Unlocking Federal Talent

The Employee Engagement section contains data from the OPM Employee Engagement Index of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (OPM FEVS), which is an overarching model comprised of three subfactors: Leaders Lead, Supervisors, and Intrinsic Work Experience. The index provides a guide to the critical areas that agencies can focus on to foster an engaged workforce.

68^%
Governmentwide Score
0^%
Change Since Last Year
71^%
Large Agencies Score
70^%
Small Agencies Score

2019 Employee Engagement Index Scores

The graph below displays trend data for the Employee Engagement Index score by agency for the past seven years of the OPM FEVS. Select the options under Sort By to arrange the data and select options under the Show menu to display results according to the filters available.

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Agency Name		Overall Score	# of Responses	Response Rate	Yearly Trend	Change From Prev. Year
Agency Name		Overall Score	# of Responses	Response Rate	Yearly Trend	Change From Prev. Year
Governmentwide		68%	615,395	43%		0%
Large Agencies		71%	810,113	59%		2%
1.	Federal Trade Commission	84%	625	64%		1%
2.	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	83%	10,789	64%		1%
3.	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	82%	1,162	86%		0%
4.	Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	80%	585	69%		1%
5.	General Services Administration	78%	7,095	69%		2%
6.	National Science Foundation	77%	865	71%		1%
7.	Securities and Exchange Commission	76%	3,222	75%		-2%
8.	Nuclear Regulatory Commission	74%	2,174	76%		-3%
9.	Office of Personnel Management	74%	3,049	58%		2%
10.	Department of Health and Human Services	74%	51,703	72%		1%
11.	Department of Commerce	73%	19,847	54%		2%
12.	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	72%	1,235	63%		2%
13.	Department of Energy	72%	8,565	72%		0%
14.	Office of Management and Budget	72%	335	80%		0%
15.	Federal Communications Commission	71%	535	39%		0%
16.	US Agency for International Development	71%	2,010	60%		0%
17.	Department of Defense	70%	199,723	33%		0%
18.	Small Business Administration	70%	1,388	69%		1%
19.	Department of the Treasury	69%	41,771	55%		1%
20.	Railroad Retirement Board	69%	346	43%		1%
21.	National Credit Union Administration	69%	891	84%		2%
22.	Department of Transportation	69%	20,414	40%		0%
23.	Department of State	68%	9,713	44%		0%
24.	Environmental Protection Agency	68%	8,352	63%		1%
25.	Department of Labor	68%	7,949	59%		0%
26.	Department of Housing and Urban Development	68%	3,763	54%		1%
27.	Department of Justice	67%	28,199	27%		0%
28.	National Archives and Records Administration	67%	1,697	65%		0%
29.	Social Security Administration	67%	27,933	47%		0%
30.	Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency	66%	528	49%		-3%
31.	Department of the Interior	66%	26,815	58%		1%
32.	Department of Agriculture	65%	36,529	51%		0%
33.	National Labor Relations Board	63%	768	61%		-4%
34.	U.S. Agency for Global Media	62%	765	58%		1%
35.	Department of Education	62%	2,167	64%		-1%
36.	Department of Homeland Security	62%	76,883	42%		2%

Agency Employee Engagement Index

The table below highlights the agencies overall Employee Engagement Index score, as well as the scores for each of the three subfactors of the index.

