The federal workforce grew 11% in the past decade. Here's which jobs had the most and least growth

WASHINGTON —

The federal government workforce grew by about 11% over the past decade, with medical, legal and investigation occupations seeing the largest increase in employees, according to data from the Office of Personnel Management.

The medical, hospital, dental and public health fields gained the most employees from 2015 to 2025 with a 24% increase, adding 68,600 employees. The medical, hospital, dental and public health industries accounted for about 16% of the total workforce, or roughly 357,000 employees, as of March.

Each year, the OPM releases data about federal workers. These stats include how many federal employees there are and which occupations they work in.

The latest data is from March 2025. Because of that, it does not offer a complete picture of the nearly 49,000 layo