Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement

Scores by Family Friendly Culture and Benefits

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The family friendly culture and benefits category measures the extent to which employees believe family-friendly flexibilities are offered to them, including telecommuting and alternative work scheduling, along with personal support benefits like child care subsidies and wellness programs. Due to changes in the survey format, the scores for 2003-2009 cannot be accurately compared in this category.

Rank Agency 2011 2010 % Change
18 Department of Agriculture 36.2 38.6 -6.10Change arrow
13 Department of Commerce 40.9 47.6 -14.10Change arrow
9 Department of Education 42.8 48.1 -11.00Change arrow
10 Department of Energy 42.1 45.0 -6.50Change arrow
8 Department of Health and Human Services 44.0 43.9 0.20Change arrow
30 Department of Homeland Security 25.5 28.7 -11.40Change arrow
12 Department of Housing and Urban Development 41.0 41.5 -1.10Change arrow
26 Department of Justice 29.2 31.2 -6.50Change arrow
18 Department of Labor 36.2 40.2 -10.00Change arrow
27 Department of State 26.8 32.0 -16.30Change arrow
23 Department of the Air Force 30.8 37.2 -17.30Change arrow
24 Department of the Army 30.4 36.1 -15.70Change arrow
21 Department of the Interior 34.8 37.1 -6.00Change arrow
25 Department of the Navy 30.0 32.8 -8.80Change arrow
14 Department of the Treasury 39.4 42.4 -7.00Change arrow
20 Department of Transportation 34.9 35.3 -1.30Change arrow
29 Department of Veterans Affairs 25.7 26.7 -3.70Change arrow
5 Environmental Protection Agency 48.6 51.0 -4.80Change arrow
15 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 38.1 38.7 -1.70Change arrow
2 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 57.7 No data 0.00Change arrow
6 General Services Administration 48.1 51.6 -6.90Change arrow
No data Government Accountability Office No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Intelligence Community No data No data 0.00Change arrow
3 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 53.6 59.4 -9.80Change arrow
16 National Archives and Records Administration 36.3 39.5 -8.10Change arrow
1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission 58.5 61.7 -5.20Change arrow
4 Office of Personnel Management 49.7 46.9 5.90Change arrow
11 Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Defense Agencies, and Department of Defense Field Activities 41.2 No data 0.00Change arrow
7 Securities and Exchange Commission 45.8 50.6 -9.60Change arrow
16 Small Business Administration 36.3 36.8 -1.40Change arrow
No data Smithsonian Institution No data No data 0.00Change arrow
22 Social Security Administration 31.7 39.4 -19.50Change arrow
28 U.S. Agency for International Development 26.6 33.7 -21.10Change arrow

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The Best Places to Work rankings — the most comprehensive and authoritative rating of employee satisfaction and commitment in the federal government — are produced by the Partnership for Public Service.

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