Bb5a31f81ClaimHistorically, 99.7% of United States federal civilian employees received an annual performance rating of 3 or higher on a 5-point scale, with 0.3% rated below expectationsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBetween 100,000 and 200,000 federal civilian employees retire each year from the United States governmentAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimUnited States federal civil service hiring shifted to self-assessment questionnaires following historical litigation regarding disparate impact on standardized examinationsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn 2026, 44% of the United States federal civilian workforce was over age 50, compared to 33% in the total United States workforceAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn 2026, 7% of the United States federal civilian workforce was under age 30, compared to 23% in the total United States workforceAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe United States federal civilian workforce was reduced from roughly 2.3 million employees to approximately 2 million employees under the Department of Government Efficiency initiativeAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe federal TechForce program was created to recruit 1,000 software engineers, AI specialists, and data scientists into two-year appointments at the GS-14 levelAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimApproximately 50% of the United States federal civilian workforce was eligible to retire within a five-to-ten-year window following 2026AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimApproximately 90% of the roughly 7,000 members of the federal Senior Executive Service received annual performance ratings of 4 or 5 on a 5-point scaleAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe TechForce program structured a private-sector job fair for participants concluding their two-year federal government appointmentsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Office of Personnel Management created the website earlycareers.gov to recruit early-career professionals into federal government rolesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFederal applicants under the TechForce program are evaluated using third-party technical coding assessments rather than self-reported skill questionnairesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFinland recorded an unemployment rate of approximately 11 percent across the national workforceAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimImmigration restrictions have contributed to labor shortages within the United States construction industryAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimUnited States employment figures for the two months prior to October 2026 were revised upward by a total of 84,000 jobsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAverage United States wages increased by 3.0% in September 2026 compared to the prior yearAgreeDisagree