Washington, DC State Profile

District to receive federal stimulus funds for wastewater management programs; number of foreclosures rise in Q3 2009; population without health insurance coverage third lowest in nation; office vacancies second lowest in US.

• State job growth fell 1.6% in August 2009 from a year ago; national job growth fell 4.4%.
• State unemployment averaged 6.0% in August 2009; the national average was 9.7%
• Personal income fell 4.0% to $37.5 billion in Q2 2009 from a year ago.
• Tax revenue fell 4.7% in Q2 2009 from the previous year.
• Exports rose 14.4% to $2 billion in the first seven months of 2009 from a year ago.