United States Payroll Employment for the Local government Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in March 2023, the United State's not seasonally adjusted local government payroll employment was 14,629,000; this means that the United States added 57,000 jobs to the local government industry in the month of March 2023. You can see the seasonally adjusted version of this information at this link.

The charts and table below shows the United State's not seasonally adjusted historical local government payroll employment and number of jobs added from January 2002 to March 2023.

You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar data for a selected group of industries and links for many more industries at this link.

U.S. Payroll Employment for the Local government Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Number of Jobs Added to the Local government Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Payroll Employment for the Local government Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 13642000
February 2002 13874000 232000
March 2002 13951000 77000
April 2002 13946000 -5000
May 2002 14080000 134000
June 2002 13869000 -211000
July 2002 12785000 -1084000
August 2002 12802000 17000
September 2002 13592000 790000
October 2002 13959000 367000
November 2002 14075000 116000
December 2002 14037000 -38000
January 2003 13825000 -212000
February 2003 14021000 196000
March 2003 14079000 58000
April 2003 14081000 2000
May 2003 14151000 70000
June 2003 13994000 -157000
July 2003 12955000 -1039000
August 2003 12913000 -42000
September 2003 13611000 698000
October 2003 14008000 397000
November 2003 14119000 111000
December 2003 14079000 -40000
January 2004 13851000 -228000
February 2004 14057000 206000
March 2004 14163000 106000
April 2004 14148000 -15000
May 2004 14247000 99000
June 2004 14028000 -219000
July 2004 12977000 -1051000
August 2004 12997000 20000
September 2004 13775000 778000
October 2004 14161000 386000
November 2004 14288000 127000
December 2004 14220000 -68000
January 2005 13995000 -225000
February 2005 14214000 219000
March 2005 14273000 59000
April 2005 14270000 -3000
May 2005 14365000 95000
June 2005 14147000 -218000
July 2005 13137000 -1010000
August 2005 13168000 31000
September 2005 13925000 757000
October 2005 14273000 348000
November 2005 14389000 116000
December 2005 14333000 -56000
January 2006 14086000 -247000
February 2006 14317000 231000
March 2006 14390000 73000
April 2006 14389000 -1000
May 2006 14461000 72000
June 2006 14260000 -201000
July 2006 13222000 -1038000
August 2006 13267000 45000
September 2006 14067000 800000
October 2006 14455000 388000
November 2006 14568000 113000
December 2006 14521000 -47000
January 2007 14270000 -251000
February 2007 14503000 233000
March 2007 14578000 75000
April 2007 14588000 10000
May 2007 14693000 105000
June 2007 14514000 -179000
July 2007 13375000 -1139000
August 2007 13473000 98000
September 2007 14212000 739000
October 2007 14648000 436000
November 2007 14755000 107000
December 2007 14739000 -16000
January 2008 14490000 -249000
February 2008 14744000 254000
March 2008 14815000 71000
April 2008 14803000 -12000
May 2008 14913000 110000
June 2008 14750000 -163000
July 2008 13650000 -1100000
August 2008 13704000 54000
September 2008 14402000 698000
October 2008 14816000 414000
November 2008 14914000 98000
December 2008 14846000 -68000
January 2009 14583000 -263000
February 2009 14796000 213000
March 2009 14861000 65000
April 2009 14850000 -11000
May 2009 14939000 89000
June 2009 14770000 -169000
July 2009 13582000 -1188000
August 2009 13618000 36000
September 2009 14304000 686000
October 2009 14738000 434000
November 2009 14847000 109000
December 2009 14756000 -91000
January 2010 14478000 -278000
February 2010 14656000 178000
March 2010 14728000 72000
April 2010 14726000 -2000
May 2010 14812000 86000
June 2010 14608000 -204000
July 2010 13391000 -1217000
August 2010 13429000 38000
September 2010 14085000 656000
October 2010 14504000 419000
November 2010 14597000 93000
December 2010 14501000 -96000
January 2011 14240000 -261000
February 2011 14430000 190000
March 2011 14495000 65000
April 2011 14503000 8000
May 2011 14536000 33000
June 2011 14369000 -167000
July 2011 13131000 -1238000
