How many civilian federal government jobs are located in West Virginia?
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About 26,400, as of April 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 3.7% of all nonfarm jobs in the state. That’s about 3 in 80. The state accounts for 0.88% of the 2.99 million federal jobs nationwide.
26.4K
jobs in the federal government (April 2025)
3.7%
federal government share of all nonfarm jobs (April 2025)
In April 2025, there were 26,400 federal jobs in West Virginia, a 1.1% increase from the previous year. In May 2010, there were 27,000 federal jobs in the state, a recent high. Federal employment hit a low in West Virginia in January 2006 at 22,000.
As of April 2025, there were 26.4 thousand federal government jobs in West Virginia.
Civilian federal government employees, January 2006 to April 2025
In April 2025, 3.7% of nonfarm jobs in West Virginia were in the federal government. The state’s share of federal employment peaked in April 2020 at 4.1%. It hit a low in May 2006 at 3% of all employment.
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As of April 2025, 3.7% of jobs in the US were in the federal government.
Civilian federal government share of nonfarm employment, January 1939 to April 2025
Based on the latest data from the Office of Personnel Management as of September 2024, there were 17,300 people in West Virginia 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 Veterans Affairs accounted for 41.3% of the total, more than any other cabinet department or independent agency. In second, the Department of the Treasury accounted for 18.7% of the state’s federal employees. The Department of Defense was third accounting for 10.5%.
In September 2024, the Department of Veterans Affairs accounted for more federal workers than any other agency.
Civilian federal personnel, primarily in executive branch, as of September 2024
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