Government Jobs

Significant Points Of Government Jobs (Federal, State and Local Levels)

• Federal Jobs
  • About 3 out of 5 Federal workers held managerial, business, financial, or professional jobs in 2002, double the proportion for the workforce as a whole.
  • About 4 out of 5 Federal employees worked outside the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.
  • Employment in the newly created Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will include new hires, as well as workers transferring from other agencies¡ªmostly from within the Departments of Justice, Transportation, Agriculture, and the Treasury.
  • Job growth generated by increased homeland security needs may be largely offset by projected slow growth or declines in other Federal sectors due to budgetary constraints, the growing use of private contractors, and the transfer of some functions to State and local governments.
    


• State And Local Government Jobs
• Local government employs more than three times as many service workers than does State government; most are firefighters and law enforcement workers.
• The attacks of September 11, 2001, will increase demand for police, firefighters, and other emergency personnel; however, budgetary constraints may force spending cuts in other areas, slowing overall employment growth.
• Employer-provided benefits are more common among State and local government employees than among workers in the private sector.

Nature Of The Industry

The Federal Government's essential duties include defending the United States from foreign aggression and terrorism, representing U.S. interests abroad, enforcing laws and regulations, and administering domestic programs and agencies. Workers employed by the Federal Government play a vital role in these and many other aspects of our daily lives.

State and local governments provide their constituents with vital services, such as transportation, public safety, healthcare, education, utilities, and courts. Excluding education and hospitals, State and local governments employ about 7.9 million workers, placing them among the largest employers in the economy. Around two-thirds of these employees work for local governments, such as counties, cities, special districts, and towns.

For more information, please go to Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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