Northern Virginia officials prepare for, push back on federal layoffs
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Regionalgovernmentsarenavigatingmasslayoffsinthefederalgovernmentbyofferingresourcestojobseekersanddataforthepublictounderstandthethreatofrecessionloomingoverlocaleconomies.
TheMetropolitanWashingtonCouncilofGovernmentslaunchedtheFederalWorkforceResourcesandDatapageofitswebsiteduringaboardofdirectorsmeetinginWashingtonMarch12.Thepageprovideslocalizedemploymentdataandaggregateslinksfromlocalgovernmentsofferingresourcestolaidofffederalemployeesnowfacingacompetitivejobmarket.
Morethan320,000Virginiansworkforthefederalgovernment,accordingtodatapresentedinthemeetingbyClarkMercer,executivedirectoroftheMetropolitanWashingtonCouncilofGovernments.ButastheTrumpadministrationempowerstheDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiencytofirescoresofworkersacrossnumerousagencies,trackingthechangeinemploymentratesisachallenge.
“Thisnumberisgoingtobechangingeverysingleday,”saidMercer.
ThenumberofgovernmentworkersintheCapitalregionhasremainedrelati
