On his quest to dramatically shrink the federal workforce, President Trump has tried many things.

Through his Office of Personnel Management, he invited just about the entire 2 million-plus civilian workforce to resign in exchange for pay and benefits through September.

His administration tried firing more than 24,000 probationary employees, who are typically more recent hires but also include those with years of experience in their fields.

Trump also set in motion mass layoffs across the government , telling agencies to prioritize downsizing "all offices that perform functions not mandated by statute or other law."

But estimating how many federal employees are no longer in their jobs is complicated.

On Friday, the Labor Department reported that the federal government has shed 59,

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