Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement

Overall Index Scores for Employee Satisfaction and Commitment

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The overall index score measures the performance of agencies and agency subcomponents related to employee satisfaction and commitment.

RankAgency20112010% Change
1Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation85.979.28.50Change arrow
2Nuclear Regulatory Commission79.181.8-3.30Change arrow
3Government Accountability Office78.981.6-3.40Change arrow
4Smithsonian Institution76.076.2-0.30Change arrow
5National Aeronautics and Space Administration72.574.2-2.30Change arrow
6Social Security Administration70.171.6-2.10Change arrow
7Department of State70.070.8-1.10Change arrow
8Intelligence Community69.569.00.70Change arrow
9Office of Personnel Management69.465.85.30Change arrow
10General Services Administration68.769.8-1.60Change arrow
11Department of Justice68.369.3-1.50Change arrow
12Environmental Protection Agency67.968.8-1.30Change arrow
12Department of the Treasury67.968.4-0.80Change arrow
14Department of Commerce67.568.3-1.20Change arrow
15Department of the Navy65.665.7-0.20Change arrow
16Department of the Army64.965.6-1.10Change arrow
17Department of Veterans Affairs63.863.60.30Change arrow
18Department of the Air Force62.964.8-3.00Change arrow
18Department of the Interior62.965.4-3.70Change arrow
20Department of Health and Human Services62.764.8-3.20Change arrow
21Equal Employment Opportunity Commission62.060.23.00Change arrow
22Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Defense Agencies, and Department of Defense Field Activities61.9No data0.00Change arrow
23Department of Agriculture61.862.0-0.30Change arrow
24Department of Labor60.062.3-3.70Change arrow
25Department of Energy59.662.9-5.30Change arrow
26Department of Transportation59.560.4-1.60Change arrow
27Securities and Exchange Commission58.362.0-5.90Change arrow
28Small Business Administration57.957.70.30Change arrow
29Department of Education57.857.30.80Change arrow
30U.S. Agency for International Development57.759.8-3.50Change arrow
31Department of Homeland Security56.658.6-3.50Change arrow
32Department of Housing and Urban Development55.757.1-2.50Change arrow
33National Archives and Records Administration53.057.1-7.10Change arrow
 *Department of Defense includes Air Force; Army: Navy; and OSD, Joint Staff, Defense Agencies, and DoD Field Activities.

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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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