United States Payroll Employment for the Local government, excluding education 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 local government, excluding education industry was 6,443,100 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 30,100 jobs to the local government, excluding education 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 Local government, excluding education Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Local government, excluding education Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Local government, excluding education Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 5925600
February 2002 5946300 20700
March 2002 5964000 17700
April 2002 5983700 19700
May 2002 6059300 75600
June 2002 6217200 157900
July 2002 6270300 53100
August 2002 6217600 -52700
September 2002 6066800 -150800
October 2002 6038600 -28200
November 2002 6040200 1600
December 2002 6028900 -11300
January 2003 6005600 -23300
February 2003 6011600 6000
March 2003 6023600 12000
April 2003 6042000 18400
May 2003 6105400 63400
June 2003 6270900 165500
July 2003 6327100 56200
August 2003 6250000 -77100
September 2003 6094100 -155900
October 2003 6070000 -24100
November 2003 6069700 -300
December 2003 6052800 -16900
January 2004 6022900 -29900
February 2004 6032400 9500
March 2004 6051800 19400
April 2004 6067300 15500
May 2004 6127500 60200
June 2004 6293100 165600
July 2004 6354500 61400
August 2004 6301700 -52800
September 2004 6136900 -164800
October 2004 6115100 -21800
November 2004 6129700 14600
December 2004 6096000 -33700
January 2005 6060500 -35500
February 2005 6068800 8300
March 2005 6087500 18700
April 2005 6111800 24300
May 2005 6175900 64100
June 2005 6344200 168300
July 2005 6401800 57600
August 2005 6343500 -58300
September 2005 6186200 -157300
October 2005 6153200 -33000
November 2005 6152500 -700
December 2005 6129200 -23300
January 2006 6095600 -33600
February 2006 6104800 9200
March 2006 6134400 29600
April 2006 6155900 21500
May 2006 6228600 72700
June 2006 6415500 186900
July 2006 6476500 61000
August 2006 6421900 -54600
September 2006 6273600 -148300
October 2006 6251100 -22500
November 2006 6256800 5700
December 2006 6231400 -25400
January 2007 6205500 -25900
February 2007 6225100 19600
March 2007 6252700 27600
April 2007 6283100 30400
May 2007 6356900 73800
June 2007 6554500 197600
July 2007 6602200 47700
August 2007 6544300 -57900
September 2007 6391500 -152800
October 2007 6370300 -21200
November 2007 6366000 -4300
December 2007 6354300 -11700
January 2008 6333400 -20900
February 2008 6349400 16000
March 2008 6373900 24500
April 2008 6398300 24400
May 2008 6476600 78300
June 2008 6656600 180000
July 2008 6717300 60700
August 2008 6665500 -51800
September 2008 6497400 -168100
October 2008 6465500 -31900
November 2008 6473100 7600
December 2008 6430900 -42200
January 2009 6387600 -43300
February 2009 6383100 -4500
March 2009 6389600 6500
April 2009 6403300 13700
May 2009 6475100 71800
June 2009 6646000 170900
July 2009 6729600 83600
August 2009 6665500 -64100
September 2009 6467800 -197700
October 2009 6406500 -61300
November 2009 6391900 -14600
December 2009 6353100 -38800
January 2010 6299600 -53500
February 2010 6285700 -13900
March 2010 6296200 10500
April 2010 6314900 18700
May 2010 6375400 60500
June 2010 6527400 152000
July 2010 6575600 48200
August 2010 6534600 -41000
September 2010 6343000 -191600
October 2010 6291800 -51200
November 2010 6283100 -8700
December 2010 6227600 -55500
January 2011 6184400 -43200
February 2011 6186200 1800
March 2011 6194400 8200
April 2011 6209800 15400
May 2011 6268200 58400
June 2011 6442300 174100
July 2011 6492600 50300
August 2011 6452200 -40400
