The number of federal government employees is now at it’s lowest level in 50+ years.

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Federal workforce reductions have accelerated sharply through 2025‑26
The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics and Office of Personnel Management data show the federal workforce has dropped to its lowest point since 1966, with total employment down roughly 10.9% and losses ongoing into 2026. That’s not just a minor fluctuation — it’s a multi‑year erosion of the government’s staffing base.

https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-cuts-federal-labor-force-lowest-level-since-1960s-private-sector-surges/

The new site highlights recent changes in the size and composition of the federal workforce under the Trump administration. The latest workforce data, publicly available up to November 2025, shows that 322,049 federal employees have separated from the federal government since Jan. 20, 2025.

However, this number does not account for everyone who took part in the deferred resignation program (DRP). OPM said all DRP data is expected to be released on FWD in February 2026.

Overall, OPM’s data reveals a net loss of nearly 220,000 federal employees since Jan. 20, 2025.

OPM said the decrease in federal employees occurred “as a result of the administration’s workforce reshaping initiatives, including a hiring freeze, early retirement incentives, reductions in force, and the Deferred Resignation Program.”

https://www.meritalk.com/articles/opm-launches-federal-workforce-data-site-replacing-fedscope/