A Different Workforce
The civil service system was designed for a workforce whose members were predominately lower-level clerks. But by 2000, more than half of all federal employees were GS-10s or above. By March 2003, more than 56 percent of Defense Department employees were GS-11 through GS-15.
| Percent of federal employees | |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 2002 |
| 1.8% | 0% |
| 14.5% | 0.1% |
| 20.6% | 0.9% |
| 14.8% | 4.2% |
| 10.5% | 8.8% |
| 4.3% | 6.7% |
| 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 2% | 4% |
| 8% | 10.3% |
| 1.2% | 1.2% |
| 5.1% | 13.7% |
| 3.8% | 16.6% |
| 2% | 13.6% |
| 0.8% | 6.2% |
| 0.3% | 3.2% |
Source: Office of Personnel Management
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