Best Places to Work Rank
out of 17 Large Agencies
2018 Engagement Score
63.2
Change from 2017
-0.6
| Rank | Change (2017‑18) |
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement Score | 7 of 17 | -0.6 | 63.2 | 63.8 | 60.7 | 59.4 | 58.1 | 59.3 | 63.4 | 65.6 | 65.7 | 63.7 | 61.1 | 62.5 | 60.8 |
| Category | Rank | Change (2017‑18) |
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Leadership | 6 of 16 | 0.1 | 58.5 | 58.4 | 55.0 | 54.0 | 52.9 | 54.7 | 56.2 | 57.1 | 57.0 | 54.7 | 51.7 | 52.6 | 48.8 |
| Effective Leadership: Empowerment | 8 of 16 | -0.4 | 51.2 | 51.6 | 48.4 | 46.9 | 45.2 | 47.3 | 49.6 | 51.7 | 52.8 | 51.5 | 49.3 | 49.5 | 46.7 |
| Effective Leadership: Fairness | 4 of 16 | 0.5 | 60.9 | 60.4 | 56.8 | 55.7 | 55.3 | 55.6 | 56.7 | 56.7 | 56.5 | 50.7 | 47.0 | 50.1 | 46.7 |
| Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders | 5 of 16 | 0.1 | 51.6 | 51.5 | 47.6 | 46.0 | 44.8 | 49.0 | 50.3 | 51.6 | 51.1 | 49.2 | 45.6 | 45.6 | 42.5 |
| Effective Leadership: Supervisors | 10 of 16 | 0.0 | 67.8 | 67.8 | 65.0 | 64.6 | 63.5 | 63.7 | 65.0 | 65.4 | 65.2 | 63.8 | 61.4 | 62.5 | 57.2 |
| Employee Skills–Mission Match | 8 of 16 | 0.3 | 77.8 | 77.5 | 76.1 | 75.7 | 74.9 | 75.4 | 78.1 | 79.1 | 78.9 | 78.6 | 77.7 | 77.7 | 78.6 |
| Pay | 11 of 16 | 0.6 | 60.1 | 59.5 | 57.3 | 55.0 | 52.8 | 50.5 | 55.8 | 58.2 | 61.9 | 58.5 | 59.6 | ||
| Strategic Management | 8 of 16 | 2.1 | 58.0 | 55.9 | 53.1 | 52.0 | 50.8 | 53.1 | 55.9 | 57.0 | 56.7 | 56.0 | 53.6 | 54.8 | 58.2 |
| Teamwork | 8 of 16 | 0.0 | 68.6 | 68.6 | 66.4 | 65.6 | 64.6 | 66.7 | 67.1 | 67.4 | 66.7 | 71.9 | 70.7 | 71.5 | 68.5 |
| Innovation | 7 of 16 | -0.2 | 65.6 | 65.8 | 63.5 | 62.3 | 60.5 | 61.6 | 64.5 | 65.6 | 66.2 | ||||
| Training and Development | 9 of 16 | -0.9 | 61.5 | 62.4 | 58.5 | 58.2 | 55.5 | 56.9 | 60.6 | 61.3 | 61.4 | 61.2 | 58.7 | 59.5 | 57.0 |
| Work–Life Balance | 7 of 16 | -0.5 | 62.7 | 63.2 | 60.0 | 60.2 | 59.0 | 59.6 | 62.5 | 61.8 | 63.4 | 63.3 | 62.1 | 63.7 | 63.8 |
| Support for Diversity | 8 of 16 | -0.6 | 61.4 | 62.0 | 59.5 | 58.3 | 57.6 | 56.4 | 58.0 | 58.9 | 58.4 | 61.4 | 56.8 | 57.4 | 58.5 |
| Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement | 8 of 16 | -0.1 | 48.1 | 48.2 | 44.6 | 43.7 | 41.6 | 43.0 | 45.9 | 47.2 | 47.7 | 46.4 | 44.3 | 44.2 | 42.5 |
| Lower Quartile (0–25%) | Below Median (25–50%) | Above Median (50–75%) | Upper Quartile (75–100%) |
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Data source: FedScope, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Employees joined (2017)
13,894 (
6.9% )
Average joined (2013-2017)
14,741
Workforce with less than three years of service
18.6%
Employees left (2017)
15,004 (
7.5% )
Average left (2013-2017)
14,333