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Overall	Leaders Lead	Supervisors	Intrinsic Work Exp
Overall	Leaders Lead	Supervisors	Intrinsic Work Exp
84% FTC	80% FTC	88% NASA	85% NASA
83% NASA	76% FERC	88% FERC	84% FTC
82% FERC	75% NASA	88% FTC	82% PBGC
80% PBGC	74% PBGC	85% GSA	81% FERC
78% GSA	70% NSF	84% OMB	80% NSF
77% NSF	69% GSA	84% OPM	79% GSA
76% SEC	67% SEC	83% SEC	79% OMB
74% NRC	65% NRC	83% PBGC	78% SEC
74% OPM	64% HHS	82% NRC	77% HHS
74% HHS	62% EEOC	82% NSF	76% EEOC
73% DOC	62% DOC	81% DOC	76% OPM
72% EEOC	61% OPM	81% DOE	76% NRC
72% DOE	60% DOE	81% EPA	75% DOE
72% OMB	60% RRB	80% FCC	75% DOC
71% FCC	60% DOD	79% USAID	74% SBA
71% USAID	60% DOD	79% NLRB	73% DOD
70% DOD	60% USAID	79% TREAS	73% DOD
70% DOD	59% FCC	79% HHS	73% FCC
70% SBA	59% SBA	79% NCUA	73% USAID
69% TREAS	58% TREAS	78% STATE	73% EPA
69% RRB	57% SSA	78% DOT	73% DOI
69% NCUA	57% NCUA	77% EEOC	73% HUD
69% DOT	56% DOL	77% EDUC	72% DOT
68% STATE	56% DOJ	77% NARA	72% STATE
68% EPA	55% DOT	77% HUD	72% CSOSA
68% DOL	54% HUD	76% DOL	72% RRB
68% HUD	54% STATE	76% DOD	71% DOJ
67% DOJ	53% CSOSA	76% DOD	71% TREAS
67% NARA	52% NARA	76% DOI	71% NARA
67% SSA	52% OMB	76% SBA	71% DOL
66% CSOSA	50% EPA	76% USDA	70% NCUA
66% DOI	49% USAGM	75% RRB	70% SSA
65% USDA	49% DHS	74% CSOSA	70% USDA
63% NLRB	49% USDA	74% DOJ	69% USAGM
62% USAGM	48% DOI	72% SSA	66% EDUC
62% EDUC	46% NLRB	72% DHS	65% DHS
62% DHS	43% EDUC	69% USAGM	65% NLRB

Overall	Leaders Lead
Overall	Leaders Lead
84% FTC	80% FTC
83% NASA	76% FERC
82% FERC	75% NASA
80% PBGC	74% PBGC
78% GSA	70% NSF
77% NSF	69% GSA
76% SEC	67% SEC
74% NRC	65% NRC
74% OPM	64% HHS
74% HHS	62% EEOC
73% DOC	62% DOC
72% EEOC	61% OPM
72% DOE	60% DOE
72% OMB	60% RRB
71% FCC	60% DOD
71% USAID	60% DOD
70% DOD	60% USAID
70% DOD	59% FCC
70% SBA	59% SBA
69% TREAS	58% TREAS
69% RRB	57% SSA
69% NCUA	57% NCUA
69% DOT	56% DOL
68% STATE	56% DOJ
68% EPA	55% DOT
68% DOL	54% HUD
68% HUD	54% STATE
67% DOJ	53% CSOSA
67% NARA	52% NARA
67% SSA	52% OMB
66% CSOSA	50% EPA
66% DOI	49% USAGM
65% USDA	49% DHS
63% NLRB	49% USDA
62% USAGM	48% DOI
62% EDUC	46% NLRB
62% DHS	43% EDUC

Supervisors	Intrinsic Work Exp
Supervisors	Intrinsic Work Exp
88% NASA	85% NASA
88% FERC	84% FTC
88% FTC	82% PBGC
85% GSA	81% FERC
84% OMB	80% NSF
84% OPM	79% GSA
83% SEC	79% OMB
83% PBGC	78% SEC
82% NRC	77% HHS
82% NSF	76% EEOC
81% DOC	76% OPM
81% DOE	76% NRC
81% EPA	75% DOE
80% FCC	75% DOC
79% USAID	74% SBA
79% NLRB	73% DOD
79% TREAS	73% DOD
79% HHS	73% FCC
79% NCUA	73% USAID
78% STATE	73% EPA
78% DOT	73% DOI
77% EEOC	73% HUD
77% EDUC	72% DOT
77% NARA	72% STATE
77% HUD	72% CSOSA
76% DOL	72% RRB
76% DOD	71% DOJ
76% DOD	71% TREAS
76% DOI	71% NARA
76% SBA	71% DOL
76% USDA	70% NCUA
75% RRB	70% SSA
74% CSOSA	70% USDA
74% DOJ	69% USAGM
72% SSA	66% EDUC
72% DHS	65% DHS
69% USAGM	65% NLRB