Agency Report
Departmental Management
Best Places to Work Rank
out of 420 Agency Subcomponents
341
2019 Engagement Score
55.6
Change from 2018
2.9
- Parent Agency
- Department of Agriculture (Engagement Score: 56.5)
- Website
- https://www.dm.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 | 341 of 420 | 2.9 | 55.6 | 52.7 | 70.1 | 63.5 | 60.9 | 54.5 | 56.8 | 59.4 | 53.0 | 49.9 | 58.8 | 46.5 | 50.6 | 40.8 |
| Category | Rank | Change (2018‑19) |
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Leadership | 303 of 413 | 1.6 | 54.4 | 52.8 | 63.7 | 60.4 | 56.4 | 51.6 | 50.1 | 54.7 | 52.5 | 47.6 | 55.2 | 46.1 | 48.1 | 38.8 |
| Effective Leadership: Empowerment | 306 of 413 | 4.0 | 47.2 | 43.2 | 57.7 | 53.7 | 49.4 | 43.1 | 42.8 | 51.2 | 49.3 | 43.7 | 57.3 | 44.9 | 49.5 | 37.2 |
| Effective Leadership: Fairness | 324 of 413 | 2.5 | 52.7 | 50.2 | 61.8 | 56.9 | 55.4 | 52.5 | 48.2 | 50.5 | 49.8 | 46.3 | 56.0 | 37.8 | 36.7 | 36.9 |
| Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders | 285 of 413 | 2.8 | 45.2 | 42.4 | 56.0 | 53.8 | 47.4 | 45.1 | 45.3 | 47.7 | 44.8 | 39.2 | 44.9 | 40.1 | 39.6 | 29.6 |
| Effective Leadership: Supervisors | 287 of 413 | -1.2 | 68.1 | 69.3 | 75.5 | 72.1 | 69.6 | 61.8 | 59.4 | 65.4 | 63.1 | 58.8 | 64.1 | 56.8 | 61.5 | 49.7 |
| Employee Skills–Mission Match | 349 of 415 | 0.4 | 75.1 | 74.7 | 79.9 | 77.8 | 75.0 | 73.6 | 74.6 | 76.3 | 72.9 | 77.0 | 82.3 | 75.7 | 78.1 | 73.1 |
| Pay | 254 of 415 | 2.7 | 62.2 | 59.5 | 69.3 | 66.7 | 58.9 | 63.7 | 52.1 | 60.1 | 63.0 | 59.8 | 62.3 | 57.7 | ||
| Strategic Management | 319 of 414 | -0.1 | 55.9 | 56.0 | 59.1 | 59.9 | 54.2 | 53.2 | 51.0 | 52.2 | 52.3 | 49.5 | 54.7 | 51.2 | 50.7 | 49.3 |
| Teamwork | 294 of 414 | 1.6 | 67.7 | 66.1 | 72.2 | 69.5 | 66.2 | 61.6 | 60.5 | 62.6 | 60.8 | 55.7 | 72.9 | 62.5 | 68.0 | 52.3 |
| Innovation | 284 of 414 | 2.2 | 64.4 | 62.2 | 71.3 | 68.1 | 64.5 | 61.1 | 62.4 | 65.4 | 66.6 | 61.8 | ||||
| Training and Development | 366 of 415 | 1.1 | 54.2 | 53.1 | 61.3 | 60.1 | 56.8 | 50.3 | 48.1 | 54.3 | 53.6 | 54.2 | 66.2 | 54.3 | 63.5 | 46.0 |
| Work–Life Balance | 295 of 414 | 4.1 | 60.1 | 56.0 | 64.7 | 61.7 | 58.4 | 60.6 | 55.5 | 56.3 | 55.5 | 53.7 | 62.6 | 58.3 | 65.4 | 60.6 |
| Support for Diversity | 307 of 414 | -0.9 | 57.1 | 58.0 | 69.1 | 67.1 | 63.0 | 56.8 | 56.2 | 63.0 | 60.6 | 52.1 | 61.7 | 56.4 | 57.4 | 52.9 |
| Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement | 332 of 413 | 1.4 | 44.9 | 43.5 | 55.0 | 52.4 | 49.0 | 44.2 | 41.0 | 46.1 | 48.6 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 42.8 | 42.3 | 33.8 |
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