The swamp may not be drained, but it's shrinking.

In September, the federal government employed 2.68 million people. That number includes Postal Service employees, but not members of the military. It's a noticeable decline from the start of President Donald Trump's second term. In January 2025, the federal government employed more than 3 million people. That means Trump has reduced the federal work force by more than 10 percent.

Most of those reductions occurred during the first year of his second term. Federal employment has remained under 2.7 million positions since January. Before this, the last time federal employment was under 2.7 million........

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