It’s no surprise that Forbes magazine puts Washington at the top of its “” list, but the hardest hit cities span across the country, based on the percentage of the local workforce employed by the federal government.
Washington tops the list with a total share of local wages coming from federal government employment at 19 percent.
Forbes’ list and percentage of local wages from federal government work:
- Washington, DC, 19 percent
- Bethesda, Md., 13 percent
- Virginia Beach, Va., 12 percent
- Honolulu, Hi., 11 percent
- Dayton, Ohio, 10 percent
- El Paso, Texas, 9 percent
- Colorado Springs, Colo., 8 percent
- Oklahoma City, Okla., 8 percent
- Albuquerque, N.M., 7 percent
- Bakersfield, Calif., 7 percent
