{"id":29980,"date":"2021-12-21T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T23:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/fed-figures\/the-federal-workforce-and-the-trump-administration\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T10:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:57:48","slug":"the-federal-workforce-and-the-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"pps_fed_figures","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/fed-figures\/the-federal-workforce-and-the-trump-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"The Federal Workforce and the Trump Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/i>Back to Fed Figures<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n
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The Federal Workforce and the Trump Administration<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

This analysis sheds light on our nation\u2019s federal civilian workforce during the Trump administration. What changes occurred throughout the administration\u2019s four years? Did past trends continue or change under President Donald Trump? The Partnership for Public Service analyzed federal workforce data to answer these and other questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of its sheer size, it is rare to see substantial shifts government-wide in the size of the workforce or its makeup in just a few years. The Trump administration was no exception. Despite a global pandemic and other disruptive forces, the career workforce remained stable and resilient. However, a few noteworthy changes among specific portions of the workforce emerged during Trump\u2019s time in office\u2013changes that may be of interest to the Biden administration as it seeks to support and strengthen<\/a> the federal civil service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unless otherwise noted, all data in this analysis are for the full-time, nonseasonal, permanent, civilian workforce of the executive branch,<\/strong> and do not include employees of the legislative or judicial branches, the intelligence community, the U.S. Postal Service, foreign service officers or locally employed staff within the Department of State, or uniformed military personnel.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Percentages throughout may not appear to add up to 100 due to rounding.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Government-wide Workforce Trends<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the full-time, civilian workforce did not experience drastic shifts in size during the Trump administration. From just before the start of the administration in December 2016 to December 2020, the full-time workforce grew by an average of 0.9% per year.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By comparison, the workforce expanded by an average of 0.3% per year in the second term of the Obama administration. And while there was a retraction of 0.3% in the first year of Trump\u2019s presidency, the workforce grew by nearly 2.0% in his final year in office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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