Table 1

The federal government employs 900,000 veterans and veteran spouses and military spouses: Civilian federal government employment in January 2025, by veteran status

All federal employees 3,024,000
Veterans 758,300
Spouses of veterans or military 244,500
Veterans and spouses of veterans or military 895,900
Economic Policy Institute

Notes: The count of "Veterans and spouses of veterans or military" is less than the sum of "Veterans" and "Spouses of veterans or military" because some veterans are also spouses of veterans or active military.

Source: Analysis of the American Community Survey, Current Employment Statistics, FedScope, and Geocorr.

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