METROPOLITAN AREA, WHICH INCLUDES NEARBY MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA. EXCLUDES DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AREA. THESE SELECTED STATES REPRESENT 58% OF ALL FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IN CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1953; PROVISIONS OF STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAWS AS OF JUNE 1, 1954. SOURCE: U. S. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR |