D.C. job listings drop amid federal cuts
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D.C. is seeing a significant decline in job postings this year amid President Trump's cuts to federal funding and the government workforce, according to a new labor market report from Indeed.
Why it matters: This comes as laid-off federal workers are flooding the Washington job market — one that likely didn't have enough white-collar jobs for them to begin with.
By the numbers: D.C. job postings have fallen by 17% since the inauguration, "driven by declines in postings for management, administrative assistance and information design & documentation," per Indeed.
- Total D.C. job postings were down 32% last week compared to their pre-COVID levels, nearing lows previously seen during the pandemic.
- Meanwhile, job listings were up 7% nationally.
Zoom in: Postings for administrative assistant jobs in D.C. declined -21% between January and April — the largest drop in D.C. and steeper than the -10% decline in such postings at the national level.
The other D.C. job sectors with the biggest posting declines between January and April are as follows:
- Human resources: -20%
- Accounting: -18%
- Scientific research & development: -17%
- Community and social service: -15%
Yes, but: While scientific research and development job postings have dropped nationwide by 18% since Jan. 20, this doesn't seem to be disproportionately impacting the Washington region.
- Indeed found that 87% of the decline in these postings is taking place outside the DMV.