Re:USDA is closing buildings, relocating staff, and downsizi...
by lithobraking on Thursday March 12, 2026 @11:41AM
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The data [1] says that the gov is fairly spread out. According to the OPM site, 7.4% of USDA employees work in the DC area. California has more USDA employees (10.3%) than DC.
Including all agencies, _87%_ of all federal employees work outside DC. Additionally, the percentage of DC workers seems to be going down over time, at least according to their data going back to 2016.
Including all agencies, _87%_ of all federal employees work outside DC. Additionally, the percentage of DC workers seems to be going down over time, at least according to their data going back to 2016.
[1] https://data.opm.gov/explore-data/analytics/location