District of Columbia state prices & labor vs the US
Where District of Columbia sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$4.44
AAA · 2026-10-02 · +1.0% vs US
Residential electricity
25.21¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +9.4% YoY · +37.7% vs US
Industrial electricity
32.15¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +59.1% YoY · +229.1% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
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BLS QCEW · — · — YoY
Unemployment rate
5.7%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · -0.8pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.