Sequestration Budget Cuts Data: Which MA Counties Have the Most Federal Employees?
MIddlesex County has more than 9,000 federal employees, most of whom work in defense.
The numbers here show the federal employees in Massachusetts by county in 2012, according to the latest figures from Eye on Washington, a DC-based lobbying firm that tracks federal employment. It compiles the data from the Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employment Statistics and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While much has been made written on how the current sequestration battle in Washington could affect the national economy, these numbers are meant to give readers a sense of the sequestration at the local level. No one knows for certain what the sequestration cuts, some $85 billion, will mean exactly. Even if the March 1 federal cuts are enacted, the full effects would not be felt immediately. The government is required to …
Bob
8:28 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Sequester is a 2% reduction in GROWTH not a cut! I am sick of the press parroting the Obama Administrations lies! The Defense budget was to GROW 20% and will now GROW 18%! Non-discretionary spending set to GROW 14% will GROW 12%! This is insane! and the low information voters and media need to educate themselves! This reminds me of the 1920's or 30's when Hurst and Pulitzer tried to increase the … more ›