How many live in the national capital region, not just in the District of Columbia? 40%, 50%, 60%?
My daughter lives in DC suburb. At least 60% of her neighbors are govt employees or retirees
This is about more than Federal employees.
How many contractors, vendors, lobbyists, etc. live in metro DC because “their” .gov agency is there?
AFGE tries its usual diabolically clever game by including the US military in its figures. Exclude the military and there is an entirely different picture and one AFGE does not want to publicize.
Yes, you spotted the deception. 85% live outside Washington DC but most of the rest live in the DC Metro area, both Maryland and Virginia. And those feds who live outside DC Metro are most likely federal law enforcement (e.g., FBI) or DOD employees at the dozens of military bases scattered around the country. Meaning, nearly 100% of federal employees from all other agencies are in DC Metro.