BREAKING: US Federal government employment fell by -9,000 jobs in April, to 2.66 million, the lowest since May 1996.
This marks the 14th monthly decline over the last 15 months.
Since January 2025, the federal government has cut -12% of its headcount, or -345,000 jobs.
Federal jobs now account for 1.68% of total employment, the lowest percentage since at least the 1930s.
Meanwhile, the federal job openings rate fell -0.5 percentage points in March, to 2.7%, the 2nd-lowest since the 2020 pandemic low.
As a result, there were only 75,000 available vacancies in the sector, the 2nd-lowest since May 2020.
The federal workforce is contracting.
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