United States Payroll Employment for the Federal, except U.S. Postal Service Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, in March 2023, the number of US payroll employment for the federal, except u.s. postal service industry was 2,284,900 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 3,200 jobs to the federal, except u.s. postal service industry in March 2023.

The charts and table below shows the trend of payroll employment and the number of jobs added from January 2002 to March 2023.

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US Payroll Employment for the Federal, except U.S. Postal Service Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Federal, except U.S. Postal Service Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Federal, except U.S. Postal Service Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 1881200
February 2002 1883400 2200
March 2002 1886900 3500
April 2002 1897400 10500
May 2002 1910700 13300
June 2002 1931000 20300
July 2002 1942600 11600
August 2002 1945900 3300
September 2002 1942900 -3000
October 2002 1954200 11300
November 2002 1955000 800
December 2002 1954900 -100
January 2003 1946300 -8600
February 2003 1954900 8600
March 2003 1961300 6400
April 2003 1945800 -15500
May 2003 1956700 10900
June 2003 1967300 10600
July 2003 1974000 6700
August 2003 1965100 -8900
September 2003 1954600 -10500
October 2003 1942200 -12400
November 2003 1926000 -16200
December 2003 1934300 8300
January 2004 1916300 -18000
February 2004 1925000 8700
March 2004 1927900 2900
April 2004 1960000 32100
May 2004 1946700 -13300
June 2004 1964800 18100
July 2004 1970100 5300
August 2004 1966600 -3500
September 2004 1960100 -6500
October 2004 1948400 -11700
November 2004 1945100 -3300
December 2004 1939300 -5800
January 2005 1932100 -7200
February 2005 1938400 6300
March 2005 1945500 7100
April 2005 1953600 8100
May 2005 1958000 4400
June 2005 1976600 18600
July 2005 1977600 1000
August 2005 1974100 -3500
September 2005 1967000 -7100
October 2005 1960600 -6400
November 2005 1959000 -1600
December 2005 1944800 -14200
January 2006 1935400 -9400
February 2006 1943100 7700
March 2006 1947300 4200
April 2006 1955000 7700
May 2006 1963400 8400
June 2006 1986500 23100
July 2006 1990300 3800
August 2006 1984500 -5800
September 2006 1976300 -8200
October 2006 1963000 -13300
November 2006 1957200 -5800
December 2006 1949100 -8100
January 2007 1943400 -5700
February 2007 1947600 4200
March 2007 1952000 4400
April 2007 1958200 6200
May 2007 1963800 5600
June 2007 1978000 14200
July 2007 1989300 11300
August 2007 1984900 -4400
September 2007 1969200 -15700
October 2007 1964700 -4500
November 2007 1964100 -600
December 2007 1961000 -3100
January 2008 1959300 -1700
February 2008 1968700 9400
March 2008 1976700 8000
April 2008 1989000 12300
May 2008 2010400 21400
June 2008 2030300 19900
July 2008 2040800 10500
August 2008 2043900 3100
September 2008 2035000 -8900
October 2008 2039000 4000
November 2008 2040500 1500
December 2008 2039000 -1500
January 2009 2035400 -3600
February 2009 2050500 15100
March 2009 2061300 10800
April 2009 2195700 134400
May 2009 2153200 -42500
June 2009 2131300 -21900
July 2009 2147900 16600
August 2009 2150300 2400
September 2009 2142600 -7700
October 2009 2160400 17800
November 2009 2153500 -6900
December 2009 2159700 6200
January 2010 2160000 300
February 2010 2184900 24900
March 2010 2244200 59300
April 2010 2320600 76400
May 2010 2758000 437400
June 2010 2556300 -201700
July 2010 2424400 -131900
August 2010 2308500 -115900
September 2010 2225900 -82600
October 2010 2210300 -15600
November 2010 2208700 -1600
December 2010 2215200 6500
January 2011 2206100 -9100
February 2011 2214500 8400
March 2011 2224500 10000
