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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/09/how_many_federal_workers_are_t.html

Federal Government Employment Levels Through the Years (including the U.S. Postal Service)
Executive Branch civilians Total U.S. population Executive Branch employees per 1,000 population
1962 (Kennedy) 2.48 million 186.5 million 13.3%
1964 (Johnson) 2.47 million 191.8 million 12.9%
1970 (Nixon) 2.94 million* 205 million 14.4 %
1975 (Ford) 2.84 million 215.9 million 13.2 %
1978 (Carter) 2.87 million 222.5 million 12.9 %
1982 (Reagan) 2.77 million 232.1 million 11.9 %
1990 (Bush) 3.06 million* 249.6 million 12.3 %
1994 (Clinton) 2.9 million 263.1 million 11.1 %
2002 (Bush) 2.63 million 287.8 million 9.1 %
2010 (Obama) 2.65 million+ 310.3 million+ 8.4+ %

SOURCE: Office of Management and Budget. *= Figure includes temporary Census Bureau workers. += Estimates by OMB and U.S. Census Bureau.