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Trump is successfully making the gov smaller, fed employment hits lowest rate in 60 years
Posted on 3/5/26 at 10:50 am
Posted on 3/5/26 at 10:50 am
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The libertarians have already said thank you I’m sure
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- The post highlights January 2026 BLS data showing a net loss of 42,000 government jobs (including 34,000 federal) and 172,000 private-sector gains, aligning with Trump's efficiency agenda and contributing to federal employment at its lowest since 1966, per OPM records visualized in the attached graph.
- This reflects broader 2025-2026 workforce reductions of about 220,000 federal positions, saving an estimated $22 billion annually based on average salaries, though critics note total nonfarm job growth of 130,000 was below expectations amid revisions lowering prior months' figures.
This post was edited on 3/5/26 at 11:20 am
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Posted on 3/5/26 at 10:52 am to hawgfaninc
I have. I voted Trump for a reason.
Posted on 3/5/26 at 10:52 am to hawgfaninc
Trump is looking out for us Americans. Another war in the Middle East and high tariffs!
Posted on 3/5/26 at 10:53 am to hawgfaninc
Will that pay for the 500 billion MORE in defense spending?
Posted on 3/5/26 at 10:58 am to hawgfaninc
Good Trump.
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:03 am to hawgfaninc
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Trump is successfully making the gov smaller, fed employment hits lowest rate in 60 years
First of all, no "rate" was shown in the chart. It was numbers of employees.
They should show that whole chart through 1966, though.
FRED graph
I have pointed out for years that government employment is vastly lower than people think it is - it's been more or less constant for decades even as population has massively surged.
The usual riposte is "yeah, but what about contractors". And I see no mention here of Trump getting rid of any contractors.
This post was edited on 3/5/26 at 11:04 am
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:06 am to GeauxZone90
quote:Sounds like you hate it here. I'd love to help you pack to move out of the country (for free). Hell, I'll even pay for your ticket if you renounce your citizenship. Deal?
Trump is looking out for us Americans. Another war in the Middle East and high tariffs!
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:07 am to hawgfaninc
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:07 am to hawgfaninc
He’s only doing this because Bibi told him to.
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:09 am to GeauxZone90
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Another war in the Middle East
yes! 20 year occupation in iran! can you see it! hurr durr
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high tariffs!
yes. keep letting others frick us but we do not fight back and keep losing jobs! hurr durr
genius!
idiot
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:11 am to Fat Bastard
We need spending to come down, not just the work force.
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:11 am to hawgfaninc
That’s fantastic. Well, it sucks for the unemployed but get your arse in the private sector and help the economy out.
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:12 am to hawgfaninc
Debt growing.
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:15 am to RollTide4Ever
OMB!
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:19 am to Big Scrub TX
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- The post highlights January 2026 BLS data showing a net loss of 42,000 government jobs (including 34,000 federal) and 172,000 private-sector gains, aligning with Trump's efficiency agenda and contributing to federal employment at its lowest since 1966, per OPM records visualized in the attached graph.
- This reflects broader 2025-2026 workforce reductions of about 220,000 federal positions, saving an estimated $22 billion annually based on average salaries, though critics note total nonfarm job growth of 130,000 was below expectations amid revisions lowering prior months' figures.
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:23 am to hawgfaninc
And somehow, he's still managed to increase the deficit! Impressive, really.
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:24 am to hawgfaninc
And? During Trump's first term, federal employment was at like 1975 levels. We could have had a thread then: "Trump fed employment hits lowest since 1975". Of course that would have been true for every president before him too. The entire point is it's actually just not that high to begin with...unless you want to make the contractor argument. But again, I see no mention of contractors here. Is Trump going to be terminating lots of contractors?
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:25 am to hawgfaninc
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The libertarians have already said thank you I’m sure
They're a bunch of fricking bitches. Trump has spent his entire time in office rolling back federal regulations and shrinking government and these idiots still bitch about him every day. He's the most libertarian leaning president we have ever had.
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:29 am to hawgfaninc
While positive, this is meaningless in a vacuum. Otherwise they are just moving spending from one category to the next.
If you get rid of a government employee pushing paper, but hire a contractor to push the same paper, it's not that much better.
Overall spending is the only way to judge.
If you get rid of a government employee pushing paper, but hire a contractor to push the same paper, it's not that much better.
Overall spending is the only way to judge.
Posted on 3/5/26 at 11:32 am to Big Scrub TX
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The usual riposte is "yeah, but what about contractors".
And NGOs.
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