Federal Employment Falls 348,000 Jobs Since October 2024 Peak

2 articles · Updated · Federal News Network · May 11

Federal government employment is down 348,000 jobs from its October 2024 peak, a decline of 11.5% in the latest reported tally.
The drop marks a sharp contraction in the federal workforce from that late-2024 high, with the October peak serving as the benchmark for the slide.
The figures point to a substantially smaller federal sector than seven months ago, underscoring the scale of workforce reduction across government.

With 348,000 jobs cut, can technology truly replace lost expertise and maintain the quality of government services for citizens?

As federal payrolls hit a 60-year low, what is the long-term cost of losing a generation of public service workers?