GPO Workforce at Lowest Level in a Century

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) workforce is at its lowest level in the past century. This is the result of buyouts, early outs and employees leaving the agency for other reasons.

GPO offered buyouts and early outs to the agency's employees during the second half of calendar year 2011 as a result of overall government cutbacks and projected reductions in appropriated funding. The buyout program targeted a reduction of 15%, or 330 employees, while ensuring that critical agency functions were not depleted of essential staff strength.