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

According to data from the US BLS, in February 2023, the number of US payroll employment for the local government general administration industry was 4,158,200 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 13,100 jobs to the local government general administration industry in February 2023.

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

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US Payroll Employment for the Local government general administration Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Local government general administration Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Local government general administration Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 3883000
February 2002 3892500 9500
March 2002 3904100 11600
April 2002 3917000 12900
May 2002 3969900 52900
June 2002 4104800 134900
July 2002 4149100 44300
August 2002 4100600 -48500
September 2002 3972000 -128600
October 2002 3937200 -34800
November 2002 3940200 3000
December 2002 3931400 -8800
January 2003 3906100 -25300
February 2003 3906300 200
March 2003 3912400 6100
April 2003 3924700 12300
May 2003 3968500 43800
June 2003 4097800 129300
July 2003 4153300 55500
August 2003 4095700 -57600
September 2003 3956100 -139600
October 2003 3928400 -27700
November 2003 3927700 -700
December 2003 3914400 -13300
January 2004 3892900 -21500
February 2004 3901800 8900
March 2004 3914100 12300
April 2004 3923100 9000
May 2004 3968200 45100
June 2004 4102200 134000
July 2004 4164600 62400
August 2004 4126800 -37800
September 2004 3979800 -147000
October 2004 3951800 -28000
November 2004 3966200 14400
December 2004 3936700 -29500
January 2005 3912900 -23800
February 2005 3918800 5900
March 2005 3928500 9700
April 2005 3948200 19700
May 2005 3994500 46300
June 2005 4135700 141200
July 2005 4201300 65600
August 2005 4158200 -43100
September 2005 4013200 -145000
October 2005 3988900 -24300
November 2005 3991000 2100
December 2005 3975800 -15200
January 2006 3954400 -21400
February 2006 3962700 8300
March 2006 3981700 19000
April 2006 3998500 16800
May 2006 4052500 54000
June 2006 4198900 146400
July 2006 4267200 68300
August 2006 4223600 -43600
September 2006 4087000 -136600
October 2006 4062300 -24700
November 2006 4075800 13500
December 2006 4056100 -19700
January 2007 4032200 -23900
February 2007 4044100 11900
March 2007 4059500 15400
April 2007 4080800 21300
May 2007 4135900 55100
June 2007 4288400 152500
July 2007 4344400 56000
August 2007 4292800 -51600
September 2007 4159500 -133300
October 2007 4139700 -19800
November 2007 4140500 800
December 2007 4131000 -9500
January 2008 4118300 -12700
February 2008 4128200 9900
March 2008 4143400 15200
April 2008 4161200 17800
May 2008 4220900 59700
June 2008 4365100 144200
July 2008 4418900 53800
August 2008 4377500 -41400
September 2008 4229200 -148300
October 2008 4197900 -31300
November 2008 4207300 9400
December 2008 4175500 -31800
January 2009 4138700 -36800
February 2009 4132700 -6000
March 2009 4134200 1500
April 2009 4144500 10300
May 2009 4194800 50300
June 2009 4326700 131900
July 2009 4403600 76900
August 2009 4353600 -50000
September 2009 4183800 -169800
October 2009 4136100 -47700
November 2009 4130400 -5700
December 2009 4108100 -22300
January 2010 4070700 -37400
February 2010 4061900 -8800
March 2010 4065400 3500
April 2010 4076700 11300
May 2010 4119700 43000
June 2010 4244800 125100
July 2010 4280100 35300
August 2010 4246300 -33800
September 2010 4089500 -156800
October 2010 4051500 -38000
November 2010 4055100 3600
December 2010 4008800 -46300
January 2011 3979000 -29800
February 2011 3979700 700
March 2011 3982100 2400
April 2011 3994900 12800
May 2011 4037900 43000