April 2011 2231900 7400
May 2011 2238100 6200
June 2011 2245500 7400
July 2011 2244700 -800
August 2011 2241500 -3200
September 2011 2236800 -4700
October 2011 2219400 -17400
November 2011 2213500 -5900
December 2011 2214400 900
January 2012 2191800 -22600
February 2012 2191700 -100
March 2012 2201200 9500
April 2012 2206400 5200
May 2012 2212400 6000
June 2012 2227300 14900
July 2012 2219400 -7900
August 2012 2224100 4700
September 2012 2224100 0
October 2012 2207600 -16500
November 2012 2200700 -6900
December 2012 2203800 3100
January 2013 2185200 -18600
February 2013 2186900 1700
March 2013 2191900 5000
April 2013 2188300 -3600
May 2013 2188500 200
June 2013 2193200 4700
July 2013 2183800 -9400
August 2013 2174100 -9700
September 2013 2166200 -7900
October 2013 2144400 -21800
November 2013 2146000 1600
December 2013 2144900 -1100
January 2014 2127700 -17200
February 2014 2124600 -3100
March 2014 2127500 2900
April 2014 2129600 2100
May 2014 2139200 9600
June 2014 2151900 12700
July 2014 2153900 2000
August 2014 2154300 400
September 2014 2147400 -6900
October 2014 2143200 -4200
November 2014 2140800 -2400
December 2014 2145000 4200
January 2015 2136400 -8600
February 2015 2136500 100
March 2015 2141700 5200
April 2015 2151900 10200
May 2015 2158900 7000
June 2015 2173600 14700
July 2015 2180800 7200
August 2015 2177300 -3500
September 2015 2169100 -8200
October 2015 2162000 -7100
November 2015 2162200 200
December 2015 2169800 7600
January 2016 2159900 -9900
February 2016 2158400 -1500
March 2016 2162700 4300
April 2016 2174500 11800
May 2016 2182500 8000
June 2016 2204200 21700
July 2016 2207100 2900
August 2016 2203600 -3500
September 2016 2202300 -1300
October 2016 2191400 -10900
November 2016 2184200 -7200
December 2016 2198400 14200
January 2017 2188600 -9800
February 2017 2183300 -5300
March 2017 2177900 -5400
April 2017 2179700 1800
May 2017 2189000 9300
June 2017 2206100 17100
July 2017 2202800 -3300
August 2017 2201200 -1600
September 2017 2196300 -4900
October 2017 2187100 -9200
November 2017 2181500 -5600
December 2017 2179500 -2000
January 2018 2173400 -6100
February 2018 2169700 -3700
March 2018 2168800 -900
April 2018 2178700 9900
May 2018 2185700 7000
June 2018 2209100 23400
July 2018 2209100 0
August 2018 2206500 -2600
September 2018 2203100 -3400
October 2018 2201600 -1500
November 2018 2199600 -2000
December 2018 2196500 -3100
January 2019 2192600 -3900
February 2019 2192000 -600
March 2019 2188900 -3100
April 2019 2209200 20300
May 2019 2217800 8600
June 2019 2236100 18300
July 2019 2238200 2100
August 2019 2259200 21000
September 2019 2251700 -7500
October 2019 2233300 -18400
November 2019 2237900 4600
December 2019 2231100 -6800
January 2020 2233400 2300
February 2020 2244600 11200
March 2020 2262100 17500
April 2020 2272400 10300
May 2020 2274900 2500
June 2020 2286600 11700
July 2020 2327600 41000
August 2020 2563300 235700
September 2020 2522900 -40400
October 2020 2379400 -143500
November 2020 2284900 -94500
December 2020 2284100 -800
January 2021 2263400 -20700
February 2021 2260300 -3100
March 2021 2262700 2400
April 2021 2274400 11700
May 2021 2287900 13500
June 2021 2294100 6200
July 2021 2298400 4300
August 2021 2294000 -4400
September 2021 2291100 -2900
October 2021 2283600 -7500
November 2021 2276500 -7100
December 2021 2268800 -7700
January 2022 2253900 -14900
February 2022 2251400 -2500
March 2022 2246300 -5100
April 2022 2253800 7500
May 2022 2266400 12600
June 2022 2262900 -3500
July 2022 2273900 11000
August 2022 2274600 700
September 2022 2279900 5300
October 2022 2279300 -600
November 2022 2281000 1700
December 2022 2277900 -3100
January 2023 2273400 -4500
February 2023 2281700 8300
March 2023 2284900 3200