New data from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management shows the federal workforce shrank by only around 23,000 jobs so far during Trump’s second term.
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Dataindicatingthefederalworkforceshrankbyjust1%overthefirstfewmonthsofPresidentDonaldTrump’ssecondtermshowsa“disappointingeffectofDOGE”andthelevelofbureaucracy’sentrenchmentinAmerica,expertstoldFoxNewsDigital.
FiguresreleasedbytheU.S.OfficeofPersonnelManagement(OPM)showthattheUnitedStatesemploys2,289,472federalworkersasofMarch31,whichisdownfrom2,313,216onSeptember30,2024. Thereductionofmorethan23,000positions“reflectstheadministration’searlyeffortstostreamlinegovernmentandeliminateunnecessarybureaucracy,”OPMsaidinapressrelease.
“That’sjustthroughtheendofMarch.SoIsuspectthosenumberswillbehigherbytheendofSeptemberthisyear,whichiswhenalotoftheearlyretirementpackages–andbuyouts–gointoeffect,”AlexNowrasteh,theCatoInstitute’svicepresidentforeconomicandsocialpolicystudies,toldFoxNewsDigital.
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