Metropolitan Washington is a dynamic region with one of the strongest economies in the nation, attracting talent and investment from around the globe. For many years, COG has supported closer coordination among officials in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia in a variety of efforts to help promote the region’s competitive advantages and enhance its economic competitiveness, such as the the competition for Amazon’s second headquarters. In addition, COG tracks a number of economic indicators for its member governments, including employment and inflation rates, as well as multifamily housing and commercial construction trends.
Regional Economic Monitoring System (REMS) Dashboard
COG measures economic growth through the monthly Regional Economic Monitoring System (REMS) Report, which is now available as an interactive dashboard. The report and dashboard include the following data and information:
- Unemployment rate and total employed persons
- Employment by industry
- Inflation rate
- Housing units authorized
- Gross domestic product
- Federal employment
Explore the COG Regional Economic Monitoring System (REMS) Dashboard
Federal Workforce Resources and Data
Changes to the federal workforce have far-reaching impacts in the metropolitan Washington region and have prompted swift action by local and state governments, businesses, and philanthropies to support workers. COG is helping the regionwide response by making available holistic data on the federal footprint through an interactive dashboard as well as information on resources to affected workers and their families.
Explore the COG Federal Workforce Data Dashboard
Access COG’s Resources for Federal Workers
News & Multimedia
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November 4, 2010
Najuma Thorpe Public Affairs Specialist DC Department of Housing and Community Development
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November 4, 2010
With the midterm elections having come and gone talk has now shifted to what it means for the parties’ policy agendas. The question of how a divided...
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November 2, 2010
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post about the economy today’s Morning Measure asks a tough question: in a very strained economic environment how should...
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October 28, 2010
Livability is a broad concept – for a reason. Although Livability has specific targets in RF it can be influenced by a wide variety of factors – housing...
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October 26, 2010
As the foreclosure/mortgage debacle continues to unravel in the U.S. some are arguing that the engine for a potential recovery can be found in…housing? As...