WASHPO: Some seek economic diversity amid federal cuts

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Excerpt:

D.C.’s jobless rate, which climbed to 10.8 percent in July from 10.4 percent in June, grew at a faster pace than its neighbors: Maryland’s increased to 7.2 percent from 7.0 percent, and Virginia’s to 6.1 percent from 6.0 percent.

The city, Lang said, has a large proportion of undereducated residents who can’t qualify for the higher-paying, traditionally more stable jobs in government and contracting. The jobs they are eligible for — in retail, leisure and hospitality and construction — have been much more susceptible to cutbacks.

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