September 2011 6272900 -179300
October 2011 6227700 -45200
November 2011 6218000 -9700
December 2011 6183800 -34200
January 2012 6148100 -35700
February 2012 6150900 2800
March 2012 6169100 18200
April 2012 6185400 16300
May 2012 6257900 72500
June 2012 6451900 194000
July 2012 6499900 48000
August 2012 6441600 -58300
September 2012 6259000 -182600
October 2012 6226800 -32200
November 2012 6228500 1700
December 2012 6182000 -46500
January 2013 6138100 -43900
February 2013 6141400 3300
March 2013 6148900 7500
April 2013 6179400 30500
May 2013 6255000 75600
June 2013 6449500 194500
July 2013 6496200 46700
August 2013 6435800 -60400
September 2013 6256500 -179300
October 2013 6221900 -34600
November 2013 6211800 -10100
December 2013 6186500 -25300
January 2014 6134800 -51700
February 2014 6145900 11100
March 2014 6169300 23400
April 2014 6192100 22800
May 2014 6286400 94300
June 2014 6467200 180800
July 2014 6523300 56100
August 2014 6472400 -50900
September 2014 6279100 -193300
October 2014 6256300 -22800
November 2014 6258900 2600
December 2014 6215600 -43300
January 2015 6164600 -51000
February 2015 6172500 7900
March 2015 6199300 26800
April 2015 6227900 28600
May 2015 6314600 86700
June 2015 6499500 184900
July 2015 6561000 61500
August 2015 6514900 -46100
September 2015 6341300 -173600
October 2015 6311500 -29800
November 2015 6305200 -6300
December 2015 6275800 -29400
January 2016 6239600 -36200
February 2016 6263800 24200
March 2016 6294600 30800
April 2016 6317700 23100
May 2016 6401000 83300
June 2016 6599400 198400
July 2016 6652700 53300
August 2016 6608700 -44000
September 2016 6421500 -187200
October 2016 6397000 -24500
November 2016 6421100 24100
December 2016 6351800 -69300
January 2017 6298900 -52900
February 2017 6313300 14400
March 2017 6328800 15500
April 2017 6364900 36100
May 2017 6434100 69200
June 2017 6654200 220100
July 2017 6712500 58300
August 2017 6651200 -61300
September 2017 6465400 -185800
October 2017 6430100 -35300
November 2017 6433400 3300
December 2017 6403700 -29700
January 2018 6363400 -40300
February 2018 6380900 17500
March 2018 6400700 19800
April 2018 6423500 22800
May 2018 6513100 89600
June 2018 6713500 200400
July 2018 6760500 47000
August 2018 6705000 -55500
September 2018 6516200 -188800
October 2018 6486600 -29600
November 2018 6496900 10300
December 2018 6456000 -40900
January 2019 6413000 -43000
February 2019 6424100 11100
March 2019 6447700 23600
April 2019 6483300 35600
May 2019 6570200 86900
June 2019 6778500 208300
July 2019 6830300 51800
August 2019 6760300 -70000
September 2019 6577300 -183000
October 2019 6546500 -30800
November 2019 6544500 -2000
December 2019 6523600 -20900
January 2020 6491800 -31800
February 2020 6514800 23000
March 2020 6536500 21700
April 2020 6222300 -314200
May 2020 6131200 -91100
June 2020 6290600 159400
July 2020 6369300 78700
August 2020 6372000 2700
September 2020 6286700 -85300
October 2020 6294500 7800
November 2020 6324700 30200
December 2020 6240400 -84300
January 2021 6178700 -61700
February 2021 6189000 10300
March 2021 6221200 32200
April 2021 6254800 33600
May 2021 6314500 59700
June 2021 6477000 162500
July 2021 6536300 59300
August 2021 6496400 -39900
September 2021 6358600 -137800
October 2021 6322400 -36200
November 2021 6318900 -3500
December 2021 6284500 -34400
January 2022 6235300 -49200
February 2022 6249100 13800
March 2022 6273000 23900
April 2022 6303800 30800
May 2022 6376900 73100
June 2022 6566600 189700
July 2022 6636300 69700
August 2022 6612400 -23900
September 2022 6443300 -169100
October 2022 6432900 -10400
November 2022 6466300 33400
December 2022 6426500 -39800
January 2023 6391200 -35300
February 2023 6413000 21800
March 2023 6443100 30100