Unemployment Insurance

What the Numbers Say About Unemployment Insurance

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Unemployment Insurance occupation (OPM code 106): 89 people, headcount up 1.1% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

The average salary for Unemployment Insurance is $128,772 per year, placing it 17.2% above the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 3.6% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 8.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 1, the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, is where the federal government classifies Unemployment Insurance alongside 27 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Unemployment Insurance postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Inside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family (28 occupations, 113,996 employees combined), Unemployment Insurance holds the #25 spot by headcount, a 0.1% share of the family total.