https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-people-work-for-the-federal-government/
The federal government has 2.2 million full–time employees
Executive branch civil employment, by agency, 2022 (excluding Postal Service)
Bar chart showing the number of federal civilian employees by branch. The top 3 are defense-military programs, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security.
Cabinet
department
Independent
agency
Defense-military programs
772.3K
Department of Veterans Affairs
411.6K
Department of Homeland Security
202.8K
Department of Justice
115K
Treasury Department
94.4K
Department of Agriculture
85K
Department of Health and Human Services
79.2K
Department of the Interior
61.9K
Social Security Administration
58.2K
Department of Transportation
53.1K
Department of Commerce
41K
State Department
30K
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
23K
Corps of Engineers-Civil Works
23K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
17.7K
Department of Labor
14.9K
Department of Energy
14.8K
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
14.2K
Environmental Protection Agency
14.2K
General Services Administration
11.7K
Tennessee Valley Authority
10.4K
Housing and Urban Development
8.1K
Small Business Administration
8K
International Assistance Programs
6.1K
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
5.9K
Smithsonian Institution
4.7K
Securities and Exchange Commission
4.5K
Department of Education
4.1K
National Archives and Records Administration
2.7K
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
2.7K
Office of Personnel Management
2.6K
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
2K
All others
10.6K
