The Best Places to Work rankings include results based on the index scores of demographic groups tracked in the Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.
The index score is calculated using a proprietary weighted formula that looks at responses to three different questions in the federal survey. The more the question predicts intent to remain, the higher the weighting.
Click on an agency’s name to view its full report. Use the column headings to sort the table.
| Rank | Agency | 2016 | 2015 | Change (2015‑16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 66.2 | 63.6 | 2.1 |
| 4 | Department of Labor | 59.8 | 57.3 | 0.1 |
| 2 | Department of Health and Human Services | 59.4 | 57.2 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Department of State | 59.4 | 59.4 | 0.7 |
| 5 | Department of Commerce | 58.2 | 57.6 | 1.4 |
| 9 | Intelligence Community | 56.3 | 58.0 | -0.9 |
| 12 | Department of Justice | 55.9 | 56.7 | -1.4 |
| 12 | Social Security Administration | 55.5 | 57.0 | -1.0 |
| 6 | Department of Transportation | 55.4 | 54.2 | 1.3 |
| 8 | Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Defense Agencies, and Department of Defense Field Activities | 55.1 | 54.1 | 0.7 |
| 10 | Department of the Air Force | 53.8 | 53.9 | 1.2 |
| 17 | Department of Veterans Affairs | 53.2 | 52.1 | -0.8 |
| 7 | Department of the Navy | 53.1 | 52.0 | 2.8 |
| 14 | Department of Agriculture | 52.9 | 49.9 | 0.9 |
| 10 | Department of the Army | 52.2 | 51.6 | 2.8 |
| 15 | Department of the Treasury | 51.6 | 51.2 | 1.6 |
| 15 | Department of the Interior | 51.1 | 48.8 | 2.1 |
| 18 | Department of Homeland Security | 43.8 | 41.7 | 3.6 |
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| Lower Quartile (0–25%) | Below Median (25–50%) | Above Median (50–75%) | Upper Quartile (75–100%) |
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