The D.C. area’s unemployment rate has increased at a significantly higher pace than the rest of the nation’s since January.

A recent report from the Brookings Institution shows that since January, the D.C. area has shed federal jobs at a faster rate than the rest of the nation, while private sector job growth has plateaued.

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