Department of Interior Workforce Reduction

Between November 2024 and November 2025, the Department of the Interior shrank by more than 7,149 employees, or 11%. The only agency to increase in size was the Office of the Secretary of the Interior.

Grouped bar chart showing employee level differences for the Department of the Interior Agencies.

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Chart: Nathan OlszewskiSource: The New York Times; U.S. Office of Personnel ManagementGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper