D.C. lost over 22,000 federal jobs in 2025, a step experts say is the result of broader shifts in the government workforce last year and one the city had anticipated as it plans future budgets.
D.C. lost over 22,000 federal jobs in 2025 as the result of President Donald Trump’s plan to downsize the federal workforce, which was mainly executed through the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. It’s also a step the city had anticipated as it planned future budgets.
The city reported nearly 31,000 federal job separations in 2025, according to newly released data from the Office of Personnel Management. But with staffing increases reported at the Federal Air Traffic Organization, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State and Department of Justice, the net federal job…
