The Partnership for Public Service has announced our 10th release of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® rankings. The 2015 rankings include the views of more than 433,300 civil servants from 391 federal organizations on a wide range of workplace topics.

Since the first rankings were released in 2003, they have provided a mechanism to hold agency leaders accountable for the health of their organizations; serve as an early warning sign for agencies in trouble; and offer a roadmap for improvement.

Government-wide Analysis

The 2015 Best Places to Work data show a slight increase in federal employee satisfaction with their jobs and workplaces following four years of declining scores. Government-wide, federal employee job satisfaction and commitment increased 1.2 points from 2014, for a score of 58.1 out of 100. In contrast, the 2015 satisfaction rate for private sector employees is 76.7, according to Sirota, a survey research organization.

NEW in 2015
Looking at Agencies by Mission

For the first time since we launched the rankings, we have grouped 75 federal organizations into six mission areas: public health, law enforcement, national security, energy and environment, financial regulation and oversight.