United States Payroll Employment for the Local 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 local government industry was 14,470,000 (seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 26,000 jobs to the local 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 Local government Industry (Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Local government Industry (Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Local government Industry (Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 13616000
February 2002 13636000 20000
March 2002 13665000 29000
April 2002 13672000 7000
May 2002 13708000 36000
June 2002 13718000 10000
July 2002 13720000 2000
August 2002 13758000 38000
September 2002 13756000 -2000
October 2002 13766000 10000
November 2002 13777000 11000
December 2002 13782000 5000
January 2003 13803000 21000
February 2003 13803000 0
March 2003 13797000 -6000
April 2003 13809000 12000
May 2003 13805000 -4000
June 2003 13846000 41000
July 2003 13892000 46000
August 2003 13830000 -62000
September 2003 13775000 -55000
October 2003 13829000 54000
November 2003 13819000 -10000
December 2003 13825000 6000
January 2004 13841000 16000
February 2004 13852000 11000
March 2004 13884000 32000
April 2004 13888000 4000
May 2004 13913000 25000
June 2004 13893000 -20000
July 2004 13895000 2000
August 2004 13912000 17000
September 2004 13921000 9000
October 2004 13939000 18000
November 2004 13967000 28000
December 2004 13970000 3000
January 2005 13989000 19000
February 2005 14001000 12000
March 2005 13994000 -7000
April 2005 14010000 16000
May 2005 14025000 15000
June 2005 14001000 -24000
July 2005 14089000 88000
August 2005 14094000 5000
September 2005 14073000 -21000
October 2005 14057000 -16000
November 2005 14075000 18000
December 2005 14085000 10000
January 2006 14087000 2000
February 2006 14096000 9000
March 2006 14111000 15000
April 2006 14122000 11000
May 2006 14120000 -2000
June 2006 14117000 -3000
July 2006 14158000 41000
August 2006 14194000 36000
September 2006 14251000 57000
October 2006 14240000 -11000
November 2006 14254000 14000
December 2006 14260000 6000
January 2007 14277000 17000
February 2007 14285000 8000
March 2007 14300000 15000
April 2007 14322000 22000
May 2007 14339000 17000
June 2007 14347000 8000
July 2007 14325000 -22000
August 2007 14378000 53000
September 2007 14405000 27000
October 2007 14431000 26000
November 2007 14453000 22000
December 2007 14481000 28000
January 2008 14502000 21000
February 2008 14525000 23000
March 2008 14538000 13000
April 2008 14538000 0
May 2008 14564000 26000
June 2008 14579000 15000
July 2008 14610000 31000
August 2008 14587000 -23000
September 2008 14585000 -2000
October 2008 14595000 10000
November 2008 14588000 -7000
December 2008 14590000 2000
January 2009 14587000 -3000
February 2009 14591000 4000
March 2009 14583000 -8000
April 2009 14573000 -10000
May 2009 14570000 -3000
June 2009 14586000 16000
July 2009 14573000 -13000
August 2009 14542000 -31000
September 2009 14481000 -61000
October 2009 14523000 42000
November 2009 14539000 16000
December 2009 14501000 -38000
January 2010 14486000 -15000
February 2010 14457000 -29000
March 2010 14455000 -2000
April 2010 14449000 -6000
May 2010 14445000 -4000
June 2010 14408000 -37000
July 2010 14382000 -26000
August 2010 14345000 -37000
September 2010 14256000 -89000
October 2010 14292000 36000
November 2010 14282000 -10000
December 2010 14263000 -19000
January 2011 14246000 -17000
February 2011 14233000 -13000
March 2011 14219000 -14000
April 2011 14223000 4000
May 2011 14175000 -48000
June 2011 14225000 50000
July 2011 14129000 -96000
August 2011 14088000 -41000
September 2011 14065000 -23000
October 2011 14092000 27000
