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Number of U.S. Federal Employees (1960-2026)

https://lemmy.world/post/44358518

Mar 17 at 1:14amWeb
Show threadautriyoMar 17

I’m kinda stumped on what the spikes could be…

Any ideas?

Show threadjeffwMar 17
Either “seasonally adjusted” is overcorrecting or they are including short-term contractors
Show threadLodespawnMar 17
500k contractors in 2010?
Show threadred_sockMar 17
Considering they occur in regular intervals, I would guess census workers.
Show threadhumanMar 17
Census