Which federal agencies have gained and lost the most employees?

The Washington Post: Last week, we showed how the federal civilian workforce grew since the start of the Obama administration, despite shrinking slightly in recent years.  Today, let’s look at individual departments to determine which of have gained and lost the greatest percentage of their employees.

We’ll start with the gainers. The State Department and Department of Veterans Affairs have the grown most by a long shot. Between 2009 and 2013, the State Department workforce expanded by 17 percent, while the VA workforce increased by more than 16 percent, according to the latest data from the Office of Personnel Management.

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