Federal jobs still growing amid layoffs

Companies are cutting jobs by the tens of thousands. State and local governments are penny-pinching, too. So what about Uncle Sam? Tough times for him as well?

Not exactly. In fact the number of federal workers is on the rise.

That might seem strange to the 11 million people in the U.S. who are out of work, and the millions more who fear they soon will be. Shouldn’t Washington pare down too?

NAH! Just ask your favorite neighborhood Donk: The bureaucracy must expand to meet the needs of an expanding bureaucracy!