NARFE’s Resource on the Federal Family

NARFE provides the entire federal community with sources of information to advance your advocacy efforts. The chart on the following page offers data on current and retired Feds as well as a synopsis of demographic trends, such as increases or decreases in the number of employees and annuitants since the previous fiscal year. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the U.S. Postal Service serve as sources for this Federal Family chart.

The chart includes the total number of annuitants in fiscal year 2022, which is then further categorized into employee annuitants and survivor annuitants. Since fiscal year 2021, the number of annuitants increased overall, and survivor annuitants decreased slightly. On the other hand, the number of both federal and postal employees decreased while pensions provided to annuitants increased.

Although the number of federal employees and annuitants fluctuates annually, the federal community continues to hold a presence in every congressional district nationwide. You are encouraged to utilize this chart and other NARFE resources to better assist you in meetings with lawmakers.

Visit the NARFE advocacy webpage, www.narfe.org/ advocacy, to access state-specific federal family fact sheets and policy issue briefs. The number of federal retirees and employees in each state, as well as the departments and agencies they work for, can be found in our advocacy resources. In addition, a comparison between the size of agencies to private-sector employers in each state can be found in these documents as well.

Fact sheets detailing the number of federal annuitants in each congressional district are published by NARFE. NARFE encourages you to utilize this invaluable information when it comes time to interact with your lawmakers, as it displays the size and influence that the federal community has in each district and state.

Any questions/concerns regarding the data provided here or by any other resources provided by the advocacy department, please call 1-800-456-8410 and select options 3, or email us at advocacy@narfe.org

—BY SETH ICKES, POLITICAL ASSOCIATE