August 2011 13205000 74000
September 2011 13898000 693000
October 2011 14303000 405000
November 2011 14385000 82000
December 2011 14308000 -77000
January 2012 14056000 -252000
February 2012 14286000 230000
March 2012 14334000 48000
April 2012 14308000 -26000
May 2012 14393000 85000
June 2012 14189000 -204000
July 2012 13049000 -1140000
August 2012 13211000 162000
September 2012 13875000 664000
October 2012 14231000 356000
November 2012 14329000 98000
December 2012 14276000 -53000
January 2013 14018000 -258000
February 2013 14245000 227000
March 2013 14287000 42000
April 2013 14284000 -3000
May 2013 14387000 103000
June 2013 14204000 -183000
July 2013 13040000 -1164000
August 2013 13225000 185000
September 2013 13899000 674000
October 2013 14248000 349000
November 2013 14340000 92000
December 2013 14266000 -74000
January 2014 14005000 -261000
February 2014 14216000 211000
March 2014 14298000 82000
April 2014 14320000 22000
May 2014 14416000 96000
June 2014 14274000 -142000
July 2014 13146000 -1128000
August 2014 13315000 169000
September 2014 14000000 685000
October 2014 14357000 357000
November 2014 14456000 99000
December 2014 14378000 -78000
January 2015 14122000 -256000
February 2015 14332000 210000
March 2015 14394000 62000
April 2015 14419000 25000
May 2015 14520000 101000
June 2015 14355000 -165000
July 2015 13262000 -1093000
August 2015 13416000 154000
September 2015 14090000 674000
October 2015 14437000 347000
November 2015 14529000 92000
December 2015 14463000 -66000
January 2016 14226000 -237000
February 2016 14442000 216000
March 2016 14538000 96000
April 2016 14544000 6000
May 2016 14642000 98000
June 2016 14433000 -209000
July 2016 13401000 -1032000
August 2016 13565000 164000
September 2016 14241000 676000
October 2016 14567000 326000
November 2016 14669000 102000
December 2016 14562000 -107000
January 2017 14312000 -250000
February 2017 14532000 220000
March 2017 14582000 50000
April 2017 14593000 11000
May 2017 14676000 83000
June 2017 14519000 -157000
July 2017 13413000 -1106000
August 2017 13615000 202000
September 2017 14306000 691000
October 2017 14625000 319000
November 2017 14722000 97000
December 2017 14656000 -66000
January 2018 14385000 -271000
February 2018 14637000 252000
March 2018 14682000 45000
April 2018 14682000 0
May 2018 14786000 104000
June 2018 14627000 -159000
July 2018 13517000 -1110000
August 2018 13789000 272000
September 2018 14416000 627000
October 2018 14711000 295000
November 2018 14800000 89000
December 2018 14740000 -60000
January 2019 14507000 -233000
February 2019 14691000 184000
March 2019 14758000 67000
April 2019 14792000 34000
May 2019 14867000 75000
June 2019 14712000 -155000
July 2019 13613000 -1099000
August 2019 13877000 264000
September 2019 14531000 654000
October 2019 14817000 286000
November 2019 14901000 84000
December 2019 14843000 -58000
January 2020 14630000 -213000
February 2020 14822000 192000
March 2020 14865000 43000
April 2020 14117000 -748000
May 2020 13725000 -392000
June 2020 13580000 -145000
July 2020 12703000 -877000
August 2020 13098000 395000
September 2020 13682000 584000
October 2020 13918000 236000
November 2020 14017000 99000
December 2020 13891000 -126000
January 2021 13718000 -173000
February 2021 13858000 140000
March 2021 13950000 92000
April 2021 14015000 65000
May 2021 14112000 97000
June 2021 14038000 -74000
July 2021 13197000 -841000
August 2021 13460000 263000
September 2021 14046000 586000
October 2021 14229000 183000
November 2021 14296000 67000
December 2021 14257000 -39000
January 2022 14077000 -180000
February 2022 14225000 148000
March 2022 14286000 61000
April 2022 14324000 38000
May 2022 14406000 82000
June 2022 14255000 -151000
July 2022 13394000 -861000
August 2022 13683000 289000
September 2022 14250000 567000
October 2022 14479000 229000
November 2022 14602000 123000
December 2022 14541000 -61000
January 2023 14394000 -147000
February 2023 14572000 178000
March 2023 14629000 57000

United States Payroll Employment for Different Industries (Not Seas Adj.)

Use the links below to see the not seasonally adjusted payroll employment and number of jobs added for the following selected U.S. industries. You can also see the not seasonally adjusted U.S. payroll employment for many more industries at this link.