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Family Member Employment Statistics

Global Community Liaison Office

Ask GCLO Employment

Family Member Employment Report (FAMER)

  • The Global Community Liaison Office routinely collects family member employment statistics from over 200 overseas posts. These statistics show the number of adult family members employed inside a U.S. embassy or consulate overseas, as well as those working on the local economy of their host country. The statistics also indicate the number of adult family members at post.

  • Find post-specific FAMERs, by emailing GCLOAskEmployment@state.gov or via FSI’s Post Info to Go-External (PITG-E). To obtain a PITG password, email PostInfotoGoExternal@state.gov with your name, agency, employee sponsor and their “.gov” email address, and post of assignment.

  • See our guide to reading the FAMER.

Worldwide Family Member Employment Overview

Adult Family Member Population Overseas

Chart 1 - Adult Family member Population Overseas

 

Report 2019 2020 2021 2022
Spring 12,159 12,249 11,974 12,373
Fall 11,722 11,756 11,840 12,370

Employment Status of Family Members Overseas

Chart 2 - Employment Status of Family members Overseas

 

Status Number of EFMs Percentage
Employed Inside the Mission 3,124 25%
Employed Outside the Mission 2,095 17%
Not Employed 7,151 58%

Geographic Distribution of Family Member Employment – Fall 2022

Bureau Family Members at Post Working Inside Working Outside Total Family Members Working
African Affairs (AF)1 1,615 34% 19% 53%
East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP)2 2,301 24% 17% 41%
European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR) 3,753 19% 18% 37%
Near Eastern Affairs (NEA)3 1,410 29% 15% 44%
South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA)4 554 46% 14% 60%
Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) 2,737 23% 16% 39%
Total / Average 12,370 25% 17% 42%

(Note: includes filled and pending positions; includes full-time, part-time, and intermittent work schedules.)
1 Two AF Special Incentive Posts (SIP) accounts for less than 1% of AF Inside the Mission positions.
2 One EAP Special Incentive Post (SIP) accounts for less than 1% of EAP Inside the Mission positions.
3 Two NEA Special Incentive Posts (SIP) account for 2% of NEA Inside the Mission positions.
4 Two SCA Special Incentive Posts (SIP) account for 1% of SCA Inside the Mission positions.

Number of Inside the Mission EFM Employees by Bureau – Fall 2019 to 2022

Chart 3 - Number of Inside the Mission EFM Employees by Bureau

2019 Fall 545 559 756 391 267 636
2020 Fall 513 513 718 393 257 624
2021 Fall 498 481 736 398 214 572
2022 Fall 557 545 720 405 256 641
 Report AF EAP EUR NEA SCA WHA

Family Members Employed Inside the Mission

Chart 4 - Family Members Employed Inside the Mission

Report 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Spring 2,602 3,143 3,289 3,076 3,105
Fall 2,962 3,154 3,018 2,893 3,124

Family Member Employment Outside the Mission – Fall 2022

Chart 5 - Family Member Employment Outside the Mission

Field Number of EFMs Percentage
Local Economy 169 8%
International Organization 53 3%
RECASSN 46 2%
US Gov-DC 44 2%
Medical 28 1%
PVO/NGO 20 1%
Commute US 20 1%
Military 12 1%
Law 7 Less than 1%
Other Dip 5 Less than 1%
Total 404 19%

 

Worldwide Family Member Employment Overview, Fall 2022 (236 updated posts, 99% of posts reporting)

“Adult Family Members” are associated with the US Department of State, the other Foreign Affairs Agencies, as well as all other government agencies operating under Chief of Mission authority. 

Email FAMER questions to GCLOAskEmployment@state.gov.

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