November 2011 14079000 -13000
December 2011 14071000 -8000
January 2012 14068000 -3000
February 2012 14071000 3000
March 2012 14064000 -7000
April 2012 14050000 -14000
May 2012 14036000 -14000
June 2012 14047000 11000
July 2012 14043000 -4000
August 2012 14033000 -10000
September 2012 14027000 -6000
October 2012 14024000 -3000
November 2012 14022000 -2000
December 2012 14033000 11000
January 2013 14034000 1000
February 2013 14030000 -4000
March 2013 14024000 -6000
April 2013 14028000 4000
May 2013 14040000 12000
June 2013 14031000 -9000
July 2013 14029000 -2000
August 2013 14032000 3000
September 2013 14032000 0
October 2013 14034000 2000
November 2013 14041000 7000
December 2013 14026000 -15000
January 2014 14026000 0
February 2014 14037000 11000
March 2014 14050000 13000
April 2014 14070000 20000
May 2014 14053000 -17000
June 2014 14108000 55000
July 2014 14135000 27000
August 2014 14104000 -31000
September 2014 14121000 17000
October 2014 14136000 15000
November 2014 14139000 3000
December 2014 14145000 6000
January 2015 14150000 5000
February 2015 14160000 10000
March 2015 14155000 -5000
April 2015 14172000 17000
May 2015 14185000 13000
June 2015 14188000 3000
July 2015 14221000 33000
August 2015 14223000 2000
September 2015 14198000 -25000
October 2015 14213000 15000
November 2015 14225000 12000
December 2015 14233000 8000
January 2016 14253000 20000
February 2016 14275000 22000
March 2016 14303000 28000
April 2016 14302000 -1000
May 2016 14315000 13000
June 2016 14276000 -39000
July 2016 14374000 98000
August 2016 14366000 -8000
September 2016 14367000 1000
October 2016 14359000 -8000
November 2016 14344000 -15000
December 2016 14350000 6000
January 2017 14347000 -3000
February 2017 14354000 7000
March 2017 14356000 2000
April 2017 14368000 12000
May 2017 14358000 -10000
June 2017 14381000 23000
July 2017 14390000 9000
August 2017 14339000 -51000
September 2017 14390000 51000
October 2017 14407000 17000
November 2017 14427000 20000
December 2017 14431000 4000
January 2018 14428000 -3000
February 2018 14473000 45000
March 2018 14471000 -2000
April 2018 14467000 -4000
May 2018 14482000 15000
June 2018 14505000 23000
July 2018 14462000 -43000
August 2018 14493000 31000
September 2018 14486000 -7000
October 2018 14491000 5000
November 2018 14499000 8000
December 2018 14527000 28000
January 2019 14546000 19000
February 2019 14543000 -3000
March 2019 14568000 25000
April 2019 14590000 22000
May 2019 14593000 3000
June 2019 14572000 -21000
July 2019 14520000 -52000
August 2019 14547000 27000
September 2019 14574000 27000
October 2019 14600000 26000
November 2019 14625000 25000
December 2019 14639000 14000
January 2020 14656000 17000
February 2020 14699000 43000
March 2020 14699000 0
April 2020 13930000 -769000
May 2020 13458000 -472000
June 2020 13462000 4000
July 2020 13531000 69000
August 2020 13737000 206000
September 2020 13702000 -35000
October 2020 13716000 14000
November 2020 13718000 2000
December 2020 13696000 -22000
January 2021 13732000 36000
February 2021 13745000 13000
March 2021 13794000 49000
April 2021 13839000 45000
May 2021 13860000 21000
June 2021 13920000 60000
July 2021 13986000 66000
August 2021 14061000 75000
September 2021 14049000 -12000
October 2021 14028000 -21000
November 2021 14036000 8000
December 2021 14070000 34000
January 2022 14100000 30000
February 2022 14120000 20000
March 2022 14137000 17000
April 2022 14153000 16000
May 2022 14162000 9000
June 2022 14169000 7000
July 2022 14215000 46000
August 2022 14257000 42000
September 2022 14255000 -2000
October 2022 14287000 32000
November 2022 14335000 48000
December 2022 14370000 35000
January 2023 14408000 38000
February 2023 14444000 36000
March 2023 14470000 26000