DC amongst the highest unemployment rate, Maryland and Virginia tie

As President Donald Trump continues to make unprecedented layoffs across the federal government, unemployment is expected to rise significantly in the DMV. Just four weeks into Trump’s crusade to cut federal employees, one analyst tells FOX 5 that this may just be the first wave of increasing unemployment in the region. 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The unemployment rate across the country has reached new heights in comparison to previous years, with D.C. recording a jobless rate of 5.3%.

Maryland’s jobless rate is tied with Virginia’s at 3% for January 2025. Both were higher than just a year ago.
Virginia’s January unemployment rate was up from 2.9% in December, and up from 2.8% a year earlier.
Despite Maryland’s 3.0% unemployment rate, it was down from 3.1% in December, and up compared to 2.7% a year earlier. 
Over five states across the country with a jobless rate of 5% or more in January 2025. 
It’s not clear how many of those new claims are coming directly from federal workers.