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Posted on 01/21/2026 11:18:23 AM PST by John Semmens
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, at the completion of the first year of Trump's second term as president, the number of federal employees has declined by 271,000. "We campaigned on cutting back the bloated bureaucracy and we have made considerable progress," Trump boasted.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) disagreed, saying "this isn't something I would be bragging about. More than 200,000 folks have lost the financial security that only government employment can offer. Just think about it. These folks have been cast out of the warmth of the collective and into the frigid private sector where competition forces them to perform tasks of value to consumers or lose their jobs. I fear it will be a shock therapy that many accustomed to the more laid back standards of their previous federal jobs may not survive. The only upside is that voters appalled by this harsh move will elect more Democrats in November."
In related news, the federal budget deficit has declined by $109 billion in the October-December quarter. Trump cited this development as "a positive for our country. Productivity has surged by 4.9%. We are getting more done, more efficiently than anyone thought was possible. We are reducing the drag of government waste on the economy. Now that the fraud committed in Minnesota and other places has been exposed I expect we will make further progress toward making America great again."
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Dollar Store Obama is correct. 271,000 is nothing to be bragging about. Now, if we can double it this year, then we can start bragging.
Employees are just one consideration. Contractors, and employees of Contract firms are a major source of money looking for a reason to be spent.
I would bet that the contractor class is expanding.
The money train never stops, regardless of who occupies the WH.
For FY 2026 so far, Oct. (34,587) + Nov. (48,396) + Dec. (50,566) = 133,549.
These add up to 246,228.
It's possible that the 271,000 doesn't include retirement/attrition.
https://www.opm.gov/retirement-center/retirement-statistics/
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