Federal Government Shed 317,000 Jobs This Year: OMB

Workforce reductions and a voluntary retirement program have doubled the historical average rate of departure, the Trump administration reported.

Scott Kupor, then-Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in National Harbor, Maryland, on June 20, 2017. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

The federal workforce was reduced by about 317,000 people this year as the Trump administration focuses on shrinking the government, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced in a post on Nov. 21.

The administration set a target of four job reductions per new hire and exceeded that goal, according to OMB Director Scott Kupor.