Where did all of D.C.’s federal workers go?
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English - March 15, 2024 11:38 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsBusiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The campaign to shrink the federal government is working — in Washington, D.C., at least. Data released by the Labor Department shows that D.C. ranked dead last when it comes to growth in federal government jobs last year. Most federal workers have always been based outside the nation’s capital, but the pandemic turbocharged that, hitting the city’s bottom line. Plus, why is it getting more expensive to do your taxes?