You&#x27;re right, that was a made-up statistic that I guessed on the spot.<p>Government-financed jobs (private and public sector jobs financed directly by the government) make up 27.3% of employers in DC, 29.8% of employers in Virginia, and 15.9% of employers in Maryland[1]. Federal job share (how many jobs are working directly for the government) in DC is 27.4%, in Virginia it&#x27;s 4.6%, and in Maryland it&#x27;s 5.5%[2].<p>So if you live in DC 54.7% of employers are either the federal government itself or working for an employer that is financed directly by the government. I apologize for the rounding error in my made-up statistic earlier.<p>[1]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;mercatus.org&#x2F;publication&#x2F;government-financed-employment-and-real-private-sector-50-states" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;mercatus.org&#x2F;publication&#x2F;government-financed-employme...</a>
[2]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.governing.com&#x2F;gov-data&#x2F;federal-employees-workforce-numbers-by-state.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.governing.com&#x2F;gov-data&#x2F;federal-employees-workforc...</a>