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
1 Overseas Private Investment Corporation 56.3 No data 0.00Change arrow
2 National Transportation Safety Board 53.9 50.8 6.10Change arrow
3 Federal Maritime Commission 51.5 52.3 -1.50Change arrow
3 Surface Transportation Board 51.5 46.2 11.60Change arrow
5 Federal Housing Finance Agency 50.6 53.9 -6.10Change arrow
6 Federal Labor Relations Authority 49.1 46.1 6.50Change arrow
7 Consumer Product Safety Commission 48.0 45.3 6.10Change arrow
8 National Science Foundation 47.5 54.3 -12.60Change arrow
9 Federal Trade Commission 45.9 48.6 -5.50Change arrow
10 Merit Systems Protection Board 45.5 51.2 -11.00Change arrow
11 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 45.1 53.2 -15.30Change arrow
12 Commodity Futures Trading Commission 44.7 45.2 -1.00Change arrow
13 National Endowment for the Humanities 42.1 40.0 5.20Change arrow
14 Selective Service System 41.7 41.1 1.70Change arrow
15 Corporation for National and Community Service 40.4 42.4 -4.60Change arrow
16 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 39.7 52.8 -24.80Change arrow
17 Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 38.6 43.3 -10.70Change arrow
18 Railroad Retirement Board 38.5 42.6 -9.60Change arrow
19 U.S. International Trade Commission 37.8 46.4 -18.50Change arrow
20 National Credit Union Administration 36.6 40.7 -10.10Change arrow
21 Federal Communications Commission 36.1 42.5 -15.00Change arrow
22 Millennium Challenge Corporation 35.2 No data 0.00Change arrow
23 Federal Election Commission 35.1 37.0 -5.30Change arrow
24 Office of Management and Budget 33.0 30.8 7.50Change arrow
25 National Labor Relations Board 30.8 33.3 -7.60Change arrow
25 Peace Corps 30.8 No data 0.00Change arrow
27 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 30.4 No data 0.00Change arrow
28 National Endowment for the Arts 29.6 29.3 1.00Change arrow
29 National Gallery of Art 29.1 34.8 -16.50Change arrow
30 International Boundary and Water Commission 28.3 23.8 18.80Change arrow
31 Export-Import Bank of the United States 26.8 No data 0.00Change arrow
32 Broadcasting Board of Governors 22.3 24.6 -9.40Change arrow
33 Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 22.2 23.2 -4.60Change arrow
34 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 21.8 27.9 -21.90Change arrow
No data Farm Credit Administration No data No data 0.00Change 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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