Montgomery County Government Recruitment and Hiring Activity

Montgomery County Government's dataset tracks annual recruitment outcomes, including application volumes and hiring types like Permanent and Temporary positions. Columns for Volume, Category, and Year allow for analysis of hiring trends and workforce planning. Its presence on multiple government data platforms indicates its use for public accountability.

Use Cases

• Analyzing annual hiring volumes using the Volume and Year columns
• Comparing recruitment activity across job categories using the Category column
• Tracking the proportion of permanent versus temporary hires using the Category column

Strengths

• Data is updated annually, with the most recent update recorded on June 21, 2025
• The dataset's cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov signals its importance and official status

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, and license information is consistently missing across all sources
• The provided column list (Dataset, Volume, Category, Year) is minimal and suggests a high-level summary rather than detailed applicant records

Provenance

Source

data.montgomerycountymd.gov

Collection Method

Likely compiled from internal government human resources records.

Time Range

Fiscal year coverage is implied, but specific start and end years are not provided.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-06-21 according to the most recent Socrata and Data.gov entries

Geography

Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.