The percentage of federal employees working in office in Washington, D.C., has significantly increased since President Trump's return-to-office order but still remains below 50%, according to a survey released Wednesday. 

After Trump returned to office in 2025, his administration ended remote work for most federal employees. As a result, the number of federal employees working in a flexible hybrid work model plummeted from 61% in late 2024 to 28% in the latest data from the second quarter of this year, the Gallup survey also found.

In addition, the survey found an increase of nearly 30 points in the second quarter of the year and is now at 46%.

Nationwide, the percentage of remote-capable U.S. employees working in a hybrid work model has decreased from 55% to 51% over the past two quarters, also according to the survey.