As share of employed civilian population in metro areas with at least 500k residents
Purple bar chart of federal employment by metro area in 2022. D.C.; Huntsville, Ala. and Virginia Beach, Va. had the highest share of federal employees while Modesto, Calif.; Cape Coral, Fla. and Port St. Lucie, Fla. had the lowest. In Austin, 1.7% of employees work for the federal government.