June 2011 4169400 131500
July 2011 4214800 45400
August 2011 4176200 -38600
September 2011 4030400 -145800
October 2011 3999000 -31400
November 2011 3995900 -3100
December 2011 3971700 -24200
January 2012 3949300 -22400
February 2012 3952200 2900
March 2012 3966900 14700
April 2012 3980500 13600
May 2012 4035300 54800
June 2012 4171800 136500
July 2012 4209000 37200
August 2012 4169300 -39700
September 2012 4028400 -140900
October 2012 4000800 -27600
November 2012 4013900 13100
December 2012 3970400 -43500
January 2013 3937600 -32800
February 2013 3941100 3500
March 2013 3951900 10800
April 2013 3964400 12500
May 2013 4017200 52800
June 2013 4152400 135200
July 2013 4193100 40700
August 2013 4149000 -44100
September 2013 4014900 -134100
October 2013 3986500 -28400
November 2013 3980900 -5600
December 2013 3962900 -18000
January 2014 3934400 -28500
February 2014 3942800 8400
March 2014 3955900 13100
April 2014 3972900 17000
May 2014 4042700 69800
June 2014 4170700 128000
July 2014 4219400 48700
August 2014 4182800 -36600
September 2014 4036900 -145900
October 2014 4013000 -23900
November 2014 4029000 16000
December 2014 3987400 -41600
January 2015 3955100 -32300
February 2015 3958600 3500
March 2015 3974600 16000
April 2015 3995700 21100
May 2015 4058500 62800
June 2015 4187100 128600
July 2015 4231800 44700
August 2015 4199000 -32800
September 2015 4069000 -130000
October 2015 4039500 -29500
November 2015 4035300 -4200
December 2015 4016700 -18600
January 2016 3995600 -21100
February 2016 4011500 15900
March 2016 4039700 28200
April 2016 4053700 14000
May 2016 4105700 52000
June 2016 4252600 146900
July 2016 4289800 37200
August 2016 4261500 -28300
September 2016 4112800 -148700
October 2016 4092100 -20700
November 2016 4125200 33100
December 2016 4069700 -55500
January 2017 4037800 -31900
February 2017 4045500 7700
March 2017 4056900 11400
April 2017 4082200 25300
May 2017 4131700 49500
June 2017 4288700 157000
July 2017 4338800 50100
August 2017 4302100 -36700
September 2017 4157500 -144600
October 2017 4131300 -26200
November 2017 4135700 4400
December 2017 4117400 -18300
January 2018 4097500 -19900
February 2018 4112800 15300
March 2018 4130400 17600
April 2018 4147800 17400
May 2018 4210900 63100
June 2018 4359400 148500
July 2018 4403000 43600
August 2018 4363900 -39100
September 2018 4212100 -151800
October 2018 4192100 -20000
November 2018 4210200 18100
December 2018 4170700 -39500
January 2019 4140500 -30200
February 2019 4147700 7200
March 2019 4162900 15200
April 2019 4187600 24700
May 2019 4251400 63800
June 2019 4402400 151000
July 2019 4450300 47900
August 2019 4396500 -53800
September 2019 4253400 -143100
October 2019 4225700 -27700
November 2019 4230300 4600
December 2019 4209500 -20800
January 2020 4187600 -21900
February 2020 4205100 17500
March 2020 4230000 24900
April 2020 4057400 -172600
May 2020 4037400 -20000
June 2020 4126700 89300
July 2020 4170700 44000
August 2020 4181700 11000
September 2020 4123300 -58400
October 2020 4130900 7600
November 2020 4160000 29100
December 2020 4093100 -66900
January 2021 4046800 -46300
February 2021 4052100 5300
March 2021 4073100 21000
April 2021 4099800 26700
May 2021 4138500 38700
June 2021 4258600 120100
July 2021 4298100 39500
August 2021 4260500 -37600
September 2021 4159100 -101400
October 2021 4131500 -27600
November 2021 4134800 3300
December 2021 4108300 -26500
January 2022 4074800 -33500
February 2022 4083400 8600
March 2022 4096500 13100
April 2022 4117900 21400
May 2022 4172100 54200
June 2022 4304900 132800
July 2022 4351500 46600
August 2022 4332200 -19300
September 2022 4199700 -132500
October 2022 4182500 -17200
November 2022 4223100 40600
December 2022 4176800 -46300
January 2023 4145100 -31700
February 2023 4158200 13100