Federal Sector Employment in the Trump Administration

Departments December 2016
March
2018
Change
Air Force
170,412
167,980
-2,432
Agriculture 87,460
83,148
-4,312
Army 251,035
247,393 -3,642
Commerce
46,630
45,881
-749
Defense 111,940
110,076
-1,864
Energy
15,217
14,374
-843
Education 4,411
3,840
-571
Health and Human Services
87,020 83,338
-3,682
Homeland Security
194,802 202,051
7,249
Housing and Urban Development
8,104 7,620
-484
Interior 64,054 61,328 -2,726
Justice
117,867
114,406
-3,461
Labor 15,837
14,530
-1,307
Navy 207,426 205,931
-1,315
State 13,138 11,919 -1,219
Transportation 55,508
54,079
-1,429
Treasury 94,459 95,565 1,106
Veterans Affairs
376,097 382,602 6,505

Source: FedScope/GovExec Analysis