Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sheila writes about work culture, age and talent sustainability. Federal job cuts are disproportionately impacting women of all ...

Maryland lost nearly 25,000 federal jobs in 2025, the largest decline of any state in the nation, according to new employment estimates released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, underscoring ...

The federal workforce shrank by 10.3% in 2025, or a net of nearly 238,000 workers, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of recently published government data. Note: Figures for new hires ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Read the story at Maryland Matters. Maryland lost another 2,500 federal jobs in August, the second month in ...

The D.C. region shed about 72,000 federal government jobs last year, according to unemployment figures released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Federal government employment in the ...

The latest data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that Maryland lost 10,000 federal jobs in October alone and an estimated 10,300 total in October and November of 2025. Maryland Gov.

Trump administration plans to cut 300,000 federal jobs by 2025 Northern Virginia home to 175,000 federal workers, most in U.S. Contractors freeze hiring as contracts stall, sparking layoffs In early ...

Jennifer Erie had planned to spend 20 years working in foreign public service. Instead, her 17-year career ended abruptly when the overseas public health office she led was dismantled. Seven months ...

Maryland lost more than 31,000 federal jobs in one year Gov. Wes Moore launched Federal Worker Emergency Loan Program More than 2,100 laid-off workers attended Maryland labor workshops GERMANTOWN — ...