NOTE: this is the percentage of the recipients, not of the total federal workforce!
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1884374441456476408?s=46&t=AGFfmV2uDlPAeG-1asCMHw
I will go by the most widely publicized number found by the time the question closes, or extend it if we learn there is an official deadline for the offer that is longer out.
Update 2025-01-29 (PST): - If there is a published number of people that sent the “resign” reply, the question resolves to that percentage, whether or not the resignations stick. (AI summary of creator comment)
"The Trump administration is offering this "deferred resignation" to nearly all full-time federal employees, with the exception of military personnel, employees of the U.S. Postal Service, those in positions related to immigration enforcement and national security, and those in any other positions specifically excluded by agency leadership."
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/28/nx-s1-5278604/federal-workers-resign-september-telework