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But certain federal agencies experience more precise increases in workforce need each summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Department of Agriculture experiences an employee increase of about 13 percent each year, generally in the Forest Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a USDA spokesperson, the hiring increases primarily come from the bulk hiring of firefighters and fire-suppression workers to help combat the increased likelihood of wildfires in the summer months. These hires predominantly occur in the western United States, where wildfires are most common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Department of Interior also experiences a 13 percent employee increase on average over the summer, and according to an Interior spokesperson, similarly needs the increased manpower to address anticipated wildfires in that season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agency also hires more employees in the National Parks to meet the demand of American families that are more likely to visit during the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the demand during wildfire season may not be as defined an uptick in future years as it has been in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the USDA spokesperson, changing global weather patterns have meant that what was a defined season 10 years ago isn\u2019t even called \u201cwildfire season\u201d anymore by agency officials, because fires are happening more frequently outside the established timeframe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And not all agencies experience a summer increase. The Department of Defense workforce decreases by about 5 percent each June, predominantly in the Defense Education Activity, which manages schools for the children of servicemen and women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With a workforce of over 100,000, that averages to about 5,000 fewer DoD employees each summer, which are then regained in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur schools are staffed with hundreds of local hired positions that are seasonal. When school is in recess for the summer, many of those positions are vacated due to permanent change of station and all of them are in a non-pay status over the summer,\u201d Department of Defense Spokeswoman Lt. Col. Carla Gleason told Federal Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlso, not all of our teachers elect to be paid over the summer so it would appear as less staff\/payroll over the summer months. Teachers work 190 days but can elect to spread their pay over 26 pay periods for a consistent income throughout the year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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