Between September and November, the District lost 19,000 jobs, bringing total employment to 739,200. Despite these losses, District residents didn’t fare as badly as resident employment remains 1.8% above pre-pandemic levels. Read more about the latest job report: ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/what-do...

In ORA’s latest blog post, we find that the District’s population is the second youngest among U.S. states with a median age of 34.9. Moreover, women outnumber men with 11% more women than men. Read more here: ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/populat...

Homeownership trends in DC are shifting amid housing affordability challenges and demographic changes. Notably, more women are becoming homeowners. In our latest blog post, ORA explores several factors that likely contributed to this change. Read here: ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/women-d...

How will the federal government’s downsizing impact wages and personal income in the District? We look to lessons from the 1990s, when federal downsizing between Q1 of 1993 and Q2 of 1996 decreased wages by $4 billion. ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/lost-de...

What happens to the District when the federal government shrinks significantly to wages and income? In Part 2 of our series looking at the last time the federal government downsized we examine these impacts in the District: ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/lost-de...

Good morning, DC! We can't think of a better way to spend the morning than catching up on the latest DC Economic and Revenue Trends Report! Read it here: ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/dc-econ...

How will the federal government’s downsizing impact the District? We look to lessons from the 1990s, when the federal workforce in DC was cut by 22%. ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/lost-de...

What happens to the District when the federal government shrinks significantly? We looked at the last time it happened: the 1990s. ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/lost-de...

It's the end of the month, and that means a new DC Economic and Revenue Trends report! Catch up on all the changes here: ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/dc-econ...

How are we monitoring the federal downsizing and its impact on DC? This week’s blog post dives into the data we are monitoring and the dashboards we built for DC and Nationwide to track these impacts. ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/federal...

Our office is actively monitoring the federal government layoffs and impacts on the District. Read our new blog post about the data we are tracking and two new dashboards we have built: ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/how-we%...

While you wait for the cherry blossoms to bloom, catch up on our latest DC Economic and Revenue Trends Report for February 2025! Now available: ora-cfo.dc.gov/publication/...

It may rain today, but a good cup of tea and a new DC Economic and Revenue Trends Report is a good way to spend the afternoon. Read the latest for January 2025 here: ora-cfo.dc.gov/publication/...

It's cold outside, but this data is hot off the press! Take a break, and check out the latest monthly DC Economic and Revenue Trends. Read the full report here: ora-cfo.dc.gov/publication/...

We recently released our quarterly revenue estimate for DC: ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/dc-reve... • Estimate for FY 2025-2028 remains unchanged • Actual preliminary revenue for FY 2024 is higher than expected • US election introduces uncertainty in future years due to potential new federal policies

Happy holidays! Here are some highlights from our latest monthly DC Economic and Revenue Trends Review. Read the full review here: ora-cfo.dc.gov/publication/...

We’ve released an interactive dashboard for our latest tax burden study for the DC metro area. Compare income, property, sales, and auto taxes for a hypothetical family of three in DC and surrounding jurisdictions. ora-cfo.dc.gov/page/tax-bur...

DC’s home sale market has experienced dramatic changes in the last several years as mortgage rates have fallen then risen. We explore the role of women in this market, who have lower average incomes than other buyers taking out mortgages. ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/role-wo...

Happy Friday! Catch up with our most recent work: - DC economic trends ora-cfo.dc.gov/publication/... - Catalog of tax expenditures(aka tax breaks) ora-cfo.dc.gov/sites/defaul... - Federal contracting + DC economy ora-cfo.dc.gov/blog/importa... - DC taxes, visualized ora-cfo.dc.gov/sites/defaul...

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