Visualizing the Potential Mass Firing of 25,000 Federal Employees
Executive Order drafts and OPM estimates suggest reclassifying up to 50,000 career civil servants. This scenario visualizes a conservative baseline of 25,000 immediate terminations. These are not political appointees, but scientists, policy experts, and support staff stripping of their civil service protections.
50,000
Positions at risk of reclassification
The chart illustrates the scale of this potential firing compared to the capacity of a major venue, like Madison Square Garden (approx. 19,500 capacity).
Sudden unemployment for 25,000 people would have a ripple effect. Assuming an average federal salary, this represents a massive loss in direct income, affecting local economies, housing stability, and consumer spending.
~$1.75 Billion
Based on avg. federal salary ~$70k
To understand the magnitude, imagine a sold-out arena. The number of people fired exceeds the seating capacity of many of America's most famous sports venues.
The number of potentially fired employees is
1.28x
the capacity of Madison Square Garden.
"Schedule F" was originally established by Executive Order 13957 in October 2020. It created a new category of federal workers for those in "confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating" positions, removing them from competitive service protections and making them at-will employees.