Best Places to Work Rank
out of 17 Large Agencies
2018 Engagement Score
61.9
Change from 2017
-1.1
| Rank | Change (2017‑18) |
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement Score | 12 of 17 | -1.1 | 61.9 | 63.0 | 63.1 | 66.0 | 63.2 | 63.0 | 66.4 | 70.1 | 71.6 | 67.0 | 66.5 | 60.6 | 61.7 |
| Category | Rank | Change (2017‑18) |
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Leadership | 15 of 16 | 0.1 | 52.8 | 52.7 | 53.1 | 54.1 | 52.1 | 52.1 | 54.7 | 58.3 | 56.3 | 53.5 | 53.2 | 48.6 | 47.4 |
| Effective Leadership: Empowerment | 15 of 16 | -0.6 | 41.9 | 42.5 | 43.2 | 44.4 | 42.2 | 42.0 | 45.2 | 49.8 | 48.0 | 46.5 | 43.7 | 39.3 | 39.9 |
| Effective Leadership: Fairness | 12 of 16 | 0.2 | 56.6 | 56.4 | 56.0 | 55.6 | 54.8 | 52.7 | 55.0 | 55.8 | 55.0 | 49.0 | 48.4 | 46.3 | 47.4 |
| Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders | 12 of 16 | -0.4 | 46.1 | 46.5 | 47.7 | 49.4 | 46.2 | 48.6 | 52.4 | 57.4 | 55.8 | 52.4 | 51.5 | 47.2 | 45.1 |
| Effective Leadership: Supervisors | 15 of 16 | 0.8 | 63.1 | 62.3 | 61.9 | 62.9 | 61.6 | 60.3 | 61.8 | 64.6 | 61.8 | 60.4 | 62.1 | 55.8 | 53.6 |
| Employee Skills–Mission Match | 12 of 16 | -0.6 | 77.4 | 78.0 | 77.5 | 78.5 | 76.8 | 77.6 | 79.2 | 82.0 | 81.3 | 81.1 | 80.0 | 76.4 | 79.0 |
| Pay | 8 of 16 | 0.1 | 61.0 | 60.9 | 58.2 | 61.7 | 60.5 | 55.2 | 61.0 | 64.5 | 72.1 | 69.1 | 67.1 | ||
| Strategic Management | 9 of 16 | 2.7 | 57.2 | 54.5 | 55.5 | 57.0 | 54.8 | 54.5 | 58.9 | 62.7 | 62.1 | 60.7 | 60.1 | 55.9 | 56.0 |
| Teamwork | 12 of 16 | 0.8 | 67.1 | 66.3 | 67.0 | 67.9 | 66.3 | 66.2 | 68.6 | 71.4 | 69.9 | 74.2 | 74.5 | 71.2 | 68.1 |
| Innovation | 15 of 16 | -0.8 | 59.2 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 61.0 | 58.1 | 58.4 | 61.6 | 65.4 | 64.3 | ||||
| Training and Development | 14 of 16 | -1.1 | 58.7 | 59.8 | 59.7 | 61.4 | 60.6 | 59.8 | 62.5 | 64.9 | 63.3 | 61.4 | 61.3 | 57.4 | 55.8 |
| Work–Life Balance | 13 of 16 | -1.7 | 57.5 | 59.2 | 58.6 | 61.2 | 59.3 | 58.1 | 60.9 | 62.1 | 61.7 | 59.5 | 62.5 | 55.8 | 56.4 |
| Support for Diversity | 15 of 16 | -0.7 | 58.1 | 58.8 | 59.4 | 58.9 | 57.7 | 54.8 | 56.9 | 60.5 | 60.4 | 60.7 | 57.0 | 57.1 | 60.4 |
| Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement | 15 of 16 | 0.1 | 43.0 | 42.9 | 43.2 | 44.5 | 40.3 | 40.3 | 44.3 | 48.9 | 48.1 | 48.1 | 47.1 | 43.3 | 42.1 |
| 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)
2,150 (
3.5% )
Average joined (2013-2017)
3,050
Workforce with less than three years of service
8.9%
Employees left (2017)
3,731 (
6.1% )
Average left (2013-2017)
3,774