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Maryland added around 4,900 new jobs in April, but labor officials said those gains were dragged down by a loss of 2,600 jobs in the federal workforce in the same month.
"There's been a lot of people on administrative leave pending whether these RIFs would go forward or not," Lescht said, referring to federal workers who were put on leave as their employment ...
June 04, 2025 - Navigating employment laws can be a daunting challenge for U.S. businesses, particularly those operating across multiple states and localities. While federal statutes set the ...
With the latest reductions, reported on Friday in the monthly nonfarm payrolls report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, federal government non-U.S. Postal Service employment has declined by ...
Federal job change by state The federal government employs nearly 3 million Americans, comprising just under 2% of all non-farm employment, making it the nation’s single largest employer.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, total federal employment in September 2024 (including the Postal Service) was 3,009,000, meaning veterans made up about 24% of all federal workers.
The federal government cut another 22,000 workers, although that was largely offset by hiring in state and local governments. Federal employment has fallen by 59,000 since the beginning of the ...
For generations of Black workers, federal government jobs have provided a path into the middle class. The Trump administration's workforce cuts are now throwing that sense of stability up in the air ...
In the U.S., federal employment reached what appeared to be an all-time high of roughly 3.015 million jobs in January.