News & Politics How Crazy Are DC Prices Now? A quest for the priciest—and cheapest—versions of things around DC. Economy, I.Q.May 5, 2026
News & Politics Jittery Locals Are Flocking to Yoga, Knitting, and Ax-Throwing Trump and DOGE have inspired Washingtonians to seek distractions. dc local business, Economy, Federal workersMarch 10, 2025
News & Politics Trump’s Attempts to Shrink the Federal Workforce Could Hit the DC Area’s Economy Hard "For every job in the federal government, you explain two to three jobs in the regional economy,” says an economist. Economy, Federal Workforce, government jobsJanuary 29, 2025
News & Politics Researchers Warn of ‘Brain Drain’ in DC’s Tech Sector A new report from a commercial real estate firm has identified a potential obstacle to growth. Amazon HQ2, EconomyAugust 10, 2021
News & Politics DC Has a Surprise $552 Million Budget Surplus Despite Covid. What Gives? The city government ended 2020 in far better financial shape than its CFO had projected. covid, EconomyFebruary 16, 2021
News & Politics Remote Working in DC Could Increase Fivefold After the Pandemic The impact on Metro as well as and small or minority-owned business could be brutal, according to the Greater Washington Partnership. covid, Economy, Metro, Working RemotelyFebruary 16, 2021
News & Politics The DC Area’s Top Economic Researcher Is Predicting a Big Recovery—in 2022 2021 will actually be okay, says a new report. But it will take a long time to fully recover. covid, Economy, George Mason University, Stephen FullerOctober 20, 2020
News & Politics What’s the State of DC’s Economy Right Now? George Mason University researchers have released their latest economic update. COVID-19, EconomySeptember 3, 2020
News & Politics Tourism in DC Is Down 53 Percent The collapse of visitation due to the pandemic has cost the city $5.6 billion, Destination DC says. Destination DC, Economy, Muriel Bowser, TourismSeptember 2, 2020
News & Politics 95 Percent of Downtown DC Office Workers Worked From Home This Summer A new report shows just how much the pandemic has affected the downtown core's economy. Coronavirus 2020, Downtown DC, EconomyAugust 31, 2020
