Federal employment by metro area, 2022
As share of employed civilian population in metro areas with at least 500k residents
1%
2%
5%
15%
Purple choropleth map of share of federal employment by metro area in 2022. The D.C. metro area had the highest share of workers employed by the federal government at 13.9%, followed by Huntsville, Ala. (9.3%) and Virginia Beach, Va. (9.2%).
