New report shows federal employment in Virginia was already dropping before the shutdown

A graph detailing federal employment figures in the Washington area. Federal employment reached a peak of 380,000 in December 2024. It has since dropped to just over 353,000 at last check in August. The number of direct federal jobs in the Washington Region in August was effectively on par with the number of jobs regionally in March 2009. (Credit: Stephen Fuller Institute at George Mason University)

As the federal government shutdown continues, a new report shows how many federal workers the government has lost so far this year. And as Michael Pope tells us, the rest of this year is likely to see even more shocking numbers.

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