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Job applications from federal workers have surged since the start of the year, especially from workers in those agencies first to come under review by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as part of a broader Trump Administration effort to shrink the size of the federal government. The surge in applications from this generally well-educated and highly specialized segment of the workforce comes as growth in job openings remains muted overall, particularly for the kinds of knowledge worker roles likely to be sought by displaced federal workers.
Line chart titled “Applications are surging from agencies under DOGE review, Jan 2022