How many federal workers actually live in Virginia?

Asthefederalgovernmentpreparesforlarge-scalereductionsinitsworkforce,Virginiaofficialsaretryingtogetasenseofhowmanypeopleareinvolved. HowmanyfedsliveinVirginia?Howyouanswerthequestiondependsonwhatyouwanttoknow.TerryCloweratGeorgeMasonUniversitysaysmanypeoplemayliveinVirginiabutworkinD.C.oronline. “Well,whatisthecountbywherepeoplearelistedastheirdutystation,”Clowerexplains.“Andofcoursenowwehavetheaddedcomplexitythatevenwiththereturntoofficestuff,thereareaportionoffederalworkerswhosejobsarebasicallyremote.” Censusnumbersshowmorethan320,000full-timecivilianfederalemployeesliveinVirginia.ButthenumberofVirginiaresidentswithjobsthatarephysicallyheadquarteredinVirginiaismuchlower,saysMetropolitanWashingtonCouncilofGovernmentsexecutivedirectorClarkMercer. “Thatnumberis190,000federaljobsarephysicallylocatedinVirginia,”saysMercer.“Andthosenumbersdon’talwayscaptureallofourintelagencies,forexample,typica