Baltimore area's federal agencies a 'growth industry,' economists say

Despite budget cuts and talks in Congress of shrinking the government, two huge federal agencies in Baltimore County will be insulated thanks to aging baby boomers and the new national health care law, economists say. The Social Security Administration, above, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employ more than 12,750 in the county.

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