By the Numbers

9.3, 9.6, and 10.3

The unemployment rates of Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles, respectively, in June

5.7

Percent, Washington D.C.’s unemployment rate in June

Percent, the amount the average home price in the Washington D.C. region has risen since bottoming out in 2009

Rank of the District of Columbia in stimulus dollars received per capita

2 million

The number of state and local jobs cut nationwide

Percent of Washington D.C.-area adults who have college degrees

31 percent

Number of adults nationwide who have college degrees

1933

The last year a Washington baseball team made the post-season

Sources: ProPublica; New York Times