DMV now leading the country in job losses, by a mile
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Anonymous
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics says we lost 103,900 jobs in the past year. Maybe this is something the mayoral candidates should address?
https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/washington-dc-metropolitan-area-lost-103900-jobs-from-january-2025-to-january-2026.htm |
Anonymous
| Janeese Lewis George says she'll raise taxes on businesses. Um.... |
Anonymous
How exactly is a mayor going to improve this? Be realistic |
Anonymous
Hooray for DOGE! 
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Anonymous
Not just DOGE, but a lot of the private tech are laying off blaming AI when its really their stock went down or flat and they need to boost it. |
Anonymous
| Duh. The Federal RIFs + DOGE killing contracts and grants for many government contractors that led to many, many layoffs (I was part of one). How is this news? |
Anonymous
More of those jobs are in the M and V part of the DMV. |
Anonymous
| Yet the housing market is insane right now, with bidding wars being the norm in places like Bethesda and Arlington. |
Anonymous
| How is rhe DC mayor supposed to make the federal government do anything? Federal employees were fired or pushed out, whole agencies were eliminated, contracts cancelled, and funding to NGOs cut. That's why so many jobs were lost. Add in tech woes and there you have it. |
Anonymous
There's been a housing shortage here for years. What's your point? |
Anonymous
The Mayor's can't do anything about the Pedophile in the White House. |
Anonymous
Is this a real question? How about by not being incredibly hostile to businesses? That would be a good place to start. |
Anonymous
Right? Asking for mayors to be accountable for the deeds of the PedOTUs and Musk is like $h@tting your pants and changing your shirt. |
Anonymous
The only possible response is to wring your hands and wait for the government jobs to come back. |
Anonymous
I needed that LOL this am. Thank you! It was bitter but I did LOL. |