No. of Recommendations: 5
But a trend I witnessed over nearly 30 years with this agency was a tendency for the organization to grow ever more top heavy.
This is odd because the Federal workforce has been growing more slowly than the general population for many years.
The federal workforce, as of November 2024, is just over 3 million people, according to data from the Pew Research Center. This represents approximately 1.87% of the total U.S. civilian workforce. When compared to the total U.S. population, the federal workforce has remained a relatively stable percentage (around 0.6%) over the past 15 years, despite population growth. However, this percentage is significantly lower than historical highs, (from Google AI).
Hard to do if you’re inverting the pyramid. Possible, but difficult.
