Frustrated searching for a federal job? It may not all be your fault. Though government spending is still increasing, the growth of new federal government jobs is actually slowing down. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, federal government employment is expected to decrease by 3.7 percent by 2016. Though there will still be several thousands of federal vacancies due to ...

Over 8 million Americans are currently employed by local and state government organizations, and another 1.4 million jobs are expected to be created by 2014. Together, these jobs are recognized as one of the largest employers in the entire US economy. If you're serious about finding a government job, you should not overlook opportunities to work in local and state government. ...

According to federal statistics, state and local governments are expected to hire nearly 1.4 million new workers over the next ten years. Combine this number with the large number of vacancies that are expected to arise as more baby boomers retire and you realize that states and localities will be very busy with recruiting over the next decade. Most job growth ...

Though many of the highest paying state government jobs are slightly lower-paying than their federal counterparts, there is greater demand for nearly all of them. As noted in other articles, state governments are expected to fill over 1.4 million jobs by 2016. The career fields listed below have the highest average salaries and link to articles listing the highest paying occupations ...

Below is a listing of the General Schedule pay rates for the Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX metro area. Counties Included: TX - Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Henderson, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Wise. 2009 Locality Pay Rates h4. GS-1 2007 Salary: $19,514-$24,404 Hourly Rate: $9.35-$11.69 2008 Salary (3% increase): $20,121-$25,163 Salary (3.5% increase): ...

Florida's large and growing number of elderly veterans has lead to steady growth for the Veterans Health Administration, which employs nearly 17,000 in the state. The state's many tourist destinations have made the Transportation Security Administration the second largest federal employer with almost 6,000 employees in Florida. The U.S. Navy and Air Force employ large numbers at its systems in materiel ...

Pennsylvania's aging population has increased demand for new hires at the Veterans Health Administration and the Social Security Administration which employ 9,000 and 4,000 respectively. Defense-related employment makes up over one-third of the state's federal workforce with the Defense Logistics Agency, the Naval Supply Systems Command, and the U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command each employing over 4,000 Pennsylvanians. Population: 12.5 ...

Defense and homeland security related agencies make up over half Texas's federal workforce. Two Defense Department agencies, the Air Education and Training Command Army Medical Command, both have over 5,000 Texas employees. The Bureau of Customs and Border Patrol employs over 10,000 along the state's long border with Mexico. Population: 23.5 million Federal Workforce: 120,142 Largest Federal Departments / Agencies (number ...

Below is a listing of the General Schedule pay rates for the Huntsville-Decatur, AL metro area. Counties Included: AL - Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan 2009 Locality Pay Rates h4. GS-1 2008 Salary: $19,472-$24,358 Hourly Rate: $9.33-$11.67 Percent of Federal Workforce: 0.2% h4. GS-2 2008 Salary: $21,892-$27,547 Hourly Rate: $10.49-$13.20 Percent of Federal Workforce: 0.3% h4. GS-3 2008 Salary: $23,887-$31,052 Hourly Rate: ...

Below is a listing of the General Schedule pay rates for the Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Gainesville, GA-AL metro area. Counties Included: Chambers (AL), Barrow, Barrow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Upson, and Walton. SALARY TABLE 2009-ATL ...

Most of Tennessee's federal employees work for either the VA or DoD. The Veterans Health Administration is the largest federal agency in the state, with 6,700 employees. The Internal Revenue Service is the second largest with nearly 3,700, and the Army Corps of Engineers is the largest DoD agency with over 1,200 federal employees in the Volunteer State. Population: 6 million ...

Arizona is seeing large increases in federal jobs as a result of the massive hiring sprees that the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation and Security Administration are undertaking. The CBP alone employs nearly 5,000 people in the state. Other large federal employers in the state are the Bureau of Indian Affairs and various Army and Air Force ...

Kansas is home to nearly 15,000 federal workers, over half of which are employed by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. The largest agencies in the state are the Veterans Health Administration, the Army Installation Management Agency, and the Army Training and Doctrine Command. Another significant federal employer is the DOJ's Bureau of Prisons which administers the notorious Federal Penitentiary ...

Kentucky has a relatively large number of federal employees for its population size. Nearly one-fourth of them are employed by the Internal Revenue Service at the IRS Processing Center in Covington, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. Other large federal employers in the state are the Veterans Health Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which employ 3,000 and 1,000 Kentuckians ...

Louisiana has seen large demographic and social changes as a result of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. The state's federal workforce has also been in flux during this period with the Federal Emergency Management Agency becoming the state's second largest federal employer behind the Veterans Health Administration. FEMA employs nearly 1,500 in the state followed closely by the U.S. Army Corps ...

Nearly 75 percent of North Carolina's federal workforce is employed by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The largest agencies in the state are the Veterans Health Administration, the Naval Air Systems Command, and the U.S. Marine Corps. Population: 8.9 million Federal Workforce: 36,801 Largest Federal Departments / Agencies (number of employees in parentheses): Department of Defense ...

New Mexico's large number of Native Americans has made two federal agencies focused on Indian affairs the largest federal employers in the state. HHS's Indian Health Service and the DOI's Bureau of Indian Affairs employ 2,800 and 2,500 in the state respectively. New Mexico also has a large DoD presence. The Air Force Materiel Command employs 1,700 and the well-known Army ...

New York's relatively large senior population has mad the Veterans Health Administration the largest single federal employer in the state with nearly 15,000 workers. Homeland security related agencies also employ large workforces charged with protecting some of the nation's most critical transportation networks and financial institutions. The top DHS agencies in the state are the Transportation Security Administration and the Bureau ...

Below is a listing of the General Schedule pay rates for the Houston, TX metro area. Counties Included: TX - Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker, Waller 2009 Locality Pay Rates h4. GS-1 2008 Salary: $21,715-$27,165 Hourly Rate: $10.40-$13.02 Percent of Federal Workforce: 0.2% h4. GS-2 2008 Salary: $24,414-$30,720 Hourly Rate: $11.70-$14.72 Percent of ...

Below is a listing of the General Schedule pay rates for the Indianapolis, IN metro area. Counties Included: IN - Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Jennings, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan, Putnam, Shelby 2009 Locality Pay Rates h4. GS-1 2008 Salary: $19,349-$24,205 Hourly Rate: $9.27-$11.60 Percent of Federal Workforce: 0.2% h4. GS-2 2008 Salary: $21,754-$27,373 Hourly Rate: $10.42-$13.12 ...