Federal In-Person Work Doubles Since Trump’s Return-to-Office Order, Gallup Finds

The proportion of federal employees back in offices has jumped by nearly 30 percenatge points since late 2024, far outpacing national trends.
Federal In-Person Work Doubles Since Trump’s Return-to-Office Order, Gallup Finds
The Federal Trade Commission in Washington on Jan. 9, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Federal government workers are now more than twice as likely as employees nationwide to be working fully on site, following President Donald Trump’s order ending most remote work arrangements, according to a Gallup poll released on Sept. 2.

The share of federal government employees working in the office full-time jumped to 46 percent in the second quarter of 2025, which is more than double the national average of 21 percent, and nearly 30 percentage points higher than late last year, when that figure stood at just 17 percent.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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