Pew: Trump Shrank Federal Workforce by 10%

[rangerrebew]

Pew: Trump Shrank Federal Workforce by 10%
By Charlie McCarthy    |   Monday, 16 March 2026 11:02 AM EDT
 

The federal workforce shrank by a little more than 10% during the first year of President Donald Trump's second term in the White House, according to the Pew Research Center.

An analysis by the Pew Research Center of newly released government data found that the federal workforce fell by 10.3% in 2025 — a net reduction of nearly 238,000 employees — as the Trump administration moved aggressively to trim what it has long described as an oversized and inefficient bureaucracy.

The decline came as more than 348,000 federal employees quit, retired, were laid off, or otherwise left government service last year, an 80.8% increase from 2024.

At the same time, only about 116,900 people were hired — a 55.6% drop from the previous year.

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/pew-analysis-trump-administration-reduce/2026/03/16/id/1249641/

[Fishrrman]

If true, I'd reckon that's quite an accomplishment.

Now if he could do it two years in a row...

[rustynail]

Don't worry the democrats will bring them all back and many many more.

[Wingnut]

Don't worry the democrats will bring them all back and many many more.

I like the way you think.   Dems will always pad the Gov payroll to boost unemployment numbers and increase the deficit.

[Hoodat]

A 10% workforce reduction, yet we still spent $2 trillion more than we took in?  Balance the budget, and the rest will take care of itself.