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Bar chart of State employees for 2017-2020 broken down by Foreign Service, Civil Service, Eligible Family Members1 and Locally Employed Staff2. Values are as follows in thousands:

FY 2017:

Foreign Service: 14.
Civil Service: 11.
Eligible Family Members: 2.
Locally Employed Staff: 50.

FY 2018:

Foreign Service: 14.
Civil Service: 10.
Eligible Family Members: 2.
Locally Employed Staff: 50.

FY 2019:

Foreign Service: 14.
Civil Service: 10.
Eligible Family Members: 2.
Locally Employed Staff: 50.

FY 2020:

Foreign Service: 14.
Civil Service: 11.
Eligible Family Members: 2.
Locally Employed Staff: 50.


1 Eligible Family Members include State only eligible family members and do not include the inactive reserves. (back to text)

2 Locally Employed Staff includes Foreign Service Nationals and Personal Services Agreements. (back to text)

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