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| Federal Government Loses Over 317,000 Jobs in 2025 |
| 2026-03-01 |
| [WAVE] The final numbers are in, confirming a significant shrinkage of the federal government in 2025. How many employees left this field over the year, and what were the primary reasons? Read on for all of the details. MASSIVE DOWNSIZING OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN 2025 CONFIRMED Over 317,000 federal employees left their government positions in 2025, according to a new report out of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The bulk of these workers accepted voluntary buyouts and early retirements. These offers were part of President Donald Trump's initiative to downsize the government. One of Trump's first actions when taking back the Oval Office in January was to reduce the size of the government through the newly created U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The president appointed billionaire Elon Musk to head up DOGE and its initiatives. The formal goal of DOGE was to eliminate what the Trump administration called "waste, bloat, and insularity" in the federal bureaucracy. While DOGE is no longer an official government agency, its launch earlier in the year spearheaded the massive reduction in the size of the government through large-scale layoffs and voluntary exits. Although not all of the numbers were confirmed, most estimates detail that tens of thousands of employees were fired. The White House and OPM did not provide firm data on how many jobs were impacted when DOGE was making the cuts. Related: Office of Personnel Management: 2026-02-07 Trump admin finalizes rule that makes it easier to fire certain federal employees Office of Personnel Management: 2026-01-04 25,000 Americans apply for just 1,000 jobs at new federal Tech Force Office of Personnel Management: 2026-01-02 Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration's ban on gender-affirming care Related: Federal employees: 2026-02-07 Trump admin finalizes rule that makes it easier to fire certain federal employees Federal employees: 2026-01-02 Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration's ban on gender-affirming care Federal employees: 2025-12-19 Trump grants many federal workers unprecedented 5-day holiday break with two extra days off around Christmas |
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