Civic Match Data Shows Where Displaced Federal Talent is Landing

It’s been roughly one year since large-scale reductions in force shook federal government.

In that time, Work for America’s Civic Match hiring platform has helped connect federal workers affected by recent cuts—as well as other seasoned public sector professionals and those looking to break into public service—with local government agencies eager to utilize their talents.

Work for America recently shared data highlighting where displaced federal talent is landing in the wake of last year’s RIFs, demonstrating that these workers “did not exit public service, they moved closer to it,” according to a Work for America statement.

For example:

• More than 12,000 public servants have uploaded resumes to Civic Match and accessed jobseeker resources, and 258 city, county and state governments have used the platform. One in five that have posted a job report making at least one hire, according to Work for America.
• 187 displaced federal workers have landed state or local government roles through Civic Match, representing roughly one placement every two days since the platform launched in late 2024.
• Nearly two-thirds of hires brought eight-plus years of public-sector experience, “underscoring the depth of expertise moving into state and local government,” according to Work for America.
• One in three Civic Match hires relocated to a different state, with 10% moving more than 2,000 miles to continue their public service careers.
• Roughly 40% of hires were in human resources, finance or other operations roles, “positions cities and states often struggle to recruit for and that directly shape hiring, budgeting and service delivery,” the Feb. 9 statement read.

“State and local governments became the place where experienced public servants chose to keep serving,” said Caitlin Lewis, executive director of Work for America, in a statement.

“Our data shows a workforce that stayed committed and governments that were ready to step up. Civic Match was built to connect that talent to real needs on the ground, and it now reflects how people actually move into public service today.”