US federal workforce drops to lowest level in 60 years after Trump purged hundreds of thousands of employees
- The federal workforce fell to about 2.67 million employees in August, its lowest level since 1966, from more than 3 million when Donald Trump took office.
- More than 300,000 federal jobs were cut during 2025, with the Departments of Education, Agriculture, and Housing and Urban Development among those hit hardest.
- Staffing at the Department of Homeland Security remained largely unchanged.
- Despite the reductions, federal salary costs were 3% higher during Trump’s first year than during Joe Biden’s comparable period.
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Trump’s first-year government overhaul delivers change Washington hasn’t seen since the 1960s - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration has reduced the federal workforce to the lowest point in roughly 60 years, according to newly released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As of August, just 2.67 million people were employed by the federal government, down from just over 3 million when [...]
Trump’s first-year government overhaul delivers change Washington hasn’t seen since the 1960s – Democratic Accent
The Trump administration has reduced the federal workforce to the lowest point in roughly 60... The post Trump’s first-year government overhaul delivers change Washington hasn’t seen since the 1960s appeared first on Democratic Accent .
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A leaner federal workforce is a win for taxpayers
One of the most unheralded policy successes of President Donald Trump’s second term has been the purging of many unnecessary federal jobs. The federal government has reduced its workforce by 300,000 jobs since Jan. 20, 2025, bringing it down to a still-bulky 2.7 million employees. Not since President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society vastly expanded the […]
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