Given all the buzz I have heard over the past few years about Federal government size, spending, waste, etc. I did a bit of research on the Federal government as an employer over the past 50 years.
The U.S. population has approximately doubled in the years since 1946. Current total Federal employees is somewhat above 3 million. Federal employees per capita has gone down significantly over the period.
From an earlier post, tax rates have also gone down significantly in the last 60 years.
Addendum from Hank Weed:
Richard Pace 