staff
Unemployment in DC increased from April to May. (Courtesy Photo)
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(June 24, 2009) - According to the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES), the city’s unemployment rate for May 2009 rose to 10.7 percent – up 0.8 percent from the April 2009 rate.
The May 2009 rate was also 4.1 percent higher than the rate for the same period a year ago.
Overall, a total of 291,800 residents were employed and 35,100 were unemployed in May 2009,
and the District’s unemployment for that time was 4.3 percent higher than the rate in May 2008.
In addition, job growth was significant in the nation’s capital, with the number of District wage and salary jobs having decreased by 1,500 last month.
While 2,900 jobs were lost in the private sector, the District gained 1,400 local government jobs. The federal government gained 1,500 jobs.