All But Three Cabinet-Level Departments Have Shed Jobs Under Trump

Government Executive: Despite its promises to slash federal rolls, the Trump administration has actually overseen a slight uptick in the size of the civil service workforce. That governmentwide increase of around 3,000 employees, however, masks the fact that nearly every federal agency has cut positions under Trump, some by double-digit percentages.

The overall increase in federal employees hired on a permanent basis is driven primarily by the three largest agencies in the federal government: the Defense, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security departments.

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