How many civilian federal government jobs are located in Maryland?
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About 159,700, as of March 2025. Federal jobs include work in a wide range of occupations, including roles as janitors, scientists, accountants, postal workers, elected officials, and many more. While enlisted troops are considered to be employed by the government, they are not considered civilians, and thus are not included in this figure. Federal jobs represent 5.6% of all nonfarm jobs in the specified geography. That’s about 4 in 70. The state accounts for 5.3% of the 3 million federal jobs nationwide.
159.7K
jobs in the federal government (March 2025)
5.6%
federal government share of all nonfarm jobs (March 2025)
In March 2025, there were 159,700 federal jobs in Maryland, a 1.1% increase from the previous year. In January 2025, there were 163,100 federal jobs in the state, a recent high. Federal employment hit a low in Maryland in May 2007 at 124,600.
As of March 2025, there were 159.7 thousand federal government jobs in Maryland.
Civilian federal government employees, January 2006 to March 2025
In March 2025, 5.6% of nonfarm jobs in Maryland were in the federal government. The state’s share of federal employment peaked in April 2020 at 6.1%. It hit a low in July 2007 at 4.7% of all employment.
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As of March 2025, 5.6% of jobs in the US were in the federal government.
Civilian federal government share of nonfarm employment, January 1939 to March 2025
Based on the latest data from the Office of Personnel Management as of September 2024, there were 144,500 people in Maryland working in the executive branch of the federal government. This is primarily limited to those working in the executive branch and excludes some employees, including postal workers and enlisted military. It includes full-time, part-time, and seasonal workers. The Department of Defense accounted for 31.5% of the total, more than any other cabinet department or independent agency. In second, the Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 28.2% of the state’s federal employees. The Department of Commerce was third accounting for 9.3%.
In September 2024, the Department of Defense accounted for more federal workers in Maryland than any other agency.
Civilian federal personnel, primarily in executive branch, as of September 2024
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