Gallup: Federal Workers Twice as Likely to Work On-Site

The share of federal employees working in-office is up sharply from last year, rising nearly 30 points in the second quarter to 46%, according to a Gallup survey released on Wednesday.

That means federal government workers are now twice as likely to work in-office as employees overall nationwide, as nationwide only 21% of employees in remote-capable jobs were working fully on-site.

The return to in-office work by federal employees followed President Donald Trump’s return-to-office order, issued when he began his second term in January. Axios reported the move was part of the administration’s early efforts to encourage federal workers to leave their jobs.