District of Columbia’s Department of Employment Services

The District of Columbia’s Department of Employment Services provides customers with a comprehensive menu of workforce development services funded through a combination of federal grants and local appropriations. In addition, the department provides youth with job training, academic enrichment, leadership, and employment opportunities through its year-round, summer youth, and Mayor’s Youth Leadership Institute programs. The department also delivers income support services to unemployed or underemployed persons, as well as worker protection and dispute resolution services to workers and employers. These services are provided through the Offices of Unemployment Compensation, Workers’ Compensation, Safety and Health, and Wage-Hour.