Research
New original analyses publish here as they pass our editorial prose-quality and source-fidelity gates. In the meantime, explore the database directly via the rankings and browse pages.
What can you learn from PlainGovJobs research?
What this research covers
PlainGovJobs research draws on the OPM FedScope June 2026 civilian workforce census (1,953,300 employees across 126 agencies, 663 occupation series, and 51 states including DC). Published studies will answer one ranking question each; until then the live rankings and state browse pages are the working surface.
- 1,953,300
- June 2026 employees
- 126
- agencies
- 663
- occupation series
- 51
- states + DC
Figures are descriptive FedScope registry summaries, not hiring, pay, or career advice. Vintage research pages were archived for source-fidelity; new studies publish here when they clear the editorial gate.
Download the 51-jurisdiction duty-station extract: federal-workforce-by-state.csv (same extract as /statistics).
Where can you explore the federal workforce data?
Rankings
SSR-derived leaderboards from the live database.
Browse by State
State-level summaries and rankings.
Guides
Methodology and explanations.