Agency Report
Economic Research Service
Best Places to Work Rank
out of 420 Agency Subcomponents
415
2019 Engagement Score
36.5
Change from 2018
-30.1
- Parent Agency
- Department of Agriculture (Engagement Score: 56.5)
- Website
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/
SCORES AND RANKINGS
| Rank | Change (2018‑19) |
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement Score | 415 of 420 | -30.1 | 36.5 | 66.6 | 74.6 | 70.7 | 72.7 | 72.3 | 72.3 | 71.4 |
| Category | Rank | Change (2018‑19) |
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Leadership | 308 of 413 | -11.6 | 54.2 | 65.8 | 69.3 | 65.9 | 68.1 | 64.2 | 64.7 | 66.2 | ||||||
| Effective Leadership: Empowerment | 376 of 413 | -18.4 | 39.0 | 57.4 | 60.0 | 62.2 | 65.3 | 53.0 | 58.5 | 58.0 | ||||||
| Effective Leadership: Fairness | 335 of 413 | -10.2 | 51.9 | 62.1 | 64.3 | 60.8 | 60.9 | 61.4 | 61.5 | 61.4 | ||||||
| Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders | 357 of 413 | -20.5 | 38.1 | 58.6 | 65.1 | 60.3 | 61.2 | 58.1 | 58.5 | 55.6 | ||||||
| Effective Leadership: Supervisors | 56 of 413 | -0.1 | 79.0 | 79.1 | 80.7 | 75.9 | 80.1 | 77.2 | 75.7 | 83.4 | ||||||
| Employee Skills–Mission Match | 152 of 415 | -2.9 | 80.1 | 83.0 | 83.8 | 80.9 | 80.2 | 78.9 | 80.0 | 83.7 | ||||||
| Pay | 363 of 415 | -3.9 | 54.5 | 58.4 | 63.8 | 53.7 | 58.2 | 56.0 | 54.6 | 64.1 | ||||||
| Strategic Management | 366 of 414 | -6.7 | 52.4 | 59.1 | 61.8 | 60.5 | 67.0 | 61.6 | 54.2 | 59.8 | ||||||
| Teamwork | 206 of 414 | -2.3 | 71.3 | 73.6 | 74.4 | 74.2 | 74.2 | 72.0 | 69.6 | 73.9 | ||||||
| Innovation | 93 of 414 | -4.7 | 71.7 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 72.9 | 77.4 | 75.5 | 74.0 | 77.6 | ||||||
| Training and Development | 100 of 415 | -5.9 | 70.0 | 75.9 | 75.6 | 72.4 | 75.5 | 74.4 | 69.4 | 73.8 | ||||||
| Work–Life Balance | 203 of 414 | -3.0 | 64.6 | 67.6 | 74.8 | 73.3 | 74.0 | 72.5 | 67.5 | 72.7 | ||||||
| Support for Diversity | 81 of 414 | -7.0 | 68.6 | 75.6 | 77.8 | 74.3 | 71.5 | 71.6 | 72.3 | 71.5 | ||||||
| Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement | 147 of 413 | -7.7 | 54.1 | 61.8 | 64.7 | 58.0 | 61.8 | 58.2 | 55.9 | 61.9 |
Quartile Key
| Lower Quartile (0–25%) | Below Median (25–50%) | Above Median (50–75%) | Upper Quartile (75–100%) |
TREND GRAPHS
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WORKFORCE SIZE AND DEMOGRAPHICS
Data source: FedScope, U.S. Office of Personnel Management