How the Trump Administration’s Workforce Cuts Stack up Against Federal Employment History

Trump's Workforce Reduction: A Measured Approach

The Trump administration maintained 2.3 million federal employees in March, nearly unchanged despite efforts to reduce government size. Although federal jobs decreased by about 23,000 since September, initiatives to cut positions are ongoing. Hiring halved in February, as agencies paused recruitment, except for essential roles.

How the Trump administration’s workforce cuts stack up against federal employment history

Given all of the Trump administration’s attempts to overhaul the federal workforce in the last several months, it’s no surprise that the numbers of federal employees working across government have shifted. The Office of Personnel Management earlier this week published new federal workforce data showing preliminary employee numbers dating to March 2025. The dataset reflects some, but not all, of the workforce changes that took place in the tumult…

US federal workforce remains steady despite Trump's efforts

By Courtney Rozen and Jason Lange

'Only the beginning': Trump admin releases data showing federal workforce slashed since January

Federal workforce slashed by more than 23,000 positions under Trump administration, saving taxpayers billions, according to new data released by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

‘Only the beginning’: Trump admin releases data showing federal workforce slashed since January – Your Capital Minds

The Trump administration released data on Tuesday morning showing that it had slashed the federal government workforce, while promising that there is more to come as Trump continues his push to rid the government of waste.  Data released by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) shows that the United States employs 2,289,472 federal workers as of March 31, which is down from 2,313,216 on September 30, 2024.  The reduction of more than 23,…