Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement

Scores by Effective Leadership - Empowerment

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The Leadership - Empowerment category measures the extent to which employees feel empowered with respect to work processes and how satisfied they are with their involvement in decisions that affect their work.

Rank Agency 2011 2010 % Change
1 Surface Transportation Board 82.7 74.8 10.50Change arrow
2 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 71.1 No data 0.00Change arrow
3 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 67.7 66.8 1.40Change arrow
4 Overseas Private Investment Corporation 63.1 No data 0.00Change arrow
5 National Endowment for the Humanities 62.8 56.7 10.80Change arrow
6 Federal Labor Relations Authority 62.5 53.2 17.70Change arrow
7 Federal Trade Commission 62.1 62.6 -0.80Change arrow
8 Peace Corps 61.8 No data 0.00Change arrow
9 Merit Systems Protection Board 57.7 62.2 -7.10Change arrow
10 Commodity Futures Trading Commission 55.7 52.2 6.80Change arrow
11 National Transportation Safety Board 54.2 58.1 -6.70Change arrow
12 Selective Service System 54.1 39.9 35.70Change arrow
13 National Credit Union Administration 53.7 51.9 3.40Change arrow
14 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 52.2 54.2 -3.60Change arrow
15 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 51.4 54.9 -6.30Change arrow
16 Corporation for National and Community Service 51.1 56.1 -8.70Change arrow
17 U.S. International Trade Commission 51.0 54.2 -5.80Change arrow
18 Federal Communications Commission 50.9 49.9 2.10Change arrow
19 Consumer Product Safety Commission 50.3 48.1 4.60Change arrow
20 Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 50.2 51.0 -1.50Change arrow
21 National Science Foundation 49.2 55.7 -11.70Change arrow
22 Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 49.0 51.1 -4.10Change arrow
23 International Boundary and Water Commission 48.1 43.7 10.30Change arrow
24 Federal Maritime Commission 47.9 61.4 -21.90Change arrow
25 Railroad Retirement Board 47.1 48.5 -2.80Change arrow
26 National Gallery of Art 45.9 48.4 -5.00Change arrow
27 National Endowment for the Arts 44.2 57.1 -22.60Change arrow
27 National Labor Relations Board 44.2 43.2 2.40Change arrow
29 Office of Management and Budget 44.0 56.2 -21.60Change arrow
30 Federal Election Commission 43.0 47.5 -9.40Change arrow
31 Millennium Challenge Corporation 41.0 No data 0.00Change arrow
32 Broadcasting Board of Governors 40.9 35.7 14.70Change arrow
33 Export-Import Bank of the United States 38.8 No data 0.00Change arrow
34 Federal Housing Finance Agency 36.4 35.7 2.00Change 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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