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335,000 Workers Quit the Federal Government Last Year [View all]
They saw the writing on the wall, but still, that's a lot of people.
https://politicalwire.com/2026/01/11/335000-workers-quit-the-federal-government-last-year/
335,000 Workers Quit the Federal Government Last Year
January 11, 2026 at 3:30 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 22 Comments
New data reveals that a staggering 335,000 federal workers left government work last year, with the vast majority quitting or retiring — only 11,000 were a result of layoffs from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the Washington Post reports.
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