‘Transformative’: Trump reduces federal workforce to its smallest level since 1966

President Donald Trump’s work to shrink the federal government is bearing some shocking fruit.

Following his inauguration in 2025, Trump worked to reduce the number of federal employees in an effort to shrink the size and negative impact of government in the lives of Americans. An X post from the official White House Rapid Response account indicates that this was not in vain.

Look:

Under President Trump, the federal workforce has been reduced to its smallest level since 1966 — the lowest share of the total labor force in over a century. pic.twitter.com/cCJzjcitin

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 3, 2026

“Under President Trump, the federal workforce has been reduced to its smallest level since 1966 — the lowest share of the total labor force in over a century,” the caption reads.

Outkick founder Clay Travis called it “transformative.”

This is transformative — the lowest federal employment in most of our lives. https://t.co/3PreJQELHx

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) April 3, 2026

In the last month, federal employment fell by another 18,000 jobs, reported The Hill opinion editor David Freddoso.

Federal government employment fell by another 18k jobs last month, to its lowest point since May 1966. pic.twitter.com/LRbU795dWq

— David Freddoso (@freddoso) April 3, 2026

X users reacted to the news:

Australia has one of the most bloated bureaucracies in the world.

Meanwhile in Trump’s America… https://t.co/eG2cgSpIxE

— Kurt Mahlburg (@k_mahlburg) April 3, 2026

For decades, the feds have used government jobs as a political tool to boost employment numbers. Showcasing this drop on the same day as a positive jobs number is awesome. https://t.co/mTv0NtxkPZ

— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) April 3, 2026

If you understand what this means then you understand what the foundation of the Trump Economic Miracle is all about.

We’re entering a golden age of free market capitalism and an entrepreneur-driven economic melt up. America has no competition on the global stage. https://t.co/TOJ6j8LZh4

— Kip Herriage (@KHerriage) April 3, 2026

This is a good thing.

Now we just have to spend less money. https://t.co/MTGoKgWxSF

— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D. (@neoavatara) April 4, 2026

Keep going!

The bureaucracy is a tool of the Democrats and an obstacle to prosperity. Gut it.

— Santiago (@fezzaririder) April 3, 2026

Does anyone notice a difference in the quality of life?

I sure don’t

Let’s strip the federal workforce to the bare minimum

— TheNewsMonitor (@TheNewsMonitor1) April 3, 2026

Super disappointed with Trump but this is undeniable. Nicely done, sir.

— Modern Woodrunner (@Ericwilken1) April 3, 2026

We have 535 more losers we need to remove from the federal workforce.

— Jeff Moll (@bigjeffm) April 4, 2026

And they are all now protesting for a living.

— GG (@gavin_gee) April 3, 2026

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