Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement

Scores by Work/Life Balance

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The work/life balance category measures the extent to which employees consider their workloads reasonable and feasible, and mangers support a balance between work and life.

Rank Agency 2011 2010 % Change
1 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 86.1 No data 0.00Change arrow
2 Surface Transportation Board 84.1 85.3 -1.40Change arrow
3 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 76.0 79.4 -4.30Change arrow
4 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 73.8 74.3 -0.60Change arrow
5 National Endowment for the Humanities 72.1 71.3 1.20Change arrow
6 Federal Election Commission 71.1 70.5 0.90Change arrow
7 Federal Labor Relations Authority 70.2 63.0 11.50Change arrow
8 Federal Trade Commission 69.8 73.6 -5.20Change arrow
9 Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 68.6 66.8 2.80Change arrow
10 Federal Communications Commission 67.8 71.4 -5.00Change arrow
11 National Endowment for the Arts 67.4 77.7 -13.20Change arrow
12 Federal Housing Finance Agency 66.5 65.2 2.10Change arrow
12 Selective Service System 66.5 57.3 16.10Change arrow
14 National Labor Relations Board 66.4 66.6 -0.40Change arrow
15 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 66.3 69.5 -4.60Change arrow
16 Federal Maritime Commission 65.6 73.8 -11.10Change arrow
17 Consumer Product Safety Commission 64.5 59.6 8.30Change arrow
18 Railroad Retirement Board 64.2 64.3 -0.20Change arrow
19 National Transportation Safety Board 64.1 66.8 -4.00Change arrow
20 U.S. International Trade Commission 64.0 73.2 -12.70Change arrow
21 Peace Corps 63.9 No data 0.00Change arrow
22 Overseas Private Investment Corporation 63.2 No data 0.00Change arrow
23 National Gallery of Art 62.8 66.1 -4.90Change arrow
24 Commodity Futures Trading Commission 61.9 69.5 -11.00Change arrow
25 Corporation for National and Community Service 60.8 59.5 2.20Change arrow
26 Merit Systems Protection Board 60.5 73.1 -17.20Change arrow
27 Broadcasting Board of Governors 57.8 57.7 0.20Change arrow
28 National Credit Union Administration 57.3 60.5 -5.30Change arrow
29 National Science Foundation 56.9 60.7 -6.30Change arrow
30 Export-Import Bank of the United States 53.5 No data 0.00Change arrow
32 Office of Management and Budget 50.5 54.9 -8.00Change arrow
32 Millennium Challenge Corporation 50.1 No data 0.00Change arrow
33 International Boundary and Water Commission 48.5 53.2 -8.80Change arrow
34 Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 43.9 48.7 -9.80Change 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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