Maryland lost 25,000 federal jobs in 2025, latest data show

Gov. Wes Moore (D) decried a new federal job that showed Maryland lost 25,000 federal jobs in 2025 — the most of any state in the nation. (File photo by Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)

State officials are decrying new federal jobs numbers that show Maryland lost more than 10,000 federal jobs over two months at the end of last year, bringing the total jobs lost for the year to 25,000.

The report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms that Maryland lost more federal jobs since President Donald Trump took office than any other state in the nation. In sharp remarks Wednesday directed at the Republican administration in Washington, Gov. Wes Moore (D) said  Washington has “broken its pact” with Maryland and with the country…

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