DC's Ward 8 unemployment rate is 28%, one of the highest in the nation. Click here for a breakdown of unemployment rates in DC, MD, VA. The data compares years 2006 through 2009. (Breakdown comes from Bureau of Labor Statistics.)
Nidal Hasan used to live on the 18th floor of a Silver Spring apartment. Most neighbors did not know Hasan. A few who did remember, say he was a "good man" who kept to himself. One neighbor recalled lengthy conversation about religion.