WASHINGTON (7News) — Unemployment is at a four-year high, hitting 4.6 percent, according to new numbers released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The data comes after the BLS missed the monthly jobs report for October due to the government shutdown.
Virginia and Maryland’s unemployment rates are lower than the national average, at 3.5 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively. These numbers encompass the entirety of the states, not just the metro-region. Washington DC’s unemployment rate is 6.2 percent…