"rose by 123,000 or 6.7% through 2012."
What happened after 2012? It was followed by 2013, and then, 2 months after that article (and this one) was written, 2014.
Bloated Government? Federal Employment at 47-Year Low
By Floyd Norris October 22, 2013
In September, before the government shutdown, the government had 2,723,000 employees, according to the latest job report, on a seasonally adjusted basis. That is the lowest figure since 1966. Until now, the lowest figure for the current century had been 2,724,000 federal employees in October 2004, when George W. Bush was seeking a second term in the White House.
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