United States Payroll Employment for the Government Industry (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 government industry was 22,557,000 (seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 47,000 jobs to the government 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.

You can see similar information for other industries.

US Payroll Employment for the Government Industry (Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Government Industry (Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Government Industry (Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 21377000
February 2002 21390000 13000
March 2002 21431000 41000
April 2002 21443000 12000
May 2002 21514000 71000
June 2002 21549000 35000
July 2002 21544000 -5000
August 2002 21589000 45000
September 2002 21546000 -43000
October 2002 21559000 13000
November 2002 21581000 22000
December 2002 21588000 7000
January 2003 21626000 38000
February 2003 21624000 -2000
March 2003 21610000 -14000
April 2003 21595000 -15000
May 2003 21567000 -28000
June 2003 21606000 39000
July 2003 21633000 27000
August 2003 21556000 -77000
September 2003 21504000 -52000
October 2003 21558000 54000
November 2003 21535000 -23000
December 2003 21546000 11000
January 2004 21538000 -8000
February 2004 21550000 12000
March 2004 21588000 38000
April 2004 21614000 26000
May 2004 21614000 0
June 2004 21601000 -13000
July 2004 21606000 5000
August 2004 21626000 20000
September 2004 21635000 9000
October 2004 21656000 21000
November 2004 21692000 36000
December 2004 21693000 1000
January 2005 21735000 42000
February 2005 21744000 9000
March 2005 21740000 -4000
April 2005 21754000 14000
May 2005 21781000 27000
June 2005 21763000 -18000
July 2005 21857000 94000
August 2005 21863000 6000
September 2005 21845000 -18000
October 2005 21829000 -16000
November 2005 21859000 30000
December 2005 21879000 20000
January 2006 21847000 -32000
February 2006 21878000 31000
March 2006 21903000 25000
April 2006 21919000 16000
May 2006 21926000 7000
June 2006 21922000 -4000
July 2006 21973000 51000
August 2006 22011000 38000
September 2006 22082000 71000
October 2006 22068000 -14000
November 2006 22083000 15000
December 2006 22088000 5000
January 2007 22095000 7000
February 2007 22131000 36000
March 2007 22149000 18000
April 2007 22175000 26000
May 2007 22193000 18000
June 2007 22207000 14000
July 2007 22171000 -36000
August 2007 22226000 55000
September 2007 22279000 53000
October 2007 22297000 18000
November 2007 22334000 37000
December 2007 22376000 42000
January 2008 22388000 12000
February 2008 22417000 29000
March 2008 22443000 26000
April 2008 22450000 7000
May 2008 22483000 33000
June 2008 22517000 34000
July 2008 22568000 51000
August 2008 22567000 -1000
September 2008 22537000 -30000
October 2008 22549000 12000
November 2008 22560000 11000
December 2008 22556000 -4000
January 2009 22579000 23000
February 2009 22576000 -3000
March 2009 22560000 -16000
April 2009 22677000 117000
May 2009 22617000 -60000
June 2009 22576000 -41000
July 2009 22521000 -55000
August 2009 22537000 16000
September 2009 22451000 -86000
October 2009 22524000 73000
November 2009 22533000 9000
December 2009 22482000 -51000
January 2010 22491000 9000
February 2010 22476000 -15000
March 2010 22518000 42000
April 2010 22569000 51000
May 2010 22996000 427000
June 2010 22740000 -256000
July 2010 22569000 -171000
August 2010 22420000 -149000
September 2010 22247000 -173000
October 2010 22297000 50000
November 2010 22287000 -10000
December 2010 22266000 -21000
January 2011 22258000 -8000
February 2011 22215000 -43000
March 2011 22192000 -23000
April 2011 22184000 -8000
May 2011 22129000 -55000
June 2011 22164000 35000
July 2011 22049000 -115000
August 2011 22017000 -32000
September 2011 21983000 -34000
October 2011 21998000 15000
November 2011 21971000 -27000
December 2011 21954000 -17000
January 2012 21946000 -8000
February 2012 21947000 1000
March 2012 21943000 -4000
April 2012 21931000 -12000
May 2012 21911000 -20000
June 2012 21930000 19000
July 2012 21913000 -17000
August 2012 21916000 3000
September 2012 21925000 9000
October 2012 21903000 -22000
November 2012 21883000 -20000
December 2012 21887000 4000
January 2013 21869000 -18000
February 2013 21881000 12000
March 2013 21870000 -11000
April 2013 21869000 -1000
May 2013 21864000 -5000
June 2013 21840000 -24000
July 2013 21815000 -25000
August 2013 21831000 16000
September 2013 21835000 4000
October 2013 21830000 -5000
November 2013 21843000 13000
December 2013 21820000 -23000
January 2014 21814000 -6000
February 2014 21825000 11000
March 2014 21833000 8000
April 2014 21853000 20000
May 2014 21832000 -21000
June 2014 21895000 63000
July 2014 21901000 6000
August 2014 21855000 -46000
September 2014 21897000 42000
October 2014 21917000 20000
November 2014 21932000 15000
December 2014 21947000 15000
January 2015 21960000 13000
February 2015 21978000 18000
March 2015 21970000 -8000
April 2015 22005000 35000
May 2015 22012000 7000
June 2015 22015000 3000
July 2015 22050000 35000
August 2015 22060000 10000
September 2015 22040000 -20000
October 2015 22056000 16000
November 2015 22081000 25000
December 2015 22097000 16000
January 2016 22114000 17000
February 2016 22138000 24000
March 2016 22178000 40000
April 2016 22184000 6000
May 2016 22199000 15000
June 2016 22180000 -19000
July 2016 22289000 109000
August 2016 22284000 -5000
September 2016 22323000 39000
October 2016 22295000 -28000
November 2016 22277000 -18000
December 2016 22304000 27000
January 2017 22316000 12000
February 2017 22326000 10000
March 2017 22329000 3000
April 2017 22335000 6000
May 2017 22347000 12000
June 2017 22360000 13000
July 2017 22374000 14000
August 2017 22310000 -64000
September 2017 22333000 23000
October 2017 22361000 28000
November 2017 22379000 18000
December 2017 22384000 5000
January 2018 22374000 -10000
February 2018 22419000 45000
March 2018 22427000 8000
April 2018 22444000 17000
May 2018 22449000 5000
June 2018 22482000 33000
July 2018 22436000 -46000
August 2018 22468000 32000
September 2018 22474000 6000
October 2018 22479000 5000
November 2018 22473000 -6000
December 2018 22511000 38000
January 2019 22524000 13000
February 2019 22536000 12000
March 2019 22573000 37000
April 2019 22610000 37000
May 2019 22569000 -41000
June 2019 22577000 8000
July 2019 22542000 -35000
August 2019 22614000 72000
September 2019 22645000 31000
October 2019 22675000 30000
November 2019 22714000 39000
December 2019 22723000 9000
January 2020 22783000 60000
February 2020 22871000 88000
March 2020 22841000 -30000
April 2020 21927000 -914000
May 2020 21396000 -531000
June 2020 21407000 11000
July 2020 21509000 102000
August 2020 22011000 502000
September 2020 21919000 -92000
October 2020 21767000 -152000
November 2020 21681000 -86000
December 2020 21671000 -10000
January 2021 21781000 110000
February 2021 21793000 12000
March 2021 21876000 83000
April 2021 21929000 53000
May 2021 21930000 1000
June 2021 21999000 69000
July 2021 22037000 38000
August 2021 22100000 63000
September 2021 22074000 -26000
October 2021 22037000 -37000
November 2021 22038000 1000
December 2021 22056000 18000
January 2022 22075000 19000
February 2022 22082000 7000
March 2022 22073000 -9000
April 2022 22101000 28000
May 2022 22122000 21000
June 2022 22110000 -12000
July 2022 22185000 75000
August 2022 22231000 46000
September 2022 22237000 6000
October 2022 22262000 25000
November 2022 22324000 62000
December 2022 22331000 7000
January 2023 22450000 119000
February 2023 22510000 60000
March 2023 22557000 47000