EHRI Data Update: January 2026 vs December 2025

Accessions

Total records: 8,961 → 16,838 (+7,877, +87.9%)

• personnel_action_effective_date_yyyymm — 202510: +658% (168 → 1,273)
• agency — DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: +622% (116 → 838)
• agency — DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: +309% (138 → 564)
• pay_plan — ADMINISTRATIVELY DETERMINED RATES, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED: +244% (245 → 842)

Separations

Total records: 30,823 → 39,630 (+8,807, +28.57%)

• pay_plan — CONSULTANT (5 U.S.C. 3109): +673% (157 → 1,214)
• agency — DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY: +657% (852 → 6,452)
• agency — DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE: +418% (218 → 1,129)
• pay_plan — NO DATA REPORTED: +412% (502 → 2,570)

Employment

Total records: 2,074,649 → 2,035,344 (-39,305, -1.89%)

• snapshot_yyyymm — 202512: -100% (2,074,649 → 0)
• step_or_rate_type — INVALID: -99% (108 → 1)
• pay_plan — CONSULTANT (5 U.S.C. 3109): -74% (1,629 → 423)
• agency — U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEV: -30% (370 → 258)