Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement

Scores by Work/Life Balance

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The work/life balance category measures the extent to which employees consider their workloads reasonable and feasible, and mangers support a balance between work and life.

Rank Agency 2011 2010 % Change
1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission 76.9 77.7 -1.00Change arrow
2 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 74.0 No data 0.00Change arrow
3 General Services Administration 67.4 67.8 -0.60Change arrow
3 Office of Personnel Management 67.4 62.8 7.40Change arrow
5 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 66.4 67.2 -1.20Change arrow
6 Department of the Treasury 63.5 64.3 -1.30Change arrow
7 Department of Energy 63.0 63.3 -0.50Change arrow
8 Department of Commerce 62.6 63.3 -1.20Change arrow
9 Department of the Army 62.4 63.3 -1.40Change arrow
9 Department of Justice 62.4 61.1 2.10Change arrow
11 National Archives and Records Administration 62.1 62.3 -0.40Change arrow
11 Social Security Administration 62.1 61.7 0.70Change arrow
13 Department of the Navy 61.8 63.4 -2.40Change arrow
14 Department of Education 61.7 60.6 1.90Change arrow
15 Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Defense Agencies, and Department of Defense Field Activities 61.5 No data 0.00Change arrow
16 Department of Health and Human Services 61.3 62.5 -1.90Change arrow
17 Environmental Protection Agency 61.1 62.1 -1.60Change arrow
18 Department of Transportation 60.2 61.5 -2.20Change arrow
19 Department of State 59.9 61.3 -2.30Change arrow
20 Department of the Air Force 59.6 61.2 -2.70Change arrow
21 Department of Agriculture 57.9 58.7 -1.30Change arrow
22 Small Business Administration 57.5 57.9 -0.80Change arrow
23 Department of Veterans Affairs 56.8 54.7 3.70Change arrow
24 Department of Labor 56.7 58.3 -2.80Change arrow
25 Department of Homeland Security 56.3 57.7 -2.40Change arrow
26 Securities and Exchange Commission 55.7 61.9 -10.00Change arrow
27 Department of the Interior 55.6 57.5 -3.40Change arrow
28 Department of Housing and Urban Development 54.8 54.2 1.00Change arrow
29 U.S. Agency for International Development 51.5 52.3 -1.50Change arrow
30 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 51.4 52.1 -1.30Change arrow
No data Government Accountability Office No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Intelligence Community No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Smithsonian Institution No data No data 0.00Change arrow

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The Best Places to Work rankings — the most comprehensive and authoritative rating of employee satisfaction and commitment in the federal government — are produced by the Partnership for Public Service.

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