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Federal Government Employees

A place for federal employees to share ideas and discussions on workplace related news.

115k subscribers878 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)638 authors / mosince 2015

r/FedEmployees has 115k members (+51% over the last 12 months). It gets about 878 posts a month from 638 people. Top topics: Deferred Retirement Program, RIFs and Workforce Cuts and Retirement Payments and Benefits.

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How r/FedEmployees has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+51%in 12 months · +6.0% in 3 months · +1.9% in 1 month
Oct 2026115k
Growing115k subscribers
Data since Jan 2019Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−18%vs Sep 2025 · −7.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026878
QuieterPeaked at 2.7k in Oct 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/FedEmployees

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Deferred Retirement Program4.5%
  2. RIFs and Workforce Cuts2.7%
  3. Retirement Payments and Benefits2.3%
  4. Federal Workers Issues2.3%
  5. Federal vs Private Sector Jobs1.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Federal News Network
  2. The Hill
  3. Politico
  4. The White House
  5. U.S. Senate

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