Federal workforce shrank 10% in Trump's first year back in office
- Publisher
- Pew Research Center
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- Type
- analysis
- Link
- https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/03/13/federal-workforce-shrank-10-in-trumps-first-year-back-in-office/
- Last checked
- 2026-10-26
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