DMV now leading the country in job losses, by a mile

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

How exactly is a mayor going to improve this? Be realistic

Is this a real question? How about by not being incredibly hostile to businesses? That would be a good place to start.

sure, look at how great thats worked out for america so far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yet the housing market is insane right now, with bidding wars being the norm in places like Bethesda and Arlington.

There's been a housing shortage here for years. What's your point?

Builders don't want to have anything to do with DC because of the city's policies. For example, thanks to the city council, especially Janeese Lewis George, it is almost impossible to evict people who refuse to pay their rent. Builders are not charities. They need to make money. Why would builders want to build apartment buildings here when everyone knows that some fraction of people they rent to will almost immediately stop paying and it will take years of court fights to get them to either pay or leave? They'll just go elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

How exactly is a mayor going to improve this? Be realistic

This is like a firefighter asking what they're supposed to do about a building that's on fire. Any politician who takes this attitude should be rejected by voters. Promoting the economy and getting jobs here should be the mayoral candidate's No. 1 priority. If people don't have jobs, almost nothing else the government does matters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

How exactly is a mayor going to improve this? Be realistic

This is like a firefighter asking what they're supposed to do about a building that's on fire. Any politician who takes this attitude should be rejected by voters. Promoting the economy and getting jobs here should be the mayoral candidate's No. 1 priority. If people don't have jobs, almost nothing else the government does matters.

In DC, the firefighter would need to watch the blaze until they are officially dispatched by the central office.

https://www.ems1.com/dc-fire-and-ems/articles/lawsuit-filed-by-family-of-man-who-died-near-dc-fire-station-CI1Uyvbn1XG7YtZp/

[Anonymous]

It's probably not working engaging with OPs who don't know that the DC is the center of the Federal Government.

You can't fix intentional ignorance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

How exactly is a mayor going to improve this? Be realistic

This is like a firefighter asking what they're supposed to do about a building that's on fire. Any politician who takes this attitude should be rejected by voters. Promoting the economy and getting jobs here should be the mayoral candidate's No. 1 priority. If people don't have jobs, almost nothing else the government does matters.

In DC, the firefighter would need to watch the blaze until they are officially dispatched by the central office.

https://www.ems1.com/dc-fire-and-ems/articles/lawsuit-filed-by-family-of-man-who-died-near-dc-fire-station-CI1Uyvbn1XG7YtZp/

Why are you posting a link to a 10 year old story that contradicts your claim?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

How exactly is a mayor going to improve this? Be realistic

This is like a firefighter asking what they're supposed to do about a building that's on fire. Any politician who takes this attitude should be rejected by voters. Promoting the economy and getting jobs here should be the mayoral candidate's No. 1 priority. If people don't have jobs, almost nothing else the government does matters.

Don't move in to the Federal District if you don't work for the Federal government.

[Anonymous]

And the jobs in this area are hiring for Shi% pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Janeese Lewis George says she'll raise taxes on businesses. Um....

Janeese has built her career on hating businesses so you probably shouldn't expect her to change her stripes now just because we, you know, really need them right now. Politicians will always put their own personal interests (and brands) ahead of the voters' interests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

How exactly is a mayor going to improve this? Be realistic

This is like a firefighter asking what they're supposed to do about a building that's on fire. Any politician who takes this attitude should be rejected by voters. Promoting the economy and getting jobs here should be the mayoral candidate's No. 1 priority. If people don't have jobs, almost nothing else the government does matters.

In DC, the firefighter would need to watch the blaze until they are officially dispatched by the central office.

https://www.ems1.com/dc-fire-and-ems/articles/lawsuit-filed-by-family-of-man-who-died-near-dc-fire-station-CI1Uyvbn1XG7YtZp/

Why are you posting a link to a 10 year old story that contradicts your claim?

It doesn't. The firefighters wouldn't respond. The bystanders had to wait until a random ambulance passed by. This is the level of competency in DC. If something goes right, it's mostly by chance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

How exactly is a mayor going to improve this? Be realistic

This is like a firefighter asking what they're supposed to do about a building that's on fire. Any politician who takes this attitude should be rejected by voters. Promoting the economy and getting jobs here should be the mayoral candidate's No. 1 priority. If people don't have jobs, almost nothing else the government does matters.

Don't move in to the Federal District if you don't work for the Federal government.

Why do you keep telling me it should be a state?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

How exactly is a mayor going to improve this? Be realistic

Is this a real question? How about by not being incredibly hostile to businesses? That would be a good place to start.

Mayors have such limited ability to deal with the macro issues that are impacting jobs. Being "less hostile" to business is going to have negligible impacts, if any.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And the jobs in this area are hiring for Shi% pay.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

How exactly is a mayor going to improve this? Be realistic

This is like a firefighter asking what they're supposed to do about a building that's on fire. Any politician who takes this attitude should be rejected by voters. Promoting the economy and getting jobs here should be the mayoral candidate's No. 1 priority. If people don't have jobs, almost nothing else the government does matters.

More like you're the person who runs for student class president in elementary school promising all day recess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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

How exactly is a mayor going to improve this? Be realistic

Is this a real question? How about by not being incredibly hostile to businesses? That would be a good place to start.

Mayors have such limited ability to deal with the macro issues that are impacting jobs. Being "less hostile" to business is going to have negligible impacts, if any.

Are you dumb or just insane?