Sequestration Budget Cuts Data: Which MA Counties Have the Most Federal Employees?
Bristol County has more than 300 federal employees, most of whom work in defense or social security.
The numbers here show the federal employees in Massachusetts by county in 2012, according to the latest figures from Eye on Washington, a DC-based lobbying firm that tracks federal employment. It compiles the data from the Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employment Statistics and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Bristol County, where Easton is located, has more than 300 federal employees, most of whom work in defense or social security. While much has been made written on how the current sequestration battle in Washington could affect the national economy, these numbers are meant to give readers a sense of the sequestration at the local level. No one knows for certain what the sequestration cuts, some $85 billion, will mean …
Kitchen Sink TV
6:53 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Let's try telling the truth. These are not actual cuts, these are increases that will not happen if the sequester really happens. Notice no cuts in welfare or freebies, no cut in Obama's travel and no cuts to Congress. more ›