More than 800 former federal workers have been hired by the Pennsylvania government in the last year, as thousands of Pennsylvania-based federal government employees quit or lost their jobs. <\/p>\n
Pennsylvania\u2019s Office of Administration announced the count this week. It\u2019s been one year since Gov. Josh Shapiro<\/a> signed an executive order<\/a> streamlining the hiring of former federal workers to state-government positions. <\/p>\n At that time, the Trump administration had just offered federal workers a deferred resignation program<\/a> to leave their positions with the promise of several months\u2019 pay. The Trump administration had also begun laying off workers across agencies<\/a>, touting plans for further workforce reductions<\/a>. <\/p>\n Pennsylvania employment data showed roughly 4,800 fewer federal government jobs<\/a> in October, as the deferred resignation program took effect. From January through November last year, the U.S. overall cut 271,000 federal jobs<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cFederal employees bring world-class training and a deep commitment to public service,\u201d Neil Weaver, secretary of the Office of Administration, said in a statement this week. \u201cBy tapping into their expertise, we\u2019ve strengthened our workforce and improved the delivery of programs and services that Pennsylvanians depend on every day.\u201d <\/p>\n The 800 former federal employees who now work for Pennsylvania are in law enforcement, public safety, human services, health care, and other areas. <\/p>\n The Office of Administration said it had \u201cmoved at the speed of business to implement the executive order and capitalize on the opportunity to hire displaced federal workers to fill existing, funded vacancies in state agencies.\u201d <\/p>\n Pennsylvania partnered with Civic Match, a job-seeking platform focused on state and local government positions, and which hosts virtual job fairs. The platform is managed by national nonprofit Work for America. Since it launched in 2024, the platform has shown almost 900 Pennsylvania job listings<\/a>. <\/p>\n