Big Government? Obama Has 273,000 Fewer Federal Employees Than Reagan
On December 31st 1976 total nonmilitary personnel was 2,883,000. Federal government nonmilitary employees shrunk by 8,000 employees under Carter.
President Reagan started with 2,875,000 nonmilitary federal employees. He increased the number to 3,113,000. Reagan increased the number by 238,000.
President George H.W. Bush reduced the number to 3,083,000, a REDUCTION of 30,000 employees.
President Bill Clinton came into office with 3,083,000 and reduced the number of Federal employees to 2,703,000, a reduction of 380,000 federal employees.
President George W. Bush came into office with 2,703,000 nonmilitary employees and by the time his terms were through, the total nonmilitary federal employees on the books were 2,756,000, which is an INCREASE of 53,000 employees.
By the end of 2010, the United States STILL has less employees on the books than we did back in 1980 even though the population has grown from 226,545,805 to approximately 330,000,000 in 2010.
TOTAL NONMILITARY EMPLOYEES IN 1980 — 2,875,000
TOTAL NONMILITARY EMPLOYEES IN 2010 — 2,840,000
We have 35,000 less nonmilitary employees under President Obama than we had 30 years ago.
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