2022 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® The most comprehensive and authoritative rating of employee engagement and satisfaction in the federal government. Learn more Just announced: Our 2023 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals® award winners represent America’s best in government. Learn more Read our impact story. Learn more See how the Partnership is responding to the crisis of trust in government. Learn more The Public Service Leadership Institute is the preeminent source of public service leadership programs, policies and perspectives. Learn More Compare agencies See all participating agencies The annual Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® rankings, produced by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group, measure employee engagement and satisfaction government-wide and at individual departments, agencies and subcomponents. The rankings and accompanying data provide a means of holding federal leaders accountable for the health of their organizations, shining the spotlight on agencies that are successfully engaging employees as well as on those that are falling short. The data provides leaders with a roadmap to better manage our government’s most important asset—its employees. Best-in-class private sector organizations understand that increased employee engagement and satisfaction lead to better performance and outcomes, and federal leaders need to follow suit by placing greater emphasis on improving the workforce and the workplace culture. The federal government-wide Best Places to Work employee engagement and satisfaction score for 2022 is 63.4 out of 100, a 1.1-point decrease from 2021. This downturn in employee engagement and satisfaction, following a 4.5-point decrease a year earlier, occurred at a time when agency leaders were making difficult decisions about whether employees should return to the office or work remotely part or full time due to the pandemic. Employees also were uncertain about pay raises for 2023 amid soaring inflation, while a number of agencies faced increased demands to implement major legislative initiatives. These changes left the workforce in flux. 2022 analysis About the rankings Our resources Our services Interested in Learning More? Presented By Profiles in Improvement We talked to a subset of agencies that improved their scores or ranking in selected categories in order to identify best practices, new ideas and strategies for success. Although these agencies represent a small fraction of those that improved, others can apply these successes to create a better employee experience. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Effective Leadership: Empowerment Innovation Performance: Agency Featured Resources Examine our reports, toolkits and other materials that focus on improving federal employee engagement. Providing Employees with High-Quality Training and Development Opportunities Download Fostering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Download Engaging a Remote Workforce Download Beyond the Beltway: How Federal Leaders Can Engage Employees Working Across the Nation Download A Prescription for Better Performance: Engaging Employees at VA Medical Centers Download Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Engaging Employees to Improve the Work Experience Download See more In the News Read news stories about the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® rankings. Agencies get first look into the 2022 Best Places to Work rankings Federal News Network Not Even the Best Places to Work in Government Were Immune to Federal Employee Morale Decline Last Year Government Executive Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Washington Post Read all