Jun 9, 2026

Staffing Cuts

     From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:

Trump Administration Cuts to Social Security Staffing, January 2025 to April 2026
 Overall SSA Staffing LossesLoss of Select Customer Service Positions1
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ALABAMA-313-12%-195-12%
ALASKA-3-8%-1-4%
ARIZONA-82-13%-58-12%
ARKANSAS-44-11%-31-9%
CALIFORNIA-637-11%-348-8%
COLORADO-106-17%-52-13%
CONNECTICUT-30-10%-21-9%
DELAWARE-5-5%-6-9%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-198-21%-23-22%
FLORIDA-344-13%-252-12%
GEORGIA-220-14%-97-9%
HAWAII-28-21%-20-18%
IDAHO-8-6%-3-3%
ILLINOIS-416-17%-206-13%
INDIANA-86-13%-60-12%
IOWA-32-13%-24-12%
KANSAS-31-13%-22-12%
KENTUCKY-97-14%-66-12%
LOUISIANA-62-11%-43-10%
MAINE-20-12%-16-12%
MARYLAND2-1,543-16%1245%
MASSACHUSETTS-120-12%-89-12%
MICHIGAN-136-11%-92-11%
MINNESOTA-50-13%-42-13%
MISSISSIPPI-57-11%-35-9%
MISSOURI-405-17%-224-16%
MONTANA-18-17%-15-18%
NEBRASKA-20-13%-13-12%
NEVADA-36-14%-17-8%
NEW HAMPSHIRE-12-9%-11-12%
NEW JERSEY-23-3%-24-4%
NEW MEXICO-160-23%-145-23%
NEW YORK-452-13%-223-9%
NORTH CAROLINA-186-14%-106-12%
NORTH DAKOTA-7-9%-2-4%
OHIO-165-13%-127-13%
OKLAHOMA-52-11%-31-9%
OREGON-54-16%-38-15%
PENNSYLVANIA-587-16%-357-14%
RHODE ISLAND-9-6%-5-5%
SOUTH CAROLINA-64-11%-46-11%
SOUTH DAKOTA-5-7%-4-6%
TENNESSEE-124-14%-74-11%
TEXAS-424-13%-279-11%
UTAH-22-13%-16-12%
VERMONT-7-13%-6-12%
VIRGINIA-100-14%-75-14%
WASHINGTON-168-15%-128-15%
WEST VIRGINIA-49-16%-23-11%
WISCONSIN-91-17%-80-18%
WYOMING-6-18%-6-19%
TOTAL3-8,028-14%-3,809-10%

Source: OPM EHRI Status