Federal Hiring Data Research Desk

The research desk prepares data-backed articles, methodology notes, and federal hiring analysis from public job announcement records.

Research focus

Public federal hiring data, explained carefully.

The research desk focuses on agency hiring volume, occupation patterns, salary ranges, location trends, active versus historical listings, and caveats in USAJOBS announcement data.

Federal Hiring Data is independent and is not USAJOBS, OPM, or a federal government website.

Articles

Published research

July 10, 2026 / Jan. 1-14, 2026Federal Healthcare Hiring Led Early January 2026 Job AnnouncementsVeterans Health Administration, nurse roles, medical officers, and other clinical and support occupations drove the strongest healthcare signal in the early January archive.July 10, 2026 / Jan. 1-14, 2026Federal Hiring Trends: Jan. 1-7 vs Jan. 8-14, 2026Veterans Health Administration stayed dominant, nurse and medical roles strengthened, and remote-work signals remained too sparse for a public trend claim.July 10, 2026 / Jan. 1-7, 2026Top Federal Agencies Hiring in Early January 2026Veterans Health Administration, Bureau of Prisons, Navy installation commands, Guard units, parks, and aviation agencies led announcement volume in the first week of January 2026.July 10, 2026 / Jan. 1-7, 2026Highest-Paying Federal Jobs in Early January 2026Medical, dental, legal, and air traffic control roles showed the highest normalized salary maximums in the first week of January 2026.July 11, 2026 / Federal Hiring Data archive through July 11, 2026How a Major Housing Bill Can Become Law Without Trump's SignatureThe 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act shows how Article I can let a bill become law without a presidential signature, while Federal Hiring Data shows where housing-related federal capacity appears in